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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/4/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 05-04-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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23-0456 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Stanislawa “Stasia” Rawicka (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0453 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago River DayAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0454 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring the Asian American CaucusAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0455 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring Water and Waste Management (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0389 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, April 4, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0393 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, April 18, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0445 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, April 25, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0408 18Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Illinois Central Railroad Company to rehabilitate a railroad crossing, in a total amount of $70,303.90, Account 201-50000-645790ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0394 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 14-259-5F Flood Control Project in the Vicinity of 131st Street and Cypress Lane in Palos Heights, estimated cost between $452,541.60 and $553,106.40, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1599293ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0395 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, estimated cost between $4,560,000.00 and $5,520,000.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Requisition 1598921ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0401 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-10 Pre-employment Physical Examinations, Post-offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, estimated cost $144,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1598035ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0404 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-03, Court Reporting Services for a three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years, estimated cost $333,000.00, Accounts 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Requisitions 1598945, 1599066, 1598944 and 1595419ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0383 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver FireEye Network Security Licensing and Support, in an amount not to exceed $95,500.00, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1599172ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0384 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Cisco Wireless Equipment, in an amount not to exceed $38,546.55, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612840, and 623850, Requisition 1599291ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0388 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid to Wilson Industrial Sales Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $174,636.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1593363ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0390 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Smartsheet Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $23,442.50, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1599298ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0398 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for the Renewal of Six Hundred (600) Citrix XenApp Software Maintenance Licenses and Renewal of Two (2) Citrix NetScaler MPX Appliances in an amount not to exceed $70,324.80, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 612840, Requisition 1599411ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0399 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 21-RFP-13, Procure a Public Sector Budget System with Questica LTD, in an amount not to exceed $1,523,348.00, Accounts 101-15000-612430 and 101-15000-612820, Requisition 1569397ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0400 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Neal and Leroy, L.L.C. to represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1599400Deleted  Action details Not available
23-0435 120Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Peterson and Matz, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Three (3) Wilo Submersible Grit Pumps, and Three Lifting Chains, in an amount not to exceed $66,285.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1597280.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0436 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 23-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical & Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to Boiler Equipment Company (Item 1), in an amount not to exceed $88,000.00, to Refractron Technologies Corp. (Item 5), in an amount not to exceed $51,525.00, and to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. (Item 8) in an amount not to exceed $39,500.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270, 623090, Requisitions 1591394, 1591291, 1591402ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0327 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-155-3MR, Boilers 3, 4, 5 and MCC Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid) to Path Construction Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,882,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $1,094,100.00, for a total amount not to exceed $22,976,100.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1576462 (Deferred from the April 6, 2023 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the April 20, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0386 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair in Fulton County, Illinois, Groups A and C, to C&J Mowing and Fencing, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $885,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisitions 1576860 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0387 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-694-11, Truck Scale Maintenance at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C to Abest Scale Co., in an amount not to exceed $67,365.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-612650, 612680, 623270 Requisitions 1579054, 1580712, 1589634ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0411 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-073-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lab Accessories to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $32,263.24, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0434 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-664-11, Seal Coating of Roads and Patching of Pavement at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to United Contractors Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Illinois Valley Paving, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1580718ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0396 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Contract 16-836-3S Civil Consulting Support Services in an amount of $400,000.00, from an amount of $2,100,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3111933ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0403 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an amount of $27,829.84, from an amount of $8,314,552.60, to an amount not to exceed $8,342,382.44, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0409 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc., to provide panel and network upgrades, maintenance, and repair services on HVAC control systems at the Stickney, Calumet, Kirie, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $61,583.00 from an amount of $2,263,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $2,324,583.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Purchase Order 3120251ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0444 130Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of $739,000.00 in the Corporate Fund and Construction FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0382 131Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Antonio Soto vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 20WC026876, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $94,504.14, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0407 132Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Erin Keohane vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC026591, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,221.80, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0451 133Agenda ItemAuthority to settle claim of Inliner Solutions, LLC for additional time and material costs associated with Contract 06-155-3S, in the amount of $1,350,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0392 134Agenda ItemAdoption of the Climate Action Plan of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ApprovedPass Action details Video Video