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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2017 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-19-2017 Final Packet.pdf, O17-008 FINAL WMO Amendment 10.19.17.pdf, O17-008 REDLINE WMO Amendment 10.19.17.pdf
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17-1052 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2017, in the amount of $32,992,239.07Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1087 12ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1088 13ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1089 14ReportReport on investments purchased during June 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1090 15ReportReport on investments purchased during July 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1091 16ReportReport on investments purchased during August 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1092 17ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1093 18ReportReport on the investment interest income during June 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1094 19ReportReport on the investment interest income during July 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1095 110ReportReport on the investment interest income during August 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1096 111ReportReport on the investment interest income during September 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1069 112Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve Travel for David St. Pierre, Executive Director, in the estimated amount of $1,000.00, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Fall Strategic Leadership and Board of Director’s Meeting, Account 101-15000-612010, 612030ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
17-1050 113ReportReport on Advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-41 IT Project Management and Business Analysis Consulting, estimated cost $80,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1475900Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1077 114ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 3, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1078 115ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 10, 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1102 116ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 17-704-21, Furnish and Deliver an Airlift Blower to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $100,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1054 117Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-26 Vision Plan Administrator, with Vision Service Plan of Illinois, NFP for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020, Account 101-25000-601250ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1068 118Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2017/2018 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1103 119Agenda ItemAuthorization to rescind Board Order to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 17-360-13 (RE-BID) Proposal to Lease for 10-years on approximately 5.95 acres of District real estate located at 3154 South California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 42.05 and 42.16 from Connelly-GPM Environmental, LLC, in the amount of $118,000.00, Agenda Item No.11, File No. 17-0704ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1051 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-608-21 Furnish and Deliver Screens, Conveyors, Fine Screens, and Grit Classifier to Various Locations, estimated cost $545,000.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisitions 1475484 and 1475485ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1055 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-101-11 Perform Olfactometry Analysis of Odorous Gas Samples, estimated cost $19,900.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1469599ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1056 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-105-11 Perform Gas Analysis of Odorous Compounds in Gas Samples, estimated cost $19,120.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1469431ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1057 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-617-11 Power Distribution Equipment Inspection and Repair, estimated cost $98,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612650/623070, Requisitions 1470090, 1469955 and 1469957ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1058 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-605-21 Furnish and Deliver Station Battery Equipment, estimated cost $275,000.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1473901ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1059 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-914-21 Furnish and Deliver Reconditioned Circuit Breakers for the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $200,000.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1473900ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1061 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-474-11 Furnish and Deliver One-Year Site License Software Maintenance Renewal of FileMaker Pro Software to the MWRDGC, estimated cost $31,050.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469138ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1107 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-366-11 for public tender of bids a 10-year lease on 5.95 acres of District real estate located at 3154 S. California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 42.05 and 42.16. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $117,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-0993 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-28 Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Management Services for a 36-Month Period, with LeasePlan USA, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,251,184.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080 and 612860, Requisition 1461193 (Deferred from the October 5, 2017 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Not available
17-1048 129Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 14-RFP-21R, to provide a one-day training on Team Dynamics for the Finance Department, in a total amount not to exceed $14,275.00, Accounts 101-25000 and 40000-601100, Requisition 1475517ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1049 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC to Furnish and Deliver VMware Software, Support and Subscription, in an amount not to exceed $69,504.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1475899ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1105 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 17-107-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver a Lab-Scale Fermenter, to Solaris Biotech USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $35,408.67, Account 201-50000-634990 Requisition 1460689ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1106 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 17-697-11, Furnishing and Delivering Odor Control Chemicals and a Delivery System to CALSMA, to D3W Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,985.60, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1463207ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1108 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., to Provide Vaughn, YSI, Grundfos, Chicago and Yeomans Pumps and Replacement Parts for Main Sewage, Sump and Chopper Pumps, Instrumentations and Process Support Equipment to Various Locations, in a total amount not to exceed $60,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1079 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Amerisource Industrial Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $9,714.03, and Groups B and C to Warehouse Direct, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $112,486.27, Account 101-20000-623660.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1080 135Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Items 1, 22, and 24 to Rilco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $12,696.00; Items 2, 4, 7, 8, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, and 29 to Midtown Petroleum Acquisition, LLC, d.b.a. Reladyne, in an amount not to exceed $41,452.40; Items 3 and 5 to Valdes, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $3,755.00; Items 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 21 to Feece Oil Company in an amount not to exceed $67,895.96; Items 9 and 26 to Superior Petroleum Products & Fuels, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $15,040.75; and Items 10, 19, 25, 27, 28, and 30 to PetroChoice, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $44,071.13, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1104 136Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and C to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $31,943.56, and Group B to Fairmont Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $19,353.63 Account 101-20000-623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1006 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-195-AP Phosphorus Recovery System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. in an amount of $1,905,939.28, from an amount of $34,905,483.55, to an amount not to exceed $36,811,422.83, Accounts 401-50000-645650 and 201-50000-612430, Purchase Order 5001478 (Deferred from the October 5, 2017 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Not available
17-1045 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with RSM US LLP (formerly McGladrey LLP), for Contract 14-RFP-36 ,Professional Auditing Services, in an amount of $268,000.00, from an amount of $503,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $771,200.00, Accounts 101-40000-601170 and P802-11000-798200, Purchase Order 3086839ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1047 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Veritext Corp., for Contract 13-RFP-13, Court Reporting Services, in an amount of $142,000.00, from an amount of $363,388.10, to an amount not to exceed $505,388.10, Accounts 101-25000, 30000, 40000-612250 and 401, 501-50000-612250, Purchase Order 3079514, 3079515, 3079517 and 3079516ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1062 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollitt/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $20,345.00, from an amount of $36,253,433.93, to an amount not to exceed $36,273,778.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1063 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-054-3P Disinfection Facilities, Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC in an amount of $773,055.05, from an amount of $62,477,915.38, to an amount not to exceed $63,250,970.43, Accounts 901-30000-667220 and 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000005ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1064 142Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-123-3D Safety Railing Around Tanks, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC and F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC Joint Venture in an amount of $301,634.31, from an amount of $5,271,460.61, to an amount not to exceed $5,573,094.92, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000038ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1065 143Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 15-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to K. A. Steel Chemicals, Inc., in an amount of $1,900,000.00 from an amount of $6,046,542.28 to an amount not to exceed $4,146,542.28, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623560, Purchase Order 3086305ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1100 144Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2017 departmental appropriations in the amount of $5,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1071 145ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of September 2017Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
17-1070 146Agenda ItemAuthority to approve and execute an easement grant from the Chicago Housing Authority for the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan Tunnel and Shafts (Ogden Avenue to Addison, Contract 75-123-2H), consideration shall be a nominal fee of ten dollars ($10.00)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1081 147Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Margaret Hruby vs. MWRDGC, Claim 16 WC 19902, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $28,866.40, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1082 148Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of William Hoskins vs. MWRDGC, Claim 16 WC 17923, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,964.02, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1083 149Agenda ItemAuthority to settle Beaver Oil Company, Inc.’s 2015 User Charge liability in the total amount of $450,792.62, Board Appeal No. 17B-001ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1074 150Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until November 2, 2017, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) the Building Trades Coalition; and 2) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1075 151Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until November 30, 2017, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 3) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 5) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1085 152Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 25 acres of vacant District real estate located between I-294 and LaGrange Road in Willow Springs, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 31.01ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1086 153Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Utility Relocation Agreement with the South Stickney Sanitary District to relocate an existing water main on parcels of real estate recently acquired by the District as part of the Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements Project (Contract 14-263-3F) located north of 87th Street and west of Natchez Avenue in Burbank, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1098 154Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a six (6) month permit extension to Connelly-GPM, Inc. on approximately 5.95 acres of District real estate located at 3154 S. California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 42.05 and 42.16. Consideration shall be $97,500.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1099 155Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 10-year, approximately 90' x 1,964' non-exclusive easement to Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. to continue to use, maintain, operate and repair a roadway along Jeffrey Avenue (extended) between 134th Street and 137th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $15,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1101 156Agenda ItemConsent to an assignment of lease from Ashland LLC to Valvoline Inc. and Valvoline LLC of 0.60 acres of District real estate located along the northwesterly bank of the Main Channel, east of Willow Springs Road, in Willow Springs, Illinois; Main Channel Atlas Parcel 30.05. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1072 157Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Commonwealth Edison Company Illinois for a utility relocation fee for Contract 11-186-3F, Addison Creek Reservoir in the Village of Bellwood, in an amount not to exceed $236,553.20, Account 401-50000-612490ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1073 158Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Illinois for a utility relocation fee for Contract 11-186-3F, Addison Creek Reservoir in the Village of Bellwood, in an amount not to exceed $76,889.10, Account 401-50000-612490ApprovedPass Action details Not available
17-1097 159MotionMOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the year 2018AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
17-1084 160ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners opposing House Bill 4075 pertaining to creating single member districts for Board of Commissioner positionsAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O17-008 161OrdinanceAuthority to amend the Watershed Management OrdinanceDeleted  Action details Video Video