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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/17/2024 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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24-0899 11ReportPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the “District”) will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on the 17th day of October 2024, in the Board Room at the Administrative Offices of the District, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the intention of the Board of Commissioners of the District to issue not to exceed $325,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds of the District to provide funds required for the replacing, remodeling, completing, altering, constructing and enlarging of sewage treatment works, administrative buildings, water quality improvement projects, or flood control facilities, and additions therefor, including, but not limited to, the construction of pumping stations, tunnels, conduits, intercepting sewers and outlet sewers, together with the equipment, including air pollution equipment, and appurtenances thereto, to acquire property, real, personal or mixed, necessary for said purposes, and for costPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
24-0930 12ReportReport to the Board of Commissioners on the District’s intention to issue General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds in an amount not to exceed $325,000,000Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
24-0952 13MotionMOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the year 2025AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O24-014 14OrdinanceOrdinance O24-014 Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to exceed $37,000,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), 2024 Series E, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0943 15ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing ALMA Chicago AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0945 16ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing “Imagine a Day Without Water” AdoptedPass Action details Not available
24-0950 17ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October as LGBT History Month and honoring Tracy Baim AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0951 18ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 35th anniversary of the Federation of Women ContractorsAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0921 19ReportReport on the investment interest income during September 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0922 110ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0923 111ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0935 112ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2024, in the amount of $43,940,373.21 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0916 114ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 1, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0942 115ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 8, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0863 116Agenda ItemAuthorization to make payment to Current Innovation, NFP (Current) for the 2024 annual membership dues, in the amount of $100,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 3, 2024 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0932 117Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2024/2025 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0933 118Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2025 membership dues, in the amount of $20,383.80, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0934 119Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2025 annual membership dues in the amount of $37,500.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0887 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $3,686,200.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621439 and 1621818ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0888 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $29,505,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621438 and 1621816ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0895 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $7,462,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621440 and 1621817ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0901 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-063-11 Furnish and Deliver V-Belts, Conveyor Belts and Bearings to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $72,000.00, Account 101-20000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0920 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-667-11, Native Prairie Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $456,600.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1617127ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0874 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. to renew the ESRI Enterprise License Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $1,545,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1625524ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0879 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc. for preventive maintenance, technical support, repairs, parts, and consumable supplies for six AQ400 Discrete Analyzers at various locations in an amount not to exceed $35,365.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1625214ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0880 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Brinkmann Instruments, Inc. d/b/a Metrohm USA, Inc., for preventive maintenance and consumable supplies for an Ion Chromatograph and Alkalinity Titrator in an amount not to exceed $63,537.07, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570 Requisition 1625054ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0889 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Dell Marketing LP, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, in an amount not to exceed $121,384.60, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1625922ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0896 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC, for Eagle Point Software Corporation’s Pinnacle Series Software Annual Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $16,065.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1624001ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0897 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CommVault Systems, Inc. for maintenance renewal for CommVault’s Backup Software and Premier Maintenance Package, in an amount not to exceed $177,426.27, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1626029ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0898 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government, LLC and enter into an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $4,023,362.64, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1625643ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0910 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) to Furnish and Deliver Expedited Mail, Small Ground Freight, and Related Products and Services to Various Locations under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 2020.002169, in an amount not to exceed $16,700.00, Accounts 101, 501-16000, 27000, 30000, 50000-612040 Requisitions 1623878, 1625638, 1625655, 1625784, 1625785 and 1625792ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0911 133Agenda ItemIssue 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 not to exceed $388,600.00, 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 and 623990, Requisitions 1623151, 1623287, 1623466, 1623600, 1623864, 1624009, 1624790, 1625068, 1625221ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0912 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Omnant Technologies, LLC for annual access to Omnant Forthsite Software, in an amount not to exceed $19,262.50, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1625196ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0924 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., to Furnish and Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals to Various Locations under the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 2021002889, in an amount not to exceed $56,200.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1625791ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0925 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Electrical Catalog Products for a One-Year Period, under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Contract #EV2370, in an amount not to exceed $113,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, Requisitions 1623474, 1623576, 1625511 and 1625531ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0929 137Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Canary Systems, Inc. for Contract 23-172-1H McCook and Thornton Reservoir Instrumentation Website 2024-2027, for a Three (3) Year Automated Data Acquisition System Website Hosting and Hardware Support Service Program at the McCook Reservoir and Thornton Composite Reservoir, in an amount not to exceed $272,435.00, Account 101-50000-623800, Requisition 1625656ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0938 138Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-111-11, Flow Measurements for South Park Intercepting Sewers, to ADS, LLC (ADS), in an amount not to exceed $34,000.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1621276ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0900 139Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-273-4P, Furnish and Install Odor Control System at Thornton Reservoir, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. (Independent), in an amount not to exceed $3,064,500.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $153,225.00, for a total amount not to exceed $3,217,725.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1620315ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0903 140Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Taylor Distribution Group LLC d/b/a TDG Scientific, in an amount not to exceed $3,642.01, Groups B and C to Wipeco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $69,101.00, and Group D to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,959.00. Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0904 141Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-026-11, Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe, Valves, and Fittings to Various Locations, to Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $37,375.72 Account 101-20000-623090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0905 142Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 21 and 22 to Valdes, LLC in an amount not to exceed $36,624.82; Items 2, 5, 9, 13, 14, and 20 to Quimex, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $23,111.50; Items 3, 4, 15, and 17 to Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $27,087.70; and Items 7, 12, 16, 19, and 23 to Petroleum Service Company, in an amount not to exceed $56,465.00, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0906 143Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $16,440.17, and Group C to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in and amount not to exceed $9,069.10. Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0907 144Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Conserv F.S., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $46,155.28, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0908 145Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-051-11, Furnish and Deliver Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C, D, and E to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $98,499.17, Account 101-20000-623110, 623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0915 146Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Group A to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $52,658.04, Groups B and E to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co. Inc., in an amount not to exceed $15,151.68, Group C to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,688.10 and Group D to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $23,585.60. Accounts 101-20000-623570, 623680, 623700, 623780.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0936 147Agenda ItemAuthority 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 1607772ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0937 148Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-629-11, Rack and Pinion Manlift Inspection and Repair, to Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $641,375.00, Accounts 101-68000/ 69000-612600/612680, Requisitions 1620134 and 1620135ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0949 149Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-635-51, Reservoir Mowing at Various Locations in Cook County, Illinois, Groups A and B, to Lizzette Medina & Company (Lizzette), in an amount not to exceed $646,608.60, Account 501-50000-612620, Requisition 1616903ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0891 150Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Xylem Flygt A-C, Sulzer ABS, ITT Gould and Netzsch pumps and replacement parts to various locations in an amount of $110,000.00, from an amount of $425,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $535,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623110, 623270 and 623990, Agreement 7002116ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0892 151Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Electrical Catalog Products, under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Contract #EV2370, for a One-Year Period, in an amount of $13,500.00, from an amount of $114,800.00, to an amount not to exceed $128,300.00, Accounts 101-15000/66000/67000/68000/69000-623070, Purchase Orders 3127089 and 3127090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0893 152Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with Gardner Denver Nash LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Digester Compressors, Gas Booster Pumps, and related equipment to various locations, for a three-year period, in an amount of $120,000.00, from an amount of $554,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $674,900.00, Accounts, 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270, Agreement 7002110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0914 153Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Canon Solutions America, Inc, for maintenance and supplies of multifunctional photocopier devices and printers in an amount of $265,977.17, from an amount of $877,876.75, to an amount not to exceed $611,899.58, Account 101-27000-612810, Purchase Order 3116827ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0917 154Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Ameex Technologies Corporation, for Contract 21-RFP-11 Application Development Consulting Services, in an amount of $146,750.00, from an amount of $280,320.00, to an amount not to exceed $133,570.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3119085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0918 155Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to Integrated Power System, LLC (Items 1,2,6,7,8, and 9), in an amount of $114,769.00, from an amount of $658,507.00, to an amount not to exceed $543,738.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623270/634650/623070/623090, Purchase Order 3128958ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0926 156Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Midlothian Creek in Robbins, CSA to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an amount of $14,186.26, from an amount of $11,338,641.67, to an amount not to exceed $11,352,827.93, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0927 157Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $77,190.58, from an amount of $8,776,938.40, to an amount not to exceed $8,854,128.98, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0928 158Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc., for Contract 22-874-5F, General Stormwater Task Order Consulting Services, in an amount of $598,805.00, from an amount of $1,640,600.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,239,405.00, Account 501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3121832 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0931 159Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR, Central Boiler Facility and Electrical Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant (Rebid), to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an amount of $231,941.29, from an amount of $14,046,353.25, to an amount not to exceed $14,278,294.54, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0947 160Agenda ItemAuthority to increase payment to Inspe Associates LLC for Medical Expert Consulting Services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, from an amount of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0948 161Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2024 departmental appropriations in the amount of $80,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0944 162ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0941 163Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Edward Chesser vs. MWRDGC, Claim Numbers 17WC024477, 17WC024478, and 23WC009689 in the sum of $20,302.15, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0939 164Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until October 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers DivisionApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0940 165Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until November 30, 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. 399ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0894 166ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of September 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0866 167Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Board of Education of School District 154.5 and the Village of Burnham for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the NatureNook Pilot Project 1 in Burnham, Contract 24-279-5F (Deferred from the October 3, 2024 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available