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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/20/2024 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 6-20-2024 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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24-0542 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community and honoring esteemed representatives AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0506 12ReportReport on the investment interest income during April 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0507 13ReportReport on investments purchased during April 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0508 14ReportReport on the investment interest income during May 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0509 15ReportReport on investments purchased during May 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0536 16ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2024, in the amount of $37,037,079.73 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0499 17ReportReport on the acceptance of pricing for Contract 20-RFP-24, Supply of Electricity, with MP2 Energy NE LLC, for a One-Year Extension, starting December 2024 and ending December 31, 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0514 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 4, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0515 19ReportReport on Receipt of Proposals of Friday, June 7, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0532 110ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 11, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0516 111Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Thomson Reuters West Publishing Corporation, for the Westlaw Proflex Subscription, in an amount not to exceed $12,416.54, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0503 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-100-11 Preventative Maintenance for Steam Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts estimated cost $54,000.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1619436ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0519 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-878-1S Condition Assessment of Local Sewers, estimated cost $1,645,900.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Requisition 1582398ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0539 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-273-4P Furnish and Install Odor Control System at Thornton Reservoir, estimated cost between $3,693,496.00 and $4,471,074.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1620315ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0504 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-21 IT Project Management Office Consulting Services with SDI Presence LLC in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1608373ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0511 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Vector Solutions LLC for license and software maintenance renewal for an Industrial Premium Library database, in an amount not to exceed $41,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1620046ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0530 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with IXOM Watercare Inc., to Provide an 18-Month Maintenance Service Program for Thirty (30) Solar Powered Mixers/Aerators (SolarBees) at the Thornton Composite Reservoir and the McCook Reservoir, in a total amount not to exceed $399,659.73, Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1614473ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0541 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Sunbelt Rentals Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Two (2) Rental Low-Temperature Chillers and Accessories to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant for an approximately three-month period under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-SNB, in an amount not to exceed $213,646.03, Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1620499ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0543 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Monroe Truck Equipment Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) New 2024 Volvo VDH Upfit Package under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062222-AEB, in an amount not to exceed $159,933.00, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1618583ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0464 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-017-11, Furnish and Deliver Electrical Supplies, Wire, and Cable to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C, D, F, G and H to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $339,302.41, and Group E to J.P. Simons & Co., in an amount not to exceed $14,753.48. Accounts 101-20000-623070, 623170, 623190, 623250, 623680, 623850 (Deferred from the June 6, 2024 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0512 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-053-11, Furnish and Deliver Lamps & Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Group A to Neher Electric Supply, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $34,020.00, and Group B to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $27,006.50, Account 101-20000-623070, 623110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0513 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-083-11, Furnish and Deliver Sump Pumps to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Marco Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $27,295.30, Accounts 101-20000-623090, 623270.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0533 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assemblies at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to Pumping Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,173,742.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1603670, 1603671, and 1604766ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0493 124Agenda 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 $37,718.52, from an amount of $2,791,299.46, to an amount not to exceed $2,753,580.94, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001805ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0498 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-699-12, Services of Heavy Equipment with Operators, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc., in an amount of $358,800.00, from an amount of $2,602,581.13, to an amount not to exceed $2,961,381.13, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001824ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0500 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 22-644-12, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid), to Linde, Inc., in an amount of $6,462.97, from an amount of $917,629.76, to an amount not to exceed $924,092.73, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3123204ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0520 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-254-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal Facility, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $34,937.77, from an amount of $16,334,179.09, to an amount not to exceed $16,369,116.86, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000092ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0521 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 $178,940.81, from an amount of $8,342,382.44, to an amount not to exceed $8,521,323.25, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0522 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-262-3S Calumet 18E Relief Connecting Structure and Sewer Work, CSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount of $222,130.23, from an amount of $2,886,183.87, to an amount not to exceed $3,108,314.10, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order No. 4000095 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0523 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-613-13 (Re-Bid), Scavenger Services at Various Service Areas, Groups A and B, to Independent Recycling Services, Inc., in an amount of $80,000.00, from an amount of $2,557,539.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,637,539.00, Accounts 101/501-50000/68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001819ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0529 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-616-11, Furnish and Deliver Chiller Parts and Services to Various Locations, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount of $117,500.00, from an amount of $469,997.62 to an amount not to exceed $587,497.62, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612680, 623070 and 623270, Purchase Orders 5001850, 5001851, and 5001852ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0524 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of May 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0534 133ReportReport on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) MinutesPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0535 134ReportReport on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) MinutesPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0497 135Agenda ItemAuthority to settle tax rate objections for the years 2010 through 2014 for an estimated amount of $1,795,501.00 plus interestApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0518 136Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Audrey Richardson vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 18WC28155, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $15,000.00 Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0531 137Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of James McManamon vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC022959 in the sum of $108,704.76, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0517 138Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until August 31, 2024, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) the Building Trades Coalition; 3) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 6) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 7) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0491 139ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of May 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0528 140Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification of Emergency Contract 24-600-01, Upper Des Plaines 11-H Sewer Repairs and Restoration to Airy’s Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account 901-66000-667220, Requisition 1620300ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0537 141Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey to continue to operate, maintain, and remove a streamflow gauging station and rain gauge on District property located on the north bank of the Calumet Union Drainage Ditch and east of Dixie Highway in Markham, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0525 142Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with and make payment to the Village of Buffalo Grove for the acquisition of flood-prone properties in Buffalo Grove (24-IGA-03), in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0526 143Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Sewer Service Agreement with the Village of Bartlett, Illinois to extend the restrictor replacement deadline to July 1, 2025ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0527 144Agenda ItemAuthorization for public notification of intent to amend the Watershed Management Ordinance (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available