Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/21/2017 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Board Room Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Agenda packet: Not available Meeting video: Video eComment: Not available   Attachments: 12-21-2017 Final Packet.pdf, O17-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 1.pdf, O17-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 2.pdf, O17-002A Approp Ord Attachment Part 3.pdf, 17-1385 Local 399 Agreement 2017 - 2020.pdf, 17-1386 SEIU Local 1 Agreement 2017 - 2020.pdf, 17-1387 Local 9 Electrical Operations Agreement 2017 - 2020.pdf, 17-1388 Local 9 EITM Agreement 2017 - 2020.pdf, 17-1389 Local 9 Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group Agreement 2017 - 2020.pdf Meeting Items (63) 63 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 17-1326 1 1 Report Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of November 2017, in the amount of $35,632,518.28 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 17-1376 1 2 Report Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 17-1398 1 3 Report Report on advertisement for Request for Qualifications 18-RFQ-01, Qualifications for Outside Counsel Legal Services Published and Filed Pass Action details Video 17-1297 1 4 Agenda Item Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 17-365-11 Proposal to Lease for 20-years, 23.95 acres of District real estate located at 4801 South Harlem Avenue in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.04 from Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company in the amount of $590,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1304 1 5 Agenda Item Authorization for payment to Barnes & Thornburg LLP for the 2018 Federal Water Quality Coalition (Coalition) membership dues in the amount of $12,500.00, Account 101-15000-612280 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1317 1 6 Agenda Item Authorization to enter into agreements with the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management pursuant to Contract 17-RFP-34, Master Agreement for Professional Development Courses for a Three-Year Period, beginning January 1, 2018 and continuing through December 31, 2020. Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1339 1 7 Agenda Item Authorization to decrease cost estimate for Contract 18-102-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, Parts, and Secured Dockage from $42,000.00 to $38,400.00, Accounts 101-16000-612330, 612790, and 623990, Requisition 1470604 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1374 1 8 Agenda Item Authorization to amend Board Order of December 7, 2017, regarding Authority to award Contract 17-902-31, Installation of Shaftless Screw Conveyors for Aerated Grit Tanks at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $2,525,000.00, Account 401-50000-645680, Requisition 1461803, Agenda Item No. 32, File No. 17-1282 Approved Pass Action details Video 17-1384 1 9 Agenda Item Authorization to accept the bid for Contract 17-698-12 (Re-Bid) Sale of Composted Biosolids at HASMA for no charge to the District from Saje Gro, LLC Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1396 1 10 Agenda Item Authorization to forfeit Contract 16-618-13 (Re-Bid), Inspecting, Repairing, Recharging and Pressure Testing of Fire Suppression Systems at Various Locations, to Sure Fire Protection, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $181,725.00 Account 101-69000-612780, PO 5001584 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1343 1 11 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 18-611-11 Repairs and Alterations to Various Water Reclamation Facilities in the Stickney Service Area and Other Installations, estimated cost $12,999,136.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1476124, 1476776 and 1480762 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1344 1 12 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 18-708-11 Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Carbonate to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $350,000.00, Account 101-67000-623560, Requisition 1480780 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1345 1 13 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 18-604-21 Furnish, Deliver and Install Fire Detection Systems at Various Locations, estimated cost $560,000.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisitions 1472011, 1472012, and 1472013 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1375 1 14 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 18-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters, Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $173,200.00, Account 101-20000-623570 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1175 1 15 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and amend an agreement with e-Builder, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver e-Builder Electronic Project Management System and Technical Support Services, in an amount not to exceed $937,017.21, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1475898 (Deferred from the November 16, 2017 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the December 7, 2017 Board Meeting) Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1293 1 16 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and amend an agreement with Samanage USA, Inc. for license renewal of Samanage Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) software, in an amount not to exceed $97,800.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469600 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1302 1 17 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to GIC 101 Erie LLC, for maintenance and operation of the common areas of the 101 Erie Street Buildings for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-15000-612390, Requisition 1480009 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1318 1 18 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with O.I. Corporation, to provide a maintenance plan for the SI Analytics titration systems, loaner modules plan, and consumables, in an amount not to exceed $40,234.50, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1479575 Deleted   Action details Not available 17-1319 1 19 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into two agreements for Contract 17-RFP-32 Insurance Broker Services for a three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years, with Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $289,500.00 and Willis of Illinois, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00 Account 101-25000-612430 Requisition 1480485, 1466266 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1325 1 20 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to Drydon Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver one Swaby Lobeline rotary lobe pump, in an amount not to exceed $46,400.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1481577 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1327 1 21 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to LAI, Ltd., to Furnish and Deliver one Hidrostal screw centrifugal pump, in an amount not to exceed $56,630.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1481576 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1331 1 22 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1481571 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1332 1 23 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Northwest Municipal Conference, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1481574 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1333 1 24 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with West Central Municipal Conference, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1481575 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1334 1 25 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Southwest Conference of Mayors, for administrative assistance related to coordination of Watershed Planning Councils in Cook County, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1481573 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1346 1 26 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, for contract 17-RFP-12 Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, for a three-year period in an amount not to exceed $166,500.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1470947 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1372 1 27 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 17-474-11, Furnish and Deliver One-Year Site License Software Maintenance Renewal of FileMaker Pro Software to the MWRDGC, to CDW Government LLC, in an amount not to exceed $30,024.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469138 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1394 1 28 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 17-609-21, Furnish and Deliver Enhanced Bio-P Control Equipment, Groups A and B, to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $165,343.91, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1461027 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1395 1 29 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with J.B. Systems, Inc., to Provide Maintenance and Support for the Mainsaver Computerized Maintenance Management System, in an amount not to exceed $55,620.00, Account 101-69000-612430, Requisition 1478668 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1373 1 30 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 18-063-11, Furnish and Deliver V-Belts and Conveyor Belts to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A and B to Accent Bearings Co., Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $31,506.77, Account 101-20000-623270 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1291 1 31 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend agreements for one additional year period, for Contract 14-RFP-23, Appraisal Services for Real Estate, with CohnReznick, LLP in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, from an amount of $125,907.00, to an amount not to exceed $175,907.00, and Woodland Valuation Services LLC d/b/a Appraisal Associates in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, from an amount of $113,800.00, to an amount not to exceed $163,800.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Orders 3084627, 3084671 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1300 1 32 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollitt/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $79,960.00, from an amount of $36,622,689.93, to an amount not to exceed $36,702,649.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1301 1 33 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 16-RFP-01 Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, from an amount of $685,205.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,045,205.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3088453 Approved Pass Action details Video 17-1311 1 34 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Environmental Design International, Inc., for professional services in connection with Contract 14-260-5C, Preliminary Engineering for a Flood Control Project in the Washington Street Area of Blue Island, Illinois in an amount of $13,500.00, from an amount of $273,022.38, to an amount not to exceed $286,522.38, Account 501-50000-612440, Purchase Order 3083385 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1324 1 35 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and extend the agreement for a fifty-nine day (59) day period, for Contract 11-RFP-19, Fleet Vehicle Management Services for a 36-Month Period, with LeasePlan, USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, from an amount of $2,722,799.78, to an amount not to exceed $2,772,799.78, Accounts 101-15000-612080/612860, Purchase Order 3070364 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1336 1 36 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 14-639-11, Furnish and Deliver Process Water Chemicals, to Fremont Industries, Inc., in an amount of $20,000.00 from an amount of $193,695.28 to an amount not to exceed $213,695.28, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Purchase Orders 3083760, 3083761 and 3083762 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1342 1 37 Agenda Item Authority to increase the purchase order and amend the agreement with Foley & Lardner LLP, for legal services in an amount of $60,500.00, from an amount of $9,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $70,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3096733 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1299 1 38 Report Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of November 2017 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 17-1378 1 39 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of George Schury vs. MWRDGC, Cases 14 WC 35733 and 15 WC 6068 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $225,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1380 1 40 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of David Zintak vs. MWRDGC, Claim 13 WC 037434 and Claim 16 WC 006702, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $39,920.76, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1385 1 41 Agenda Item Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Union Operating Engineers, Local 399 (AFL-CIO) Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1386 1 42 Agenda Item Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1387 1 43 Agenda Item Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Electrical Operations (AFL-CIO) Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1388 1 44 Agenda Item Authority to Approve the Agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Electrical Instrumentation and Testing, (AFL-CIO) Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1389 1 45 Agenda Item Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group (AFL-CIO) Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1335 1 46 Report Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of November 2017 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 17-1337 1 47 Agenda Item Authority to amend dental benefits for non-represented employees effective February 1, 2018 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1338 1 48 Agenda Item Authority to amend health care benefits under the HMO plan for non-represented employees and pre-65 retirees effective February 1, 2018 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1381 1 49 Agenda Item Consent to an assignment of easement from Sigecom, LLC, d/b/a WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone, to MCImetro Access Transmission Services Corp., d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services, to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair and remove an aerial and underground fiber optic cable on portions of Main Channel Parcels 29.02 and 29.04 in Willow Springs, Illinois. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1383 1 50 Agenda Item Authority to enter into a Utility Relocation Agreement and easement agreement with Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. to relocate existing cable communication lines and facilities on a parcel of real estate recently acquired by the District as part of the construction of the Addison Creek Reservoir Improvements Project (Contract 11-186-3F) located at 2795 West Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 Deleted   Action details Not available 17-1390 1 51 Agenda Item Authority to grant to the Morton Grove Niles Water Commission: (1) an 18-month, 16,527 sq. ft. temporary construction easement and (2) a 70-year, 21,848 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair and remove a pump station and a 30-inch water main on part of North Shore Channel Parcels 3.02 and 3.05 in Evanston and Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be a fee of $44,470.00 for the temporary construction easement and an initial annual fee of $39,598.00 for the 70-year easement Deleted   Action details Not available 17-1393 1 52 Agenda Item Consent to a partial assignment of lease from the Village of Crestwood to the Village of Crestwood and Aldi, Inc. as co-tenants with respect to 2.60 acres of the Village’s 7.61 acre leasehold located south of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04 (eastern Portion), and to allow for the sale of alcohol on these 2.60 acres. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $10,953.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 17-1397 1 53 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners condemning sexual harassment and reaffirming the District’s policy prohibiting sexual harassment Adopted Pass Action details Video 17-1399 1 54 Agenda Item Authority to Amend the Adopted 2018 Budget Approved Pass Action details Video 17-1400 1 55 Motion MOTION to amend the 2018 budget of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago as adopted December 14, 2017, consistent with motions adopted this date Adopted Pass Action details Video O17-002A 1 56 Ordinance Adopt Ordinance O17-002A, Amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018, adopted on December 14, 2017 Adopted Pass Action details Video 17-1401 1 57 Motion MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2017 vote Adopting Ordinance O17-003, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2018 to provide revenues for the Retirement Fund and Corporate Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1402 1 58 Motion MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2017 vote Adopting Ordinance O17-004, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2018 to provide revenues for the Construction Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1403 1 59 Motion MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2017 vote Adopting Ordinance O17-005, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2018 to pay the interest on outstanding bonds and to discharge the principal thereof, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1404 1 60 Motion MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2017 vote Adopting Ordinance O17-006, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2018 to provide revenues for the Reserve Claim Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1405 1 61 Motion MOTION to reconsider the December 14, 2017 vote Adopting Ordinance O17-007, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2018 to provide revenues for the Stormwater Management Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1406 1 62 Motion MOTION to reconsider the vote on the 2018 budget as amended Adopted Fail Action details Video 17-1301A 1   Motion MOTION to amend File No. 17-1301 (Agenda Item No. 33): Authority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 16-RFP-01 Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $324,000.00, from an amount of $685,205.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,009,205.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3088453 Adopted Pass Action details Not available