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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/6/2020 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Remote Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: 08-06-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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O20-005 11OrdinanceOrdinance O20-005 providing for the transfer of an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 from the 459 Limited Revenue Sub-Fund to the 45A Limited Revenue Sub-Fund of the Capital Improvements Bond Fund to pay for certain non-TARP expenditures, to be reimbursed from proceeds of General Obligation Capital Improvements Bonds to be issued by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0632 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Ellen Klein AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0635 13Agenda ItemRequest Authority to Dispose of District RecordsApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0601 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 14, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0646 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 21, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0637 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of July 16, 2020, regarding Issue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver two 2020 Ford Expedition XL’s, under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $92,208.84, Account 101-15000-634860, Requisition 1544411. Agenda Item No.27, File No. 20-0528ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0640 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to reimburse registration fees for Commissioners and Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago employees in various departments to participate in the 2020 Water Environment Federation Virtual Conference WEFTEC CONNECT, in the estimated amount of $26,360.00, Accounts 101-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-601100ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0582 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $54,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0583 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $152,500.00, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0586 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $108,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623570, 623700, 623780.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0591 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-16, Professional Services to Conduct Facility Needs Studies for the Hanover Park and Lemont Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $1,610,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisitions 1543559 and 1543571DeletedPass Action details Video Video
20-0603 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering and Insulation to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $31,000.00, Account 101-20000-623170ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0610 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-476-11 for eCopy Sharescan Software Maintenance Extension and License Upgrade, estimated cost $12,912.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1545502ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0617 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-701-31, Installation of Disc Filters and Other Improvements at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $3,600,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1513787ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0618 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-360-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 13.53+ acres of District real estate located south of the Main Channel between I-355 and Lemont Road/State Street in unincorporated Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 22.04 and 22.05. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $308,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0619 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 07-027-3S North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, North Service Area, estimated cost between $15,546,750.00 and $18,819,750.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1363440ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0621 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-860-5F Furnish and Deliver One Digital Wide Format Scanner and Printer/Copier, Main Office Building Annex, estimated cost $30,000.00, Accounts 501-50000-634990 and 612990, Requisition 1545224ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0622 118Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 20-RFP-10 Professional Services to Market EQ Biosolids from the Harlem Avenue and Calumet Solids Management Areas, estimated cost $200,000.00, Accounts 101-66000/69000-612430, Requisition 1537457 (Deferred from the August 6, 2020 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the September 3, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0628 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-633-11 Furnish and Deliver Polymer, estimated cost $13,839,600.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1540898 and 1545543ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0629 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-646-51, Small Streams Maintenance in Cook County, Illinois, estimated cost $4,550,000.00, Account 501-50000-612620, Requisition 1544167ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0589 121Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc. to Provide an Ovation™ Enterprise Data Solution (EDS) System and the Necessary Hardware, Software, Engineering, Training, Installation Oversight, and Commissioning for the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $318,228.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1543783ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0600 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 20-703-22 (Re-Bid), Furnish & Deliver a Lathe and Accessories to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Iverson & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $90,274.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1514021ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0606 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with enfoTech & Consulting, Inc., for GovOnline, an electronic-reporting system, in an amount not to exceed $387,000.00, Account 101-16000-634820, Requisition 1545200Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0609 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $13,894.50, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1544921ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0615 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-24 IT Project Management Office Consulting Services, with SLG Innovation, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $380,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1520302ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0620 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Motorola, Inc. to furnish and deliver thirty-four (34) STARCOM radios and hardware for the MWRD Police under the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Contract No. CMS3618850, in an amount not to exceed $191,433.81, Account 101-15000-623850, Requisition 1545528.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0631 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-32 Professional Services for Stormwater Master Plan for Avalon Park, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, and South Shore Study Area Contract 18-849-CF (Project F), with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $249,965.00, Account 501-50000-612440, Requisition 1528435Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0643 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-39 Enhancements to the District's New Website, with Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1529902Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0599 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-704-21, Rehabilitate One Electric Motor at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $202,670.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1542735ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0602 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-006-11 Furnish and Deliver Janitorial Supplies to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Group A to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $68,510.69, Group B to Synergy Systems, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $36,146.48, and Group C to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $51,308.94, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660 (Deferred from the August 6, 2020 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
20-0557 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order and amend the agreement with Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries, Inc., for Actuarial Consulting Services, for Contract 15-RFP-04, in an amount of $9,500.00, from an amount of $120,700.00 to an amount not to exceed $130,200.00, Account 101-40000-612430, Purchase Order 3087003ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0607 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-709-11, Furnishing and Delivering Calcium Nitrate to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant., in an amount of $55,000.00, from an amount of $155,279.45, to an amount not to exceed $210,279.45, Account 101-66000-623560, Purchase Order 3097864ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0613 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend the purchase order with AT&T Corp., for Contract 16-RFP-06 Internet Services, in an amount of $36,126.18, from an amount of $279,073.25, to an amount not to exceed $315,199.43, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3093695ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0614 134Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Cornerstone for Contract 19-RFP-15 Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for eLearning and Talent Management Software, in an amount of $67,162.50, from an amount of $452,433.11, to an amount not to exceed $519,595.61, Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3109174ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0625 135Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 13-370-3F Buffalo Creek Reservoir Expansion, Lake County, Illinois, with Lake County Grading Company, LLC in an amount of $117,672.00, from an amount of $9,715,630.85, to an amount not to exceed $9,597,958.85, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000056ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0627 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 13-106-4F McCook Reservoir, Des Plaines Inflow Tunnel, SSA, to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC in an amount of $125,444.75, from an amount of $107,873,223.24, to an amount not to exceed $107,998,667.99, Account 401-50000-645630, Purchase Order 4000037ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0633 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-239-3S Calumet Intercepting Sewer 19F Rehabilitation, Calumet Service Area, to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. in an amount of $151,191.02, from an amount of $14,231,056.11, to an amount not to exceed $14,382,247.13, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000036ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0634 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-263-3F Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an amount of $331,993.44, from an amount of $15,342,475.49, to an amount not to exceed $15,674,468.93, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000052ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0581 139ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2020, ended March 31, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0639 140ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of 2020, ended June 30, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0647 141Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2020 departmental appropriations in the amount of $525,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0584 142Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Timothy Moore vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 18WC027230, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $70,611.36, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0593 143Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Tracey Anderson vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 15 WC 42026 in the sum of $55,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0594 144Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Ricardo Woods vs. MWRDGC, Claim numbers 12 WC 22215 and 15 WC 19694, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $24,999.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0595 145Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Matthew McHugh vs. MWRDGC, Claim Numbers 07 WC 26029 and 12 WC 9828, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $85,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0596 146Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Andrew Soulian vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W002566890 in the sum of $48,831.20, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0597 147Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Lewis Conn vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W002424463 in the sum of $17,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0636 148ReportReport on the 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0590 149Agenda ItemRecommendation to authorize Juneteenth as an Additional Holiday employees may select ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0521 151Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 5,097+ sq. ft. of District real estate located on the southeastern bank of the Collateral Channel at 3152 South California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 42.09 (Deferred from the July 16, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0598 152Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 1129 S. 31st Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois, for the construction of the Addison Creek Channel Improvement Project (Contract 11-187-3F) and authority for payment to Gustavo Nunez Cano, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $7,500.00, plus closing costs, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0608 153Agenda ItemAuthority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $10,435.11 to acquire a permanent easement on the real estate commonly known as 925 Suffolk Avenue in Westchester, Illinois, to settle the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Alejandro Alvarez, et al., Case No. 20L050223 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0648 154Agenda ItemAuthorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes and to sell to the Illinois Department of Transportation 0.15± acres of District Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.03 located south of the Cal-Sag Channel at the intersection of Cal-Sag Road/IL Route 83 and 127th Street in Alsip, Illinois. Consideration shall be $3,800.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0649 155Agenda ItemAuthority to amend lease agreement dated October 7, 1993, between the District and Alsip Park District to surrender a 0.15+ acre portion of its 79.931 acre leasehold located along the Cal-Sag Channel between Ridgeland Avenue and Pulaski Road in Alsip, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 10.03 (portion), 11.02, 11.03, 12.01, 12.03 (portion) and 12.11. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0624 156ReportReport on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0623 157Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Schuth's Grove Parking Lot Green Infrastructure Retrofit in Unincorporated Proviso Township, Illinois (20-IGA-10) in an amount not to exceed $203,107.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1542451ApprovedPass Action details Video Video