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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2019 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: 07-11-2019 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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19-0627 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring and welcoming the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Ministries to Northbrook for their 8th Annual Conference on July 25-26, 2019AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0628 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Ms. Shalini GuptaAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
R19-003 13Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R19-003 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the construction, operation and maintenance of the McCook Levee Section 205 Flood Risk Management Project Partnership Agreement in the Villages of McCook and Summit in parts of Section 11, Township 38 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
19-0651 14ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0671 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2019, in the amount of $21,348,984.96Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0674 16Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve Travel for Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director, in the estimated amount of $1,200.00, for travel to Minneapolis, MN, to attend the NACWA Utility Leadership Conference, Accounts 101-15000-612010 and 101-15000-612030.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0630 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 25, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0631 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 18, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0632 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 19-040-11 Furnish and Deliver Computer Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $48,600.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0634 110ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 19-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost $444,000.00Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0637 111ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 18-RFP-22R, Travel and Expense Reimbursement Solution for a three-year period, estimated cost $105,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612430/612820, Requisition 1505678Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0659 112ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 19-601-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chain, Sprockets and Appurtenances to Various Service Areas, estimated cost $311,670.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0662 113ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 19-481-11, Furnish Data Transmission Services for Cellular Communications, estimated cost $49,680.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0681 114ReportReport on rejection of proposals for 18-RFP-22, Travel and Expense Reimbursement Solution for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $105,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0691 115ReportReport on the procedural changes for bid depositsPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0625 116Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 6, 2018, for Authority to advertise Contract 18-913-21 Railroad Track Improvements in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $1,565,000.00, Account 201-50000-645690, Requisition 1481919, Agenda Item No. 31, File No. 18-0854ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0684 117Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 19-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, from $444,000.00 to $532,000.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisition 1507499Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0693 118Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with Dynegy Energy Services, for Contract 14-RFP-18 Supply of Electricity, for 2021, subject to the District obtaining an acceptable price, at the current or lower contracted price, for an amount not to exceed $0.04285 per kWh RTC for Group 1 and $0.03925 per kWh RTC for Group 2, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612150ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0624 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-701-31 Installation of Disc Filters at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1513787ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0641 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-140-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas Piping Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $11,330,892.00 and $13,716,343.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1524039ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0650 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $144,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0652 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $32,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0653 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $43,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0654 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $206,500.00, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0655 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $123,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623270, 623680, 623700, 623780.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0658 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $94,000.00, Account 101-20000-623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0686 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 19-364-11 for public tender of bids a 15-year lease on approximately 14.494 acres of District real estate located at 3426 South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 41.07. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $280,000.00Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0621 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Mimecast Data Extract & Conversion, in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1524362ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0635 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Support for Cisco Routers and Switches, in an amount not to exceed $193,327.91, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1524355ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0645 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Engineering Resource Associates for Contract 18-RFP-23 Professional Engineering Services to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for Contract 18-082-5F, Citation Lake Stormwater Improvements in Northfield Township, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $162,533.00, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisition 1506159ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0646 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with HR Green, Inc., for Contract 18-RFP-23 Professional Engineering Services to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for Contract 18-249-5F, Flood Relief for Residential Area near 147th Street and Wood Street in Harvey, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $346,886.50, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisition 1506154ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0647 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc., for Contract 18-RFP-23 Professional Engineering Services to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for Contract 18-250-5F Stony Creek Flood Control Improvements in an amount not to exceed $249,510.00, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisition 1506158ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0648 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hey and Associates, Inc., for Contract 18-RFP-23 Professional Engineering Services to Conduct Preliminary Engineering for Contract 18-251-5F, Roberts Road Drainage Improvements in Palos Hills, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $189,712.64. Account 501-50000-612440, Requisition 1506155ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0660 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-606-11, Furnish and Deliver an Aluminum Work Boat and Trailer to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Elastec, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $78,500.00, Account 101-66000-634790, Requisition 1508281.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0663 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service Inc., to Furnish and Deliver a Self-Propelled Articulating Boom Lift to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 042815-TER, in an amount not to exceed $63,040.60, Account 101-68000-634860, Requisition 1516395ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0664 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver Sixteen (16) New 2020 Chevrolet Sonics to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $266,431.20, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-634680, 634860, Requisition 1513396ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0665 137Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Hitachi America, Ltd., to Provide Replacement Parts for the TARP Split Case Centrifugal Pumps at Various Locations, in an amount not to exceed $1,525,000.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0666 138Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-693-12 (Re-Bid), Use of a Sanitary Landfill, Groups A and B, to Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $69,076.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisition 1500390ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0667 139Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-090-11, Furnish and Deliver One LPG Multi-Directional Fork Truck to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Atlas Toyota Material Handling LLC, in an amount not to exceed $80,622.00, Account 101-20000-634760, Requisition 1520179ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0670 140Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-115-11, Furnish and Deliver 45 Metromax Q Shelf Trucks, to Material Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $16,791.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1516890ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0680 141Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 19-683-11, Furnishing and Delivering Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel to Various Locations, Groups A, C, D, E, G, and H, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $120,501.00 and Groups B and F, to Material Service Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $56,827.50, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623130, Requisitions 1506175, 1506500, 1506501, 1506502, 1506526, 1506669, 1506683 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0682 142Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-672-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for Heavy Equipment to Various Locations, to Chicago Tire, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $91,740.00, Account 101-66000-623250, Requisition 1510132 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0685 143Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 19-116-11, Furnish and Deliver a Hydrogen Sulfide Monitoring System, to ENVEA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $140,698.00, Accounts 101-16000-612490, 623570, 634970, Requisition 1518111ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0683 144Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-612-22 (Re-Bid), Roof Restoration at the Lockport Powerhouse, to McDonagh Demolition, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $452,000.00, Account 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1499333ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0622 145Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with JobAps, Inc., for Contract 16-RFP-02 Applicant Management and Tracking, Onboarding, and Performance Management Systems for a Five-Year Period, in an amount of $18,700.00, from an amount of $332,497.00 to an amount not to exceed $351,197.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 612430, Purchase Order 3096618ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0629 146Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with ABB, Inc., to provide ABB ServiceGrid Coverage at the O’Brien and Stickney Water Reclamation Plants and the North Branch Pumping Station, in an amount of $50,000.00, from an amount of $345,906.00, to an amount not to exceed $395,906.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-612650, Purchase Order 3092199ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0633 147Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with the Illinois Intitute of Technology pursuant to Contract 17-RFP-34, Master Agreement for Professional Development Courses for a Three-Year Period, for a technical writing class in an amount of $6,724.00, from an amount of $6,724.00, to an amount not to exceed $13,448.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Purchase Order 1518843ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0638 148Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Canon Solutions America, Inc., for the leasing of multifunctional photocopier devices in an amount of $70,000.00, from an amount of $1,551,596.39, to an amount not to exceed $1,621,596.39, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3079801ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0639 149Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Barnes & Thornburg LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with the chlorides water quality standards initiative and work group and petition for Time Limited Water Quality Standard (TLWQS) for chlorides in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $300,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3086922ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0643 150Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollitt/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $459,159.00, from an amount of $37,173,527.93, to an amount not to exceed $36,714,368.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0688 151Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-030-12, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Items 2, 4, and 7 to Superior Petroleum Products & Fuels Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, from an amount of $25,406.99, to an amount not to exceed $35,406.99, Account 101-20000-623860, Agreement 7001525ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0689 152Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to the Chicago Defender, to Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts and Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations in a Newspaper Intended to Target the African-American Market, in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $24,900.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Purchase Order 8009143Deleted  Action details Not available
19-0669 153ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2019, ended March 31, 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0678 154ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0636 155Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2019 departmental appropriations in the amount of $60,000.00 in the Corporate Fund (Deferred from the July 11, 2019 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
19-0679 156ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the months of April and May 2019Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
19-0661 157ReportReport on the 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement FundPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
19-0600 158Agenda ItemAuthority to amend lease agreement dated October 14, 1966, as amended, between the District and the City of Evanston on approximately 91.9 acres of District real estate located in Evanston along the North Shore Channel to: (1) allow Evanston to hold festivals and outdoor concerts and (2) allow the sale and consumption of alcohol. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (Deferred from the June 20, 2019 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0619 159Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2018 real estate taxes in the amount of $114,693.56 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Fulton County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0620 160Agenda ItemAuthority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $135,000.00 to acquire fee simple title to real estate commonly known as 1131 South 32nd Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois in order to settle the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Ethel L. Rucker et al., Case No. 18L050807 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $49,900.00, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0656 161Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 3,588± sq. ft., non-exclusive easement to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair and remove a subterranean cathodic bond system on a portion of Main Channel Parcel 34.10 (LASMA) in Summit, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual easement fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0657 162Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 43+ acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel between Cicero Avenue and Kostner Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 12.05, 12.07 and 12.08ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0677 163Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month, 36,625± sq. ft. permit to Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC for construction staging on District real estate located on Main Channel Parcels 34.03, 34.05, 35.04, 37.05 and 40.01 in Summit, Stickney and Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0687 164Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 8,174.7 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to the Midlothian-Markham Water Commission for continued maintenance and operation of a 30-inch water main across and underneath the Cal-Sag Channel and Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 13.03 and 13.04 located east of Pulaski Road in Alsip and Crestwood, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0609 165Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Oak Park for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Green Alley Improvements Project in Oak Park, Illinois (19-IGA-14), in an amount not to exceed $475,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1517622 (Deferred from the June 20, 2019 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0642 166Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for temporary and permanent easements from Faith Cathedral Church of the Apostolic Faith, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 3100 St. Charles Road in Bellwood, Illinois, Consideration shall be a fee of $34,032.90, Account No. 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0644 167Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Illinois for a utility relocation fee for Contract 10-882-BF Streambank Stabilization Project on Calumet Union Drainage Ditch, Little Calumet River Watershed, in the City of Markham in an amount not to exceed $12,802.97, Account 501-50000-612490.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0673 168Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Board Order of August 29, 2013, regarding Authority to negotiate and enter into intergovernmental agreements with the City of Chicago for the design and construction of a Flood Control Project for Albany Park, with payment to the City of Chicago not to exceed $25,920,000 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 60, File No.13-0912ApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0675 169Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Intergovernmental Agreement between the District and the Chicago Public Schools to extend the District’s participation in the Space to Grow program through 2022 (15-IGA-20), Account 501-50000-612400, Purchase Order 3091481ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
19-0676 170Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Tinley Park for construction of a streambank stabilization project on Midlothian CreekApprovedPass Action details Not available
19-0695 171ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-28 Professional Engineering Services for Geotechnical Related Work Associated with the McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, estimated cost $1,000,000.00, Account 401-50000-612430, Requisition 1524511Published and FiledPass Action details Not available