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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/15/2020 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Remote Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-15-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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20-0873 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2020, in the amount of $33,128,075.31 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0826 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 29, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0841 13ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 16-708-22 (Re-Bid), Repair and Rehabilitation of the Gloria Alitto Majewski Reservoir and Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $600,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0869 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 6, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0876 15ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 15-266-4H3 (Re-Bid), Odor Control Systems at Two TARP Shafts and Decommissioning of the Thornton Transitional Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, estimated cost range from $14,598,000.00 to $17,671,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0881 16Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0860 17MotionMOTION 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 2021AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0853 18ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing “Imagine a Day Without Water” AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0855 19ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring National Hispanic Heritage MonthAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0870 110ResolutionRESOLUTION approving and authorizing the Executive Director to execute an Intergovernmental and Subrecipient Agreement for Coronavirus Relief Funds with Cook County AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0879 111ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners acknowledging National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Ami N. ShahAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0832 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to execute the fourth amendment to the Hanson Material Service Corporation Agreement to continue the use of the Lower West Lobe of the Thornton Quarry at the Thornton Transitional Reservoir through December 31, 2022, Contract 77-235-2F Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.00 annually, Account 401-50000-645720ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0844 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 7, 2020, to Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with the Dresser-Rand Group Inc., to Provide Inspection and Upgrade Services for the Aeration Blowers at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $3,384,500.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1537447 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 35, File No. 20-0346ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0849 114Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2020/2021 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0852 115Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2021 membership dues in the amount of $85,985.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0845 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-25 Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program for a five-year period, estimated cost $235,100.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1549945ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0846 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-29 Bond Counsel Services for General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds Evidenced by Loans from the IEPA SRF and USEPA WIFIA Loan Programs, for a five-year period, estimated cost $250,000.00, Account 401-50000-767300, Requisition 1550098ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0773 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-39 Enhancements to the District's New Website, with Next Generation Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1529902 (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the October 1, 2020 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Video Video
20-0828 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Electrical Catalog Products, under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Contract #EV2370, in an amount not to exceed $75,600.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, Requisitions 1548091, 1548092, 1548093, 1548513 and 1548526 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0833 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Teledyne Instruments, Inc., for repair and consumable supplies for two Atomx Automated Purge and Trap Sample Prep Systems for three years, in an amount not to exceed $36,036.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition No. 1547449ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0834 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC, for AutoCAD Online CADLearning software annual renewal, in an amount not to exceed $16,065.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1549921ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0839 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates, Inc. to furnish and deliver proficiency testing standards, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1548684ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0840 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 20-603-11, Furnishing and Delivering Roadway Rock Salt to Various Service Areas to Morton Salt, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $77,121.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623130, Requisitions 1542113, 1542130, and 1542134ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0857 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver four 2021 Ford Explorers, under Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $133,993.20, Account 101-15000-634860, Requisition 1548710.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0858 125Agenda 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 #121218-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $292,050.00, Accounts 101-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570, 623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1547435, 1547447, 1547673, 1547678, 1548081, 1548100, 1548525, 1549052, 1549379, 1549383ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0859 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with JB Systems Inc., dba Mainsaver Software, LLC., to provide support services for the Mainsaver Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), in an amount not to exceed $112,620.00 Accounts 101-69000-601100, 612430, Requisition 1548692ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0836 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Equipment & Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $56,832.76, Group B to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,612.00, Group C to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,779.40, and Group D to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $19,660.80, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623270, 623700, 623780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0856 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 3, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, and 31 to Quimex, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $74,511.78; Items 2, 4, 9, 14, 20, 27, and 30 to Rilco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $48,640.00; Items 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 21, and 22 to Feece Oil Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $52,516.15; and Item 15 to Chicago United Industries, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $2,131.00, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0827 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-804-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install Four Sacrificial Deep Anode Ground Beds for the Cathodic Protection System at the Calumet TARP East and West Pumping Stations, to Industria, Inc., in an amount of $62,000.00 from an amount of $704,600.00 to an amount not to exceed $766,600.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Purchase Order 5001714ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0829 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 04-128-3P Westside Primary Settling Tanks 1-9 and Aerated Grit Facility, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction and F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen Joint Venture in an amount of $200,484.20, from an amount of $233,137,245.60, to an amount not to exceed $233,337,729.80, Accounts 401-50000-645650, 645780, 645680, Purchase Order 4000020ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0830 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-603-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install Motor Excitation Control Equipment at Various Locations, to Broadway Electric, Inc., in an amount of $88,360.00 from an amount of $814,900.00 to an amount not to exceed $903,260.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Purchase Order 5001731ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0848 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-RFP-31 Farm Management Support Services, to Heartland Bancorp, Inc., in an amount of $62,000.00 from an amount of $178,459.72 to an amount not to exceed $240,459.72, Account 101-69000-612430, Purchase Order 3098642ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0835 133Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until June 30, 2021, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0872 134Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until November 30, 2020, 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
20-0863 135Agenda ItemAuthority to amend easement agreement dated January 5, 2012, as amended, between the District and Commonwealth Edison Company on approximately 20.50 acres of District real estate located south of 135th Street in Romeoville, Will County, Illinois, commonly known as Main Channel Parcel 18.03, to add 0.518 acres located on Main Channel Parcels 18.01 and 18.02 to the existing easement premises. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0865 136Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a 39-year lease with the Village of Stickney on 71± acres of District real estate located east of Ridgeland Avenue, south of 39th Street to 41st Street, including Lombard Avenue between 39th and 43rd Street, in Stickney Illinois, and commonly known as Main Channel Parcels 38.01, 38.02, 38.04, 38.05, 38.06, and 38.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0867 137Agenda ItemAuthority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $7,924.80 to acquire permanent and temporary easements on the property commonly known as 212-238 South 31st Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois, through summary judgment in the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Sunrise Builders Inc., et al., Case No. 20L050075 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0868 138Agenda ItemAuthority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $45,000.00 for permanent and temporary easements on the real estate commonly known as 6613 W. 95th Street, Chicago Ridge, Illinois, to settle the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. 1016A LLC., et al., Case No. 20L050119, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-667340, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0871 139Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 12-month permit extension to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to continue traversing Main Channel Parcels 29.04 and 31.01 to deliver large equipment and materials and to televise District sewers in connection with ISTHA’s I-294 Mile Long Bridge Project. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00. ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0878 140Agenda ItemAuthority to consent to the vacation of a certain portion of Laflin Street near Main Channel Parcels 44.01 and 44.02 in Chicago, Illinois ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0880 141Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 50-year non-exclusive easement to Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company for continued operation and maintenance of a natural gas pipeline and to remediate District property located west of Pulaski Road and North of the Main Channel in Chicago, Illinois known as Main Channel Parcels 40.07, 40.04 and 40.02 and to settle The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Case No. 18 CH 12041, currently pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (As Revised)(Deferred from the October 15, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0854 142Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Niles for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Greenwood Stormwater Park (18-IGA-31), in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1548923 (Deferred from the October 15, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0862 143Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment to Arc Café USA 001, LLC and FQSR LLC for a permanent easement located at 9950 Roosevelt Road in Westchester, Illinois in connection with the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $30,303.90, Account 501-50000-667340, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0864 144Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment to Aspire of Illinois for permanent and temporary easements located at 9901 Derby Lane in Westchester, Illinois in connection with the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $11,000.00, Account 501-50000-667340, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available