Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/21/2010 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Board Room Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Agenda packet: Not available Meeting video: Not available eComment: Not available   Attachments: Agenda Packet for 1-21-2010 Meeting Items (48) 48 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 10-0005 1 1 Report Report on investments purchased during December 2009 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0043 1 2 Report Report on the investment interest income during December 2009 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0044 1 3 Report Report on investment inventory statistics at December 31, 2009 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0033 1 4 Agenda Item Authority to Transfer up to $244,300,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2010, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0034 1 5 Agenda Item Authority to Transfer up to $9,500,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2010, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0035 1 6 Agenda Item Authority to Transfer up to $22,800,000.00 from the Stormwater Management Working Cash Fund to Finance Stormwater Management Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2010, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0055 1 7 Agenda Item Request Authority to Dispose of District Records Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0037 1 8 Report Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0010 1 9 Agenda Item Authorization for payment to The Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for tuition fees for one (1) Senior Manager to attend a 12-day Residential Leadership Development program in an amount not to exceed $11,225.00, Account 101-25000-601100 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0014 1 10 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 10-615-11 Steam Trap Inspection in the North, Calumet and Stickney Service Areas, estimated cost $70,200.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680, Requisitions 1292450, 1294238, 1294250 and 1294263 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0016 1 11 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 10-949-11 Maintenance and Repair of Alimak Manlifts at Various Locations, estimated cost $328,000.00, Accounts 101-68000-612680, 101-69000-612600, Requisitions 1284439 and 1283826 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0020 1 12 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 10-673-11 Repair of Heavy Equipment at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Lawndale Avenue Solids Management Area, estimated cost $520,000.00, Account 101-66000-612760, Requisition 1288599 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0021 1 13 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 10-970-11 Janitorial Services at Various Locations in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $675,000.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1292517 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0011 1 14 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and exercise the option to renew the existing agreement for a one-year period with Sigma Business Solutions Inc., for renewal of the maintenance and service for PBS Archive Software, in an amount not to exceed $23,962.96, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1273214 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0030 1 15 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with DGN Technologies, Inc. for furnishing, delivering and installing TransportConnect Tool, in an amount not to exceed $125,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-601170, 634840, Requisition 1295042 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0040 1 16 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to Fairfield Service Company of Indiana, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Parts for the Fine Screens at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1293641 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0041 1 17 Agenda Item Issue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc., for Maintenance Services and Repair Parts for Three Kinetics Field Application Panels at the Racine Avenue Pumping Station and Robicon Variable Frequency Drives at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant., in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-612600, Requisitions 1287661, 1289881 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0046 1 18 Agenda Item Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with MWH Americas, Inc., for professional engineering post award services for Contract 04-201-4F, Tollway Dam, Grout Curtain and Quarry Plugs, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $4,711,155.00, Account 401-50000-601440, Requisition 1293016 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0027 1 19 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 06-359-3S, Upper Des Plaines Intercepting Sewer 14A Rehabilitation, North Service Area, to Spiniello Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $13,664,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1280513 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0012 1 20 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 08-812-11 Services to Maintain and Repair Absorption Chillers at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Anchor Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of $44,586.86, from an amount of $226,722.00, to an amount not to exceed $182,135.14, Account 101-68000-612680, Purchase Order 5000860 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0013 1 21 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order and amend agreement with AMCO Industries, d/b/a Compressor Engineering, Inc., to furnish and deliver technical services, parts and repairs for four Dresser-Roots Rotary Lobe Blowers at the North Side Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $14,385.00, from an amount of $16,750.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,365.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Purchase Order 3042805 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0015 1 22 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 07-RFP-02 Furnish Professional Services of an Industrially-Trained Nurse for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Various Locations, in an amount of $23,848.72, from an amount of $310,218.28, to an amount not to exceed $286,369.56, Account 101-15000-601170, Purchase Order 3043767 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0017 1 23 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 07-668-11 Installation and Maintenance of Native Prairie Landscape at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to McGinty Bros., Inc., in an amount of $15,100.00, from an amount of $83,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $67,900.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Purchase Order 5000691 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0022 1 24 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 07-663-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various Locations in the North Side Water Reclamation Plant Area, Group B, to Alaniz Landscaping Group Co., in an amount of $20,134.00, from an amount of $76,494,.10 to an amount not to exceed $56,360.10, Account 101-67000-612420, Purchase Order 5000709 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0023 1 25 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 07-663-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various Locations in the North Side Water Reclamation Plant Area, Group A, to A Natural Choice Shamrock Landscaping & Installation, in an amount of $10,109.18, from an amount of $109,518.67, to an amount not to exceed $99,409.49, Account 101-67000-612420, Purchase Order 5000716 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0026 1 26 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 04-125-3S (Re-Bid), Upper Des Plaines Pumping Station Rehabilitation and TARP Connection, Stickney Service Area, to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen and Associates LLC, in an amount of $44,919.76, from an amount of $8,787,962.24, to an amount not to exceed $8,743,042.48, Accounts 401-50000-645600 and 645700, Purchase Order 5000812 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0028 1 27 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 07-220-3P Primary Settling Tanks and Grit Removal Facilities, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen/IHC Construction Joint Venture, in an amount of $155,950.49, from an amount of $228,825,890.96, to an amount not to exceed $228,981,841.45, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5000954 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0029 1 28 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 98-260-2M (Re-Bid) Coarse Screens at 95th Street Pumping Station, Piping and Electrical Work at 95th and 125th Street Pumping Stations, Chicago, Illinois to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC, in an amount of $174,894.02, from an amount $10,317,268.81, to an amount not to exceed $10,492,162.83, Accounts 401-50000-645600 and 645700, Purchase Order 5000900 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0036 1 29 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 09-753-11 Contract Farming Services at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, to Oros & Busch Application Technologies, Inc., in an amount of $144,600.00, from an amount of $329,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $184,600.00, Account 101-67000-612520, Purchase Order 5001000 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0038 1 30 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 08-639-11, Furnishing and Delivering Process Water Chemicals and Consulting Services to the Stickney and Calumet Service Areas, to HOH Chemicals, Inc., in an amount of $21,727.80, from an amount of $258,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $236,272.20, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623560, Purchase Orders 5000823, 5000824 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0039 1 31 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 09-616-11, Switchgear Maintenance and Repair at Various Service Areas, to American Industrial Motor Service, in an amount of $16,439.00, from an amount of $491,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $507,439.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Purchase Order 5001078 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0042 1 32 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order to the Extra Newspaper, to Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts and Publish Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations in a Newspaper Intended to Target the Hispanic Market, in an amount of $1,930.00, from an amount of $13,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $11,070.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Purchase Order 3054898 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0047 1 33 Agenda Item Authority to Increase Contract 04-299-2P Improvements to Aeration Batteries A, B, C, E1, and E2 at Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen & Associates, L.L.C., in an amount of $21,394.45, from an amount of $20,525,468.96, to an amount not to exceed $20,546,863.41, Accounts 101-50000-612650, 401-50000-645650, and 645750, Purchase Order 5000831 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0048 1 34 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order with Lexington Lion Chicago GP LLC, for maintenance, operation, and capital repairs of the common areas located at 111 East Erie Street, in an amount of $9,926.20, from an amount of $256,400.00, to an amount not to exceed $266,326.20, Account 101-15000-612390, Purchase Order 3055902 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0024 1 35 Report Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of November and December 2009 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0050 1 36 Agenda Item Authority to advance funds in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the non-federal sponsor’s share of the costs associated with the McCook Reservoir Stage 2 Grout Curtain, Project 73-161-2H, Account 401-50000-645630 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0008 1 37 Agenda Item Authority for the Board of Commissioners to review request by Tampico Beverages for the Facility Located at 2425 West Barry Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, for Review by the Board of Commissioners of the 2007 and 2008 User Charge Liability Determinations Made by the Director of Monitoring and Research-Appeal No. 10B-001 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0009 1 38 Report Report on ComEd’s Energy Cooperative Programs at MWRDGC Facilities Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0045 1 39 Agenda Item Authority to Subscribe to the Water Environment Research Foundation for 2010, in an Amount Not to Exceed $117,300.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Corporate Fund) Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0031 1 40 Report 2009 Annual Report of the Civil Service Board Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 10-0004 1 41 Agenda Item Change Personnel Rule 5.10 Overtime Administration (Deferred from January 7, 2010 Board Meeting) Approved Fail Action details Not available 10-0006 1 42 Agenda Item Authority to issue a check payable to Hanson Material Service Corporation in the amount of $259,197.77 as reimbursement of the District’s pro rata share of the 2nd installment of the year 2007 real estate taxes paid by it for the Lower West Lobe of the Thornton Quarry, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Project 77-235-2F (401-50000-645620) Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0018 1 43 Agenda Item Authorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes and to sell to the City of Lockport 60± acres of District real estate located in unincorporated Will County, east of the Main Channel, and known as Main Channel Atlas Index Parcels 16.01, 16.02, 16.05, and the southernmost portion of 16.03, consideration is $3,038,702.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0049 1 44 Agenda Item Authority to issue a 6-month permit to the Illinois Department of Transportation to allow its contractor and subcontractor CH2MHILL and DB Sterlin Consultants, Inc., respectively, access to the District’s O’Hare CUP Reservoir and O’Hare Reservoir sites to perform ground survey and field reconnaissance work for the Elgin O’Hare West Bypass Project, consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $2,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0053 1 45 Agenda Item Request for approval to pursue the design of streambank stabilization projects identified under the completed Detailed Watershed Plans and to be funded under the District’s Stormwater Management Fund (As Revised) Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0057 1 46 Resolution MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Wesley W. South Adopted Pass Action details Not available 10-0058 1 47 Agenda Item Authorization for payment to Rausch Construction Company in the amount of $625,741.35, plus interest in the amount of $3,702.96, for the judgment in the matter of Rausch Construction Company v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, No. 07 CH 4269, Purchase Order 5000162 (As Revised) Approved Pass Action details Not available 10-0059 1 48 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order for Contract 97-362-1S O’Hare TARP Drop Shaft 5 Rehabilitation, to Rausch Construction Company, Inc. in an amount of $103,410.88, from an amount of $1,713.043.00 to an amount not to exceed $1,816,453.88, Account 201-50000-645700 and 612490, Purchase Order 5000162 Approved Pass Action details Not available