Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/19/2024 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Board Room Published agenda: Agenda Accessible Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Accessible Minutes   Agenda packet: Not available Meeting video: Video eComment: Not available   Attachments: 9-19-2024 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf Meeting Items (46) 46 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 24-0777 1 1 Resolution RESOLUTION Adopting a Schedule for the Execution and Completion of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois, Contract 18-249-AF, and Authorizing the Immediate Vesting of Title to Real Estate for the Execution Thereof Adopted Pass Action details Video 24-0792 1 2 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 25th anniversary of Ping Tom Memorial Park Adopted Pass Action details Video 24-0795 1 3 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the Latino Policy Forum (As Revised) Adopted Pass Action details Video 24-0817 1 4 Resolution RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the multiple benefits of urban agriculture to reduce flooding and food insecurity in Cook County, Illinois Adopted Pass Action details Video 24-0822 1 5 Report Report on the investment interest income during July 2024 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 24-0823 1 6 Report Report on the investment interest income during August 2024 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 24-0824 1 7 Report Report on investments purchased during July 2024 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 24-0825 1 8 Report Report on investments purchased during August 2024 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 24-0829 1 9 Report Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2024, in the amount of $41,857,610.44 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 24-0789 1 10 Agenda Item Authorization to amend Board Order of April 18, 2024, regarding Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and software, in an amount not to exceed $1,005,000.00, Account 101-27000-623810, Requisition 1617529, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 24-0274 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0801 1 11 Agenda Item Authorization for payment to the Chicago Area Waterways Chloride Workgroup for the agency membership dues, in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0802 1 12 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 24-616-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Chiller Services to Various Locations, estimated cost $1,040,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623270, Requisitions 1622711, 1622712, and 1622716 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0806 1 13 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-12 Harassment and Diversity Awareness: Customizable Course for Online and In-Person Instruction, estimated cost $175,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1624305 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0810 1 14 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 25-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $66,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0690 1 15 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM Compliance Management Software License Renewal in an amount not to exceed $13,990.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1621833 (Deferred from the August 8, 2024 Board Meeting) (Deferred from the September 5, 2024 Board Meeting) Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0790 1 16 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of Autodesk AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $112,449.96, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1624007 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0791 1 17 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver F5 Licensing and Support, in an amount not to exceed $14,466.15, Accounts101-27000-612840, 623800, Requisition 1623426 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0793 1 18 Agenda Item Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 24-RFP-06, Professional Real Estate Appraisal Services for a three-year period, with CohnReznick, LLP in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, and Woodland Valuation Services, LLC d/b/a Appraisal Associates in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Requisitions 1617532, 1617533 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0800 1 19 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Harry J. Kloeppel & Associates, Inc. to provide parts and service to repair a fume hood in the Analytical Laboratory at the John E. Egan Water Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $14,109.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1624006 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0812 1 20 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., to Rent a Pneumatic Chain Hoist and accessories to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, for an approximate eleven-month period, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-SNB, in an amount not to exceed $53,167.73, Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1623134 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0826 1 21 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc., for Contract 24-CON-01 Professional engineering services for Project 23-097-1D Biennial Bridge Inspections 2024-2026, in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, Account 101-50000-612430, Requisition 1621825 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0828 1 22 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Melching Water Solutions LLC, for use of DUFLOW water quality modeling to complete a final optimization plan for discretionary diversion, maximizing attainment of dissolved oxygen standards in the Chicago Area Waterway System, in an amount not to exceed $240,000.00, Account 101-50000-612430, Requisition 1624656 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0832 1 23 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 24-401-11, Furnish and Deliver Police Uniforms for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to VCG, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $60,146.75, Account 101-15000-623700, Requisition 1618071 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0786 1 24 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation - Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. (Michels), in an amount not to exceed $39,418,164.03, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $1,970,908.20, for a total amount not to exceed $41,389,072.23, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1607772 (Deferred from the September 5, 2024 Board Meeting) Deleted Pass Action details Video 24-0818 1 25 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 24-013-11, Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases to Various Locations, to 24 HR Safety LLC, in an amount not to exceed $36,702.00, Account 101-20000-623840 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0827 1 26 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 24-651-21, Remove and Replace Pavement at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and D, to McGill Construction Co. (McGill), in an amount not to exceed $682,317.00, and Group C to K-Five Construction Corporation (K-Five), in an amount not to exceed $393,500.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1616892 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0794 1 27 Agenda Item Authority to increase 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 #091422-WWG, in an amount of $23,000.00, from an amount of $364,002.06, to an amount not to exceed $387,002.06, Accounts 101, 501-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570, 623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860, 623990, Purchase Orders 3126500 and 3126501 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0803 1 28 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend the agreements for one year, for Contract 22-RFP-15 State Legislative Consulting Services, with Law Offices of Paul L. Williams & Associates, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Blaida and Associates LLC, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Fuentes Consulting LLC, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, and McGuireWoods Consulting, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Orders 3122502, 3122503, 3122513, and 3122539, respectively (As Revised)(Deferred from the September 19, 2024 Board Meeting) Deferred   Action details Video 24-0820 1 29 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 17-134-3MR Odor Control Facilities at Sludge Concentration, Southwest Coarse Screen, Overhead Weir, and Post-Centrifuge Building at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $25,085.50, from an amount of $17,308,972.22, to an amount not to exceed $17,334,057.72, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000071 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0796 1 30 Agenda Item Authority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. City of Harvey and National Carriers of America, Inc., Case No. 22B-005 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0807 1 31 Agenda Item Authority to settle Show Cause proceedings in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Chicago Magnesium Casting Company, Case No. 24B-001, and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement entered by the Board-appointed Hearing Officer Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0808 1 32 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Gina Nutting vs. MWRDGC, Claim number W003802884, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $100,800.02, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0809 1 33 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Daniel Gierut vs. MWRDGC, Claim number W003847937, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $14,596.04, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0815 1 34 Agenda Item Authority to settle Show Cause proceedings in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. CFC, Inc., d/b/a Columbus Vegetable Oils, Case No. 24B-002, and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement entered by the Board-appointed Hearing Officer Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0821 1 35 Agenda Item Authority to extend until October 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) the Building Trades Coalition; 2) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 3) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 6) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0778 1 36 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15300 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owners, Alma Salgado and Antonio Gomez, in an amount of $175,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $61,438.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0779 1 37 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15302 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owner, Veronica Zayas, in an amount of $40,000.00, plus closing costs, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0780 1 38 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15314 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owner, Dorothy Taylor, in an amount of $200,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0782 1 39 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15328 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owner, Arturo Dominguez, in an amount of $175,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $64,686.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0784 1 40 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15321 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owner, Rose B. Smith, in an amount of $120,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0785 1 41 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15323 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owner, Pearl E. Broomfield, in an amount of $245,000.00, plus closing costs, and relocation costs in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0813 1 42 Agenda Item Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease up to 16± acres of District real estate located east of the Egan Water Reclamation Plant in Schaumburg, Illinois Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0814 1 43 Agenda Item Authority to grant Arco Midcon LLC a 25-year, approximately 88,616± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to install, operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate and remove a 12-inch petroleum products pipeline located across the Cal-Sag Channel and portions of Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 12.02, 12.06, 12.09, 13.03, and 13.04 in Alsip and Crestwood, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $22,154.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0830 1 44 Agenda Item Authority to issue a 1-year soil boring permit to the Chicago Transit Authority on a portion of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago, Illinois to locate District facilities for corrosion protection purposes, conduct geotechnical investigations, and perform topographic surveys. Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00. Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0831 1 45 Agenda Item Second Meeting of the 2023-2024 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Committee on Local Government Efficiency Approved Pass Action details Not available 24-0781 1 46 Agenda Item Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 15318 Myrtle Avenue in Harvey, Illinois for the construction of the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF) and authority for payment to the owners, Oscar Leonel Luna Ochoa and Williams Jonan Matute Mejia, in an amount of $115,000.00, plus closing costs, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund Approved Pass Action details Not available