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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-19-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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23-0969 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing “Imagine a Day Without Water” AdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-1027 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing former Illinois House Representative Gregory S. Harris (As Revised)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1012 13ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2023, in the amount of $37,745,166.90 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1013 14ReportReport on investments purchased during July 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1014 15ReportReport on investments purchased during August 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1015 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during July 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1016 17ReportReport on the investment interest income during August 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1008 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 3, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1009 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 23-115-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Label Printers, Barcode Scanners, and Accessories, estimated cost $120,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0957 110Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $99,045.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 5, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0985 111Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2024 membership dues, in the amount of $19,230.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0994 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of April 20, 2023, regarding Issue purchase order to Dell Marketing, LP for Microsoft Premier software and directory services support, in an amount not to exceed $353,003.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1598412, Agenda Item No. 14, File No. 23-0349ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1011 113Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0892 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-19, Professional Engineering Services for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Biosolids Management Strategy, estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1604172 (Deferred from the September 21, 2023 Board Meeting) (Deferred from the October 5, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0981 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $543,440.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition 1606155ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0982 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $12,380,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606394 and 1606557 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0995 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $3,826,800.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1600061 and 1601426 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0996 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-618-11, Furnish and Deliver HVAC and Refrigeration Parts and Services to Various Locations, estimated cost $984,155.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623270, Requisitions 1605437, 1605438, and 1605439ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0998 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and Hoists at Various Locations, estimated cost $953,900.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680, Requisitions 1606406, 1606408, and 1606424ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1002 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $5,464,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606396 and 1606558 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-1003 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, estimated cost $1,553,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623070/623090/623270/623800/634650 Requisitions 1601847, 1602122, 1603038, 1603221, 1603222, 1603297, 1603707, 1605026, and 1605032ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1005 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-012-11 Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes, Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623190ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0934 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM Compliance Software License Renewal and Stage Infrastructure, in an amount not to exceed $57,560.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606164 (Deferred from the October 5, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0975 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Occupational Health Centers of Illinois, P.C. dba Concentra Medical Centers for 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 $150,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1598035ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0976 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Staples Contract and Commercial, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Office Supplies to Various Locations under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 012320-SCC, in an amount not to exceed $80,050.00, Accounts 101, 501-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623520, Requisitions 1462110, 1605740, 1605801, 1605803, 1605823, 1605842, 1606021, 1606154, 1606520, 1606521, 1606551, 1606552, and 1606555.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0978 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-304-11, Annual Maintenance, Repairing, Recharging, and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers for a Three (3) Year Period at Various Locations, to U.S. Fire and Safety Equipment Co., in an amount not to exceed $92,869.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1601009ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0980 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Arcadis U.S. Inc., for Contract 23-RFP-15 Consulting Services to Develop an Executive Level Performance Evaluation Process, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1601010ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0987 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to National Fire Protection Association for National Fire Codes On-Line Subscription License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $27,720.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606166ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0990 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish Property Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $3,014,218.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1607475ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1000 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC and enter into an agreement with Avaya, Inc. for Telecommunications Equipment, Maintenance Support, and E911 Calling, in an amount not to exceed $613,230.76, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1607457ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-1004 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Haworth, Inc., to furnish and deliver office furniture and cubicles for thirteen (13) employee spaces at the Main Office Building Annex, under General Services Administration Joint Purchasing Contract GS-03F-057DA, in an amount not to exceed $61,765.72, Account 101-15000-634800, Requisition 1607465ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1007 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-904-23 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and Delivering Harmonic Filters to the Stickney WRP, to Active Electrical Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $243,270.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1601266ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1017 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Proven IT, Inc. to furnish, deliver, and install one KIP 7980 Series Four Roll Multi-Function Printing System with one KIP 2300 CCD Scanner, including one year of maintenance under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 030321-TOS, in an amount not to exceed $50,830.00, Accounts 101-50000-634990 and 101-50000-612800, Requisition 1607060ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1006 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-348-11, Services to Remove Hazardous Materials from Various District Locations, On an As-Needed Basis, For A Three-Year Period, to Luse Environmental Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $274,785.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1608245 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0913 135Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 19-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Groups A, B, and D to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an amount of $24,586.25, from an amount of $739,250.84, to an amount not to exceed $714,664.59, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612420, Purchase Orders 5001719 and 5001720 (Deferred from the October 5, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0983 136Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-690-12, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA (Re-Bid), Group A LASMA, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount of $1,312,928.09, from an amount of $12,556,834.00, to an amount not to exceed $11,243,905.91, Account 101-69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001854ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0984 137Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, Group B CALSMA, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount of $691,700.00, from an amount of $2,675,100.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,983,400.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Purchase Order 5001839ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0988 138Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 22-691-12, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA, CALSMA and the Egan Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid), Groups B and C, to Gosia Cartage, LTD, in an amount of $900,200.00, from an amount of $2,710,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,809,800.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000-612520, Purchase Order 5001877ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0989 139Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, Groups A and B, to Synagro Central, LLC, in an amount of $115,000.00, from an amount of $2,940,830.98, to an amount not to exceed $2,825,830.98, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001805ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0991 140Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 22-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA, CALSMA and the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, Group A LASMA, to J.E.I. Inc., in an amount of $1,081,416.21, from an amount of $3,750,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,668,583.79, Account 101-69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001866ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0999 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., to provide services for a Secure Upgrade to the DCS at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $42,946.90, from an amount of $441,546.00, to an amount not to exceed $484,492.90, Account 101-68000-612650, Purchase Order 3120617ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1001 142Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Seyfarth Shaw LLP to represent the District in MWRDGC v. IBEW, Local 9, Case No. 2023 CH 00322, Circuit Court of Cook County and any related actions, in an amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $185,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $230,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3124390ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1026 143Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of $3,500.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1018 144ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of September 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1019 145ReportReport on the status of the agreement entered into between the District and Material Service Corporation, now known as Heidelberg Materials Midwest Aggregate, Inc., for the mining of the required “Rough Hole” for the Thornton Composite ReservoirPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1025 146ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of September 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1020 147Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Lyons for the acquisition of flood-prone properties (21-IGA-24)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1022 148Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Brookfield for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Burlington Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements in Brookfield (23-IGA-31), in an amount not to exceed $1,075,745.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1023 149Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thorn Ditch Flood Mitigation Project in South Holland, IllinoisApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1024 150Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Midlothian for the acquisition of a flood-prone property (23-IGA-28), in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1029 151ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 120th anniversary of Local 63 IronworkersAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1030 152ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Climate Action MuseumAdoptedPass Action details Video Video