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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/1/2018 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: 11-01-2018 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections 11-01-18.pdf
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18-1095 11ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-01 Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, estimated cost $150,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1496146Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-1121 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 16, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-1122 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 2, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-1142 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 23, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-1094 15Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2018/2019 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1101 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 20, 2018 to issue purchase order to University of Wisconsin, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 17-RFP-34, to conduct NFPA 70E-2018 Arc Flash Prevention and Protection refresher training for approximately 130 employees, in an amount not to exceed $20,100.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1502315, Agenda Item No. 15, File No. 18-0939ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1104 17Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for tuition fees for two (2) participants to attend a 10-day residential leadership development program in an amount not to exceed $26,300.00, Account 101-25000-601100 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1106 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work and agreement with MC Consulting, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 13-199-3F, Account 401-50000-601420, Purchase Order 3088472ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1132 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 2, 2018, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 19-673-11 Heavy Equipment Repairs at Various Locations, estimated cost $552,000.00, Account 101-66000/68000-612760, Requisitions 1492653 and 1492477, Agenda Item No. 28, File No. 18-0753ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1141 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 6, 2018, regarding Authority to increase Contract 18-300-01 for an Emergency Forensic Cyber Audit of the District’s Information Technology System to VedderPrice P.C., in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 from an amount of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $150,000.00. Agenda Item No. 72, File No. 18-0899ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1046 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-665-11, Native Prairie Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $520,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1497739 (Deferred from the October 18, 2018 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Video Video
18-1112 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-802-21 Furnish, Deliver and Install a Shaftless Screw Conveyor in an Aerated Grit Tank at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $300,000.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1481569ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1113 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA, CALSMA and the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $10,200,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1494623ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1114 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $6,174,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1492495ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1115 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-659-11 Agricultural Management at Fulton County, Illinois, estimated cost $1,704,000.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Requisition 1493817ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1116 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-610-11 Furnish and Deliver Two Diesel Step Van Trucks to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $320,000.00, Account 101-66000-634860, Requisition 1502579ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1117 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-631-11 Furnishing and Delivering Odor Control Canisters and Media to Various Locations, estimated cost $195,000.00, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1491759ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1125 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1137 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-366-11 for public tender of bids a ten (10) year lease on approximately 1.90 acres of District real estate located north of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Archer Avenue in Lemont, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 1.03. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $55,800.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1096 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Governmentjobs.com, Inc. for Annual Maintenance and Support of the AMS 5 Enterprise Software (Sigma 5), in an amount not to exceed $14,806.57, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1504924ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1097 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco FirePower Services and SmartNet Support for Cisco ASA Firewalls, in an amount not to exceed $34,647.10, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1504155ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1099 122Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Northwestern University, to conduct leading edge research using molecular methods to support the Sidestream Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Test at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $139,443.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1467356ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1107 123Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. for professional engineering post award services for Contract 14-252-5F Flood Control Project on Natalie Creek in Midlothian and Oak Forest, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $552,027.96, Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1504937ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1108 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Aerico, Inc. for maintenance services for APC equipment, in an amount not to exceed $69,219.16, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1505206ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1145 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Staples Contract and Commercial, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Non-Stock Office Supplies to Various Locations under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 010615-SCC, in an amount not to exceed $77,900.00, Accounts 101, 501-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623520, Requisitions 1462110, 1502287, 1502288, 1502289, 1502299, 1502569, 1502977, 1503406, 1503409, 1503591, 1503592, 1503598, and 1504005ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1156 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Maintenance, Repair and Operating Catalog Products, under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Cooperative Purchasing Contract #091214-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $259,400.00, Accounts 101-15000, 16000, 20000, 27000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570, 623660, 623680, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1502260, 1502281, 1502296, 1502715, 1502958, 1503441, 1503590, 1504621ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1124 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group B to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $53,497.44, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1126 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-056-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A, to J & L Fasteners and General Maintenance Supplies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $19,679.92, Account 101-20000-623110.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1139 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-673-11, Heavy Equipment Repairs at Various Locations, Groups A and B, to West Side Tractor Sales Co. d/b/a West Side Specialized Services Co., in an amount not to exceed $521,290.00, Accounts 101-66000, 68000-612760, Requisitions 1492477 and 1492653 (As Revised)Deleted  Action details Not available
18-1105 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-186-AF Demolition at Addison Creek and Thornton Reservoir, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. in an amount of $3,532.60, from an amount of $408,697.60, to an amount not to exceed $412,230.20, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000057ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1118 131Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 18-708-12, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Carbonate to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to DuBois Chemicals, Inc., in an amount of $20,000.00, from an amount of $341,616.40 to an amount not to exceed $321,616.40, Account 101-67000-623560, Purchase Order 3100235ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1119 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order and amend the agreement with Foley & Lardner LLP, for legal services in an amount of $2,769.00, from an amount of $51,412.00, to an amount not to exceed $54,181.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3099685ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1120 133Agenda 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 $273,000.00, from an amount of $771,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,044,200.00, Accounts 101-40000-612430 and P802-11000-798200, Purchase Order 3086839ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1131 134Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. to complete a forensic investigation into the cause of the August 30, 2018 roof collapse at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in an amount of $80,000.00 from an amount of $50,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $130,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220 Purchase Order 3101329ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1147 135Agenda ItemAuthority to adopt a policy for increasing contracting opportunities with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for veteran-owned and operated small business enterprises to be designated as Appendix V (Deferred from the November 1, 2018 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Not available
18-1130 136Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,111,800.00 in the Corporate Fund and the Capital Improvements Bond FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1128 137ReportReport on Public Notification of Significant Industrial Users Having Exemplary Compliance Records and Industrial Users Significantly Violating Pretreatment Standards or Other RequirementsPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-1098 138Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of James Manning vs. MWRDGC, Claim 14 WC 2338 and Claim 15 WC 32645, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $109,620.00, Account 901-30000-601090Deleted  Action details Not available
18-1134 139Agenda ItemAuthority to grant an 18-month easement extension to ACBL Transportation Services LLC to continue to traverse Main Channel Parcel 16.04, the District's CSSC Controlling Works area and the District’s temporary low water crossing in unincorporated Lockport, Will County, Illinois. Consideration shall be a $10.00 nominal fee ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1135 140Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a two (2) year permit extension to the Village of Crestwood to continue to access approximately 41.22 acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel between Cicero and Kostner Avenues in Crestwood, Illinois, known as Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 12.05 to remove excess soil, rock, spoil and overburden and to bring the premises to grade level. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1136 141Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 3.78 acres of District real estate located at 4801 South Harlem Avenue in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.11ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-1159 142Agenda ItemAuthority to grant to the County of Cook a 75-year, approximately 60’ x 426’, non-exclusive easement to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair, and remove a public road across the western portion of North Shore Channel Parcel 1.08, south of Maple Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (Deferred from the November 1, 2018 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Not available
18-1100 143ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Bhaskar Chilukuri and Green Brigade OrgAdoptedPass Action details Not available
18-1140 144ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 125th anniversary of the Village of Brookfield AdoptedPass Action details Not available
18-1148 145ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Angelo Gianopulos for his service in World War IIAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
R18-004 146OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R18-004 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Plainfield Road Corridor Flood Control Project in the municipalities of La Grange, McCook, Countryside, and unincorporated Lyons Township (Contract 14-112-5F) in Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois AdoptedPass Action details Video Video