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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/16/2020 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Remote Audio Conference
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
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Attachments: 04-16-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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20-0246 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of February 2020, in the amount of $19,218,771.42Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0252 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 3, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0260 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 10, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0326 14ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 20-656-11, Inspect and Maintain TARP Electrical Control Chambers and Tide Gate Monitoring Systems at Various Locations, estimated cost $500,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0177 15Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Barnes & Thornburg LLP for the 2020 Federal Water Quality Coalition membership dues in the amount of $12,500.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0205 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work and agreement with Stantec, Inc., (formerly MWH Americas, Inc.), for professional engineering post award services for Contract 04-202-4F, Account 401-50000-612470, Purchase Order 3100694 (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0233 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify the Executive Director's action to increase Contract 17-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, Group A, to Chicago Disposal, Inc., in an amount of $180,000.00, from an amount of $1,805,664.50, to an amount not to exceed $1,985,664.50, Account 101-69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001592ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0234 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify the Executive Director's action to increase Contract 17-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, Group B, to Independent Recycling Services, Inc., in an amount of $29,242.00, from an amount of $622,318.00, to an amount not to exceed $651,560.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Purchase Order 5001593ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0235 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify the Executive Director's action to increase Contract 17-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, Group C, to Allied Waste Transportation, Inc., in an amount of $70,000.00, from an amount of $678,005.68, to an amount not to exceed $748,005.68, Account 101-67000-612520, Purchase Order 5001594ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0241 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order regarding Issue purchase order to HP inc.for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and replacement toner in an amount not to exceed $414,000.00 Accounts 101-27000-623810 and 623520, Requisition 1544092, Agenda Item No. 17, File No. 19-1189ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0244 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify the Executive Director's action to increase and extend purchase order to AT&T Mobility National Accounts, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver cellular telephones, accessories, and wireless communication services in an amount of $69,342.00, from an amount of $857,496.20, to an amount not to exceed $926,838.20, Accounts 101-27000-612210, 623850, Purchase Order 3093104ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0253 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to ratify the Executive Director's action to award Contract 20-611-11, Repairs and Alterations to Various Water Reclamation Facilities, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $13,430,500.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612600, 612650, Requisitions 1531412, 1530056, and 1531428ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0271 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of February 6, 2020, regarding Authorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 20-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair Service at The Main Office Building Complex for a Three-Year Period, from $110,400.00 to $160,020.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Requisition 1529884, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 20-0113ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0308 114Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with Dynegy Energy Services, for Contract 14-RFP-18 Supply of Electricity, for 2022, 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
20-0329 115Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety relating to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) PandemicApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0303 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-613-11, Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $3,963,400.00, Accounts 101/501-50000/66000/67000/68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1538453, 1538452, 1537450, 1538459, 1538445, 1538446 and 1538068ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0302 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-41 Compensation and Benefits Study with MGT of America Consulting, LLC in an amount not to exceed $80,224.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1532429 (Deferred from the April 16, 2020 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the May 7, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0321 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-40 Safety Consulting Services with Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) at an amount not to exceed $40,680.00, Account 101-25000- 612430, Requisition 1530480ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0255 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-667-13 (Re-Bid), Native Prairie Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Group C to Semper Fi Landscaping Inc., in an amount not to exceed $160,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1505940ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0256 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-027-11, Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Colonial Scientific, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $101,725.55, Group B to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $53,601.95, and Groups C and D to Qorpak, a Division of Berlin Packaging, L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $83,660.27, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0257 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural Field-Side Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair at Fulton County, Illinois, Groups A and C to C&J Mowing and Fencing LLC, in an amount not to exceed $639,000.00, and Group B to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $621,000.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Requisition 1527532ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0259 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-803-32 (Re-Bid), Gravity Concentration Tank Rehabilitation at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,295,800.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1491106ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0306 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-674-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, to URT E&R Towing, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $509,300.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-612860, 623250, Requisition 1527126ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0317 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 13-248-5F, Streambank Stabilization on Melvina Ditch, Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge, Illinois, to Rausch Infrastructure LLC, in an amount not to exceed $9,847,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $492,350.00, for a total amount not to exceed $10,339,350.00, Account 501-50000-645720, Requisition 1532062ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0331 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-653-12 (Re-Bid), Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, to National Power Rodding Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,670,100.00, Account 101-66000-612600 Requisition 1525066ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0232 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-901-31, Furnish, Deliver and Install Boiler Controls at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to M.G. Electric Service, Inc., in an amount of $17,918.00 from an amount of $1,327,290.00 to an amount not to exceed $1,345,208.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001625ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0262 127Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 04-203-4F Final Reservoir Preparation, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, to Walsh/II in One, Joint Venture in an amount of $21,681.13, from an amount of $53,927,011.47, to an amount not to exceed $53,905,330.34, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001224ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0298 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Skillsoft Corporation, for Contract 14-RFP-24 E-Learning Courseware/Learning Management System, in an amount of $15,819.94, from an amount of $312,133.22, to an amount not to exceed $327,953.16, Accounts 101-25000-612820 and 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3083425ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0313 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Ciorba Group, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 14-111-5F, Final Engineering for a Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road in an amount of $56,153.00, from an amount of $593,057.00, to an amount not to exceed $649,210.00, Account 501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3103987ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0314 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Donohue and Associates, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 14-253-3F, Final Design for a Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois in an amount of $416,614.65, from an amount of $1,815,130.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,231,744.65, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3094570ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0316 131Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 04-132-3D, A/B and C/D Service Tunnel Rehabilitation - Phase Two, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC and F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen Joint Venture. in an amount of $536,312.25 from an amount of $20,624,011.56, to an amount not to exceed $20,087,699.31, and to decrease the related five percent change order allowance in an amount of $692,036.73, from an amount of $692,036.73 to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000034ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0320 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Equipment & Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group E to J.P. Simons & Co., in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00, from an amount of $24,124.10, to an amount not to exceed $44,124.10, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623270, 623700, 623780, Agreement 7001626ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0324 133Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 04-202-4F Connecting Tunnels and Gates, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, to Walsh/II in One Joint Venture in an amount of $18,966.57, from an amount of $137,067,451.17, to an amount not to exceed $137,048,484.60, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001136ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0340 134Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-186-3F, Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood, Illinois, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount of $6,390,702.29, from an amount of $63,280,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $69,670,702.29, Accounts 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000068ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0328 135Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2020 departmental appropriations in the amount of $33,500.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0245 136ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of February 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0224 137Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Henry Jones vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 16 WC 25238, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $18,880.50, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0228 138ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of February 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
20-0319 139Agenda ItemReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of March 2020ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0217 140Agenda ItemRequest for advice and consent to the reappointment of Jose A. Lopez as a Commissioner on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for a two-year term pursuant to the Ethics Ordinance (Deferred from the March 5, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0269 141Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 464.5 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to Commonwealth Edison Company to install, construct, operate, maintain, repair and replace an overhead electrical transmission line and two (2) wood utility poles to supply electricity to McCook Development’s overhead electrical transmission lines located within the western portion of Main Channel Parcel 35.05 in McCook, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0279 142Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a 25-year lease with the City of Evanston on 16.4± acres of District real estate located east of the North Shore Channel between Dempster Street and Main Street in Evanston, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 4.01. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0283 143Agenda ItemAuthority to pay relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $48,302.00 to Nancy Almanza, the tenant of the mobile home known as 4617 Meadow Terrace in Melrose Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F), Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0284 144Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the mobile homes known as 4603 Soffel Terrace and 4605 Soffel Terrace in Melrose Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to the owner, Jesus Sandoval, in an amount of $74,800.00, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $18,535.00, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0285 145Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the mobile home known as 4607 West Soffel Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to the owners, Julia Carrera and J. Guadalupe Lugo-Garcia, in an amount of $28,000.00, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $25,735.00, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0300 146Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a four and one half (4 1/2) month permit to Ford Motor Company to store motor vehicles on 24.5 acres of District real estate located at the Cal-Sag Channel and Ridgeland Avenue in Alsip, Illinois and known as the Ridgeland Avenue Drying Facilities; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.04 (eastern portion). Consideration shall be a monthly permit fee of $4,000.00 per acre, subject to upward adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions stated hereinApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0309 147Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Markham to relocate a portion of the East Markham Force Main, provide any associated infrastructure and grant all necessary property interests in Markham, IllinoisApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0243 148Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for a permanent easement from Carlos Sandoval for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 627 Suffolk Avenue in Westchester, Illinois, consideration shall be a one-time fee of $11,833.19, Account 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-0333 149Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment for permanent and temporary easements from InvestPro, LLC for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F) located at 9930 Derby Lane in Westchester, Illinois, Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $16,020.00, Account 501-50000-667340ApprovedPass Action details Not available