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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/15/2018 10:35 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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18-1199 11Agenda ItemRevised Investment Policy Statement for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust dated as of November 15, 2018RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1209 12Agenda ItemRevised Investment Policy for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago dated as of November 15, 2018DeferredPass Action details Video Video
18-1163 13ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-07 Professional Services to Assist the District with the Existing and Anticipated Regulatory Requirements for the Turbine at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1505547RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1177 14ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 18-RFP-22, Travel and Expense Reimbursement Solution for a three-year period, estimated cost $105,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612430/612820, Requisition 1505678RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1190 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 6, 2018RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1193 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 30, 2018RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1214 17ReportReport on advertisement of a Request for Proposal 18-RFP-23 Professional Services to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for a Flood Control Project in Various Locations in Cook County, estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisitions 1506154, 1506155, 1506156, 1506157, 1506158, and 1506159RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1167 18Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2019 membership dues, in an amount not to exceed $10,975.00, Account 101-15000-612280RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1184 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 18-365-11 Proposal to Lease for sixty (60) years, 8.61 acres of District real estate located west of Cicero Avenue and south of the Cal-Sag Channel in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04 (western and middle portions) from the Village of Crestwood in the amount of $169,861.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1154 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-100-11 Perform Gas Analysis of Odorous Compounds in Gas Samples, estimated cost $33,440.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1498108RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1160 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-101-11 Perform Olfactometry Analysis of Odorous Gas Samples, estimated cost $30,300.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1498109RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1161 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-106-11 Furnish and Deliver Replacement Uniforms and Items for Pollution Control Personnel, estimated cost $38,000.00, Account 101-16000-623700, Requisition 1505228RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1150 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 17-RFP-34, to conduct Crisis Management Strategy training, in an amount not to exceed $21,200.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1505509 RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1162 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo Electron North America LLC, for Preventive Maintenance and Consumables for Two Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detector Instruments in an amount not to exceed $40,362.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970 and 623570, Requisition 1504015RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1164 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CommVault Systems, Inc. for maintenance renewal for CommVault’s Backup Software and Premier Maintenance Package, in an amount not to exceed $150,775.63, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1502565RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1166 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Verizon Connect NWF Inc., for maintenance a of a Vehicle Location System and the installation of approximately 25 Vehicle Location Devices, in an amount not to exceed $53,271.75, Account 101-15000-612860, Requisition 1505525RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1171 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Excess Casualty Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $1,079,635.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1502298RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1172 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Marine Liability and Hull Insurance for District marine vessels in an amount not to exceed $21,371.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1506134RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1192 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Boerger LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Boerger Pump Parts and Equipment to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in a total amount not to exceed $405,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623270RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1202 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 18-604-11, Furnishing and Delivering Plumbing Supplies to Various Locations, to Columbia Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $141,400.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623090, Requisitions 1475493, 1486220, and 1492646RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1204 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government, LLC and enter into an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $1,634,914.70, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1498392RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1206 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup for 2019-2023 Membership Dues, Study Assessments, and Project Assessments in an amount not to exceed $4,718,895.00, Accounts 101-15000-612280, 101-16000-612400, and 201-50000-612400 Requisitions 1506674, 1506684, and 1506685 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1210 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 18-601-21, Furnish and Deliver a Submersible Pump to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $160,459.00, Account 201-50000-634600, Requisition 1480498 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1211 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 17-RFP-10 Commercial Banking and Investment Custody Services for a five-year period, with the option to extend for a twelve-month period, with BMO Harris Bank N.A. for general banking services, lockbox collection services, and an electronic collection solution, in an amount not to exceed $143,000.00; and with The Northern Trust Company for investment custody services in an amount not to exceed $225,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $368,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisitions 1480254, 1480255, and 1480256RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1191 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 14-108-5F, Streambank Stabilization Projects for Addison Creek, Northlake and North Riverside, Illinois, to Industria, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,546,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $77,300.00, for a total amount not to exceed $1,623,300.00, Account 501-50000-645720, Requisition 1497567RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1194 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-610-21, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assemblies at Various Locations, to Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $867,450.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1480983RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1195 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-970-12 (Re-Bid), Janitorial Services at Various Locations, Groups A and C to Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $597,270.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1487112RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1196 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-408-11, Janitorial Services for the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,963,700.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370, 612390, Requisition 1497732RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1197 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-276-3D, Structural Repairs and Roofing Replacement at 95th Street Pumping Station, Calumet Service Area, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $4,559,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $227,950.00, for a total amount not to exceed $4,786,950.00, Account 401-50000-645780, Requisition 1497724RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1203 130Agenda 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 1492653RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1165 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend the agreements for one year, for Contract 18-RFP-01 State Legislative Consulting Services with Charles R. Vaughn, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Ado L. Rugai Attorney at Law, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Law Offices of Paul L. Williams & Associates, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, and Miguel A. Santiago Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Orders 3097539, 3097540, 3097541, and 3097542 respectivelyRecommendedPass Action details Video Video
18-1174 132Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase orders for Contract 18-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to Rowell Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $110,450.00 from an amount of $1,807,732.00 to an amount not to exceed $1,697,282.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Purchase Orders 3101417 and 3101418RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1175 133Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order for Contract 15-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to K. A. Steel Chemicals, Inc., in an amount of $18,805.00 from an amount of $3,333,842.90 to an amount not to exceed $3,315,037.90, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Purchase Order 3086303RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1176 134Agenda ItemAuthority to increase emergency Contract 18-800-02, Securing, Stabilizing, Demolition, Cleanup and Repair at the Sludge Concentration Building at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, with IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,360,000.00, from an amount of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,410,000.00, Account 901-68000-667220, Purchase Order 5001674RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1179 135Agenda 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 $139,324.00, from an amount of $37,025,800.93, to an amount not to exceed $37,165,124.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1200 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-901-31, Furnish, Deliver and Install Boiler Controls at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to M.G. Electric Service Company, in an amount of $103,290.00, from an amount of $1,224,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $1,327,290.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001625RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1208 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Thompson Coburn LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with the branding, marketing, and sale of the District’s composted Biosolids product and with issues of intellectual property law related to the District’s development and use of various technologies, in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $80,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3089335Deleted  Action details Not available
18-1147 138Agenda 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)RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
18-1198 139ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2018, ended September 30, 2018RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1181 140ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of October 2018RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1205 141ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of October 2018RecommendedPass 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)DeferredPass Action details Video Video
18-1182 143Agenda ItemAuthority to amend permit agreement issued to Ford Motor Company for use of District land c/k/a “Stony Island Drying Beds” in Chicago, Illinois for storing newly manufactured vehicles to allow an additional use of performing routine repairs to motor vehicles stored on-site. Consideration shall be a $5,000.00 document preparation feeRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1183 144Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9-month permit to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC to install, maintain, operate, repair and remove an approximate 150-foot overhead electrical cable between its metering station known as Clearing Meter Station 139 and the District’s Main Gate Control Building located at Main Channel Parcel 34.10 in Summit, Illinois. Consideration shall be $5,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1187 145Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1524 North 40th Avenue in Stone Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to Miguel Huerta, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $140,000.00, relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $36,900.00 and closing costs, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1188 146Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1552 North 44th Avenue in Stone Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to Kristina Kochanova, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $275,000.00, relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $59,900.00 and closing costs, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1189 147Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1505 North 39th Avenue in Stone Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to John O’Hara, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $269,500.00 and closing costs, Account 401-50000-656010, Capital Improvements Bond FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1186 148Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements to assist various local municipalities and other governmental organizations with Green Infrastructure projectsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1219 149ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating employees who retired in the last yearRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1220 150Memorial ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring the memory of Alberta HarveyRecommendedPass Action details Not available
18-1147A 1 MotionMOTION to amend File No. 18-1147 (Agenda Item No. 38) Authority 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)RecommendedPass Action details Not available