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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2024 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 7-11-2024 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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24-0608 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Dennis DeerAdoptedPass Action details Not available
24-0597 12MotionMOTION to Approve Funds for 2024 District-wide PicnicAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
R24-001 13Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance No. R24-001 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the maintenance and rehabilitation of District structures under the contract for Upper Des Plaines Dropshafts 1/1A, 5 Rehabilitation and Calumet Dropshaft 34 Modification, NSA & CSA (Contract 23-378-3S) in parts of Sections 5, 6, and 7, Township 37 North, Range 15, East of the Third Principal Meridian in the City of Chicago, Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0605 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Pat Mac RideAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0578 15ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0577 16Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $5,894.21, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, 612050 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0565 17ReportReport on rejection of proposals for Contract 23-RFP-07, Small Business Program, estimated cost $75,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
24-0594 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 18, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0600 19ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 25, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0559 110Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for Fiscal Year 2024 Membership Dues, in an amount not to exceed $133,645.14, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0586 111Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to reimburse registration fees for Commissioners and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago employees to attend the 2024 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibit and Conference, in an amount not to exceed $28,600.00, Accounts 101-11000, 15000, 16000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 69000-601100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0547 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-804-11, Furnish and Deliver Three Non-Restrained Flexible Pipe Couplings to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $114,900.00, Account 101-68000-623090, Requisition 1619807ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0558 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-11 Federal Legislative Consulting Services, estimated cost $175,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1620302ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0560 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-013-11 Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $42,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0561 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $162,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0562 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Work Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $42,500.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0567 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-629-11, Rack and Pinion Manlift Inspection and Repair, estimated cost $641,375.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612600/612680, Requisitions 1620134 and 1620135ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0568 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-648-11, Snow Plowing at the Lockport Powerhouse, estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Requisition 1620208ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0571 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-05 Perform Psychological Evaluations and Fitness for Duty Examinations for Selected Employees, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1618511ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0582 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-805-11, Furnish and Deliver Portable Dry Ice Cleaning Equipment to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $47,400.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1619057ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0593 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $105,000.00, Account 101-20000-623110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0599 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-638-21, HVAC Improvements at Various Locations, estimated cost $19,144,325.00, Accounts 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1620791 and 1620793ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0550 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with T.Y. Lin International Great Lakes, Inc., for Contract 23-RFP-06 Arc Flash Training - NFPA 70E to provide instructor-led refresher training for employees that work with high voltage electricity in accordance with updated information under the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Standard for an amount not to exceed $35,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1613193ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0563 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) 2024 Genie Z-60 FE BI-Energy 4WD with JIB Articulating Boom Lift and (1) 2024 Genie Z-30/20N 2WD with JIB Articulating Boom Lift to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 020923-TER, in an amount not to exceed $238,760.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1618221.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0572 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-19 Professional Engineering Services for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Biosolids Management Strategy, with Black & Veatch Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1604172ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0576 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and renew the license agreement with PT Chicago, LLC for rooftop space at Presidential Towers located at 575 West Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois for TARP telemetry radio equipment for a three (3) year period from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $213,712.00. Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1620790ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0583 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. to Furnish, Deliver, and Install a High-Temperature Combustion Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, with Associated Accessories, and Preventative Maintenance in the Analytical Laboratory at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $59,259.94, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 634970, Requisition 1620769ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0585 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. to conduct an assessment of District’s current production Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1619343 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0588 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 23-889-5F Wetland Specialist Services for Watershed Management Ordinance Permits with Engineering Resource Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $97,000.00, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. in an amount not to exceed $97,000.00, and Hey and Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $97,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1620037ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0589 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) New Caterpillar Model 330-07E Super Long Reach Configuration Excavator to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 011723-CAT, in an amount not to exceed $336,080.00, Account 101-68000-634760, Requisition 1620558ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0590 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 24-617-11, Furnish and Deliver Refurbished Low Voltage AC and DC Motors to Various Locations, to L&S Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $317,460.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Requisitions 1611385, 1611387, and 1611388ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0591 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid to Shannon Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $202,531.20, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1615493ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0592 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-107-11, Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples, to Eurofins Environment Testing North Central, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $96,250.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1615585ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0604 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an amount not to exceed $1,904,600.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612420, Requisitions 1609292, 1580835, and 1577294 (Deferred from the July 11, 2024 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
24-0609 135Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 14-253-5FR (Re-Bid), Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois, to V3 Construction Group, LTD. (V3), in an amount not to exceed $19,841,500.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $992,075.00, for a total amount not to exceed $20,833,575.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1613092ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0556 136Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 20-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and Hoists at Various Locations, to Sievert Electric Service & Sales Co., in an amount of $49,524.83, from an amount of $482,007.85, to an amount not to exceed $432,483.02, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680/612760, Purchase Orders 5001765, 5001766, and 5001767ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0566 137Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-697-11, Services of Tractors with Rotavators and Sludge Pumps with Operators, Groups A and B, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount of $335,281.38, from an amount of $1,351,326.96, to an amount not to exceed $1,016,045.58, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Orders 5001810 and 5001811ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0569 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with WM Reply, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-13, Intranet Development and Platform Support, in an amount of $90,000.00, from an amount of $380,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $470,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3125792ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0574 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Construction Corp. in an amount of $293,010.81, from an amount of $27,604,063.36, to an amount not to exceed $27,897,074.17, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000091ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0575 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-131-4FR McCook Reservoir Rock Wall Stabilization and Geotechnical Instrumentation, SSA, Re-Bid, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $1,386,133.61, from an amount of $20,692,985.00, to an amount not to exceed $22,079,118.61, Account 401-50000-645630, Purchase Order 4000086ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0581 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-618-11, Furnish and Deliver HVAC and Refrigeration Parts and Services to Various Service Locations to Core Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of $50,000.00, from an amount of $402,556.55 to an amount not to exceed $452,556.55, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623070/623270, Purchase Order 5001749ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0584 142Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an amount of $4,727.80, from an amount of $8,521,323.25, to an amount not to exceed $8,526,051.05, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0601 143Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, CSA, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an amount of $211,212.36, from an amount of $11,127,429.31, to an amount not to exceed $11,338,641.67, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0595 144Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2024 departmental appropriations in the amount of $340,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0554 145ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0580 146Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Anthony Jordan vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 22WC011021 in the sum of $35,141.62, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0555 147Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a one-year permit to American Survey and Engineering to conduct potholing and related utility investigation work as part of the IL-43 (Harlem Avenue) Roadway Improvement Project at 5005 S. Harlem Avenue in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.03. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0557 148Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a six-month permit to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to access Main Channel Parcel 31.01 to remove surplus material in connection with ISTHA’s I-294 Mile Long Bridge Project in Willow Springs, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0573 149Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Kenilworth to relocate drop chambers and other structures that connect to North Shore Intercepting Sewer 7 in the Village of Kenilworth, IllinoisApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0607 150Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a 39-year lease agreement with Amtrak on approximately 19,584± sq. ft. of District real estate located at 413 West Taylor Street in Chicago, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 45.01 (portion) for storage of railway and track materials. Consideration shall be an initial annual rental fee of $68,500.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0603 151ReportReport on Stormwater Partnership Project Submittals (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0612 152Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of the District’s procurement policies and procedures in an amount not to exceed $95,000.00. Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1621317ApprovedPass Action details Video Video