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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/20/2022 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-20-2022 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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UC22-001 11User Charge OrdinanceRequest Authority to Review the Proposed Amended User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
22-0930 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners acknowledging National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Honoring Breast Cancer SurvivorsAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
22-0936 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Cal-Sag Channel and the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant AdoptedPass Action details Not available
22-0946 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners acknowledging the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water ActAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
22-0942 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2022, in the amount of $34,947,335.70 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0941 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 4, 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0944 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 11, 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0931 18Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2023 membership dues, in the amount of $16,725.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 20, 2022 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the November 3, 2022 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
22-0932 19Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2022-2023 membership dues in the amount of $93,880.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (As Revised)(Deferred from the October 20, 2022 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the November 3, 2022 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
22-0933 110Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to American Water Works Association for 2023 membership dues, in the amount of $24,426.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 20, 2022 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the November 3, 2022 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
22-0938 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 20-160-4H TARP Mainstream Dropshaft DS-M73E at Armitage Avenue, SSA, estimated revised cost between $11,970,000.00 and $14,490,000.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1553647ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0939 112Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2022/2023 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0909 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-107-11, Preventive Maintenance for Aries Water Systems, estimated cost $36,000.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1588693ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0917 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-902-31, Pavement Rehabilitation at the Lawndale Avenue Solids Management Area, estimated cost $8,100,000.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1577804ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0948 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-RFP-24 Technical Assistance Program, estimated cost $100,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1589283 and 1589284 (Deferred from the October 20, 2022 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
22-0908 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates, Inc. to furnish and deliver proficiency testing standards, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1588237ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0910 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Sirius Automation Group Inc. for preventive maintenance and technical support for Sirius automated robotic systems, in an amount not to exceed $21,810.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1588338ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0916 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. for furnishing property insurance coverage for District properties in an amount not to exceed $2,565,000.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1588790ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0920 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Superior Industrial Equipment, L.L.C., to furnish and deliver two replacement Flowserve mechanical seals and accessories at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $59,748.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1588768ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0923 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-08 On-site Health Care Services with Concentra Health Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1580030ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0928 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-11, Professional Legal Services for Bankruptcy and Collection Matters for a three-year period, with the law firm of Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered, a/k/a HMB Legal Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00. Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1579421 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0919 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups B and C, to Warehouse Direct, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $67,150.74, and Group D to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,368.00, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0922 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel, Safety Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups B and E, to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $8,578.74, and Groups C and D to Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company, LLC in an amount not to exceed $23,445.86, Account 101-20000-623680, 623570, 623700, 623780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0940 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19, and 22 to Quimex, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $98,100.38; Items 3, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 21 to Al Warren Oil Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $57,132.20; Items 7, 20, and 23 to Rilco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $44,435.00; Item 11 to Feece Oil Company, in an amount not to exceed $2,244.00; and Item 18 to Chicago United Industries, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $38,139.75, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0911 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and exercise the second and final option to extend the agreement with Veritext LLC, for Contract 18-RFP-08, Court Reporting Services, in an amount of $108,000.00, from an amount of $255,299.19 to an amount not to exceed $363,299.19, Accounts 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, 401-50000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Purchase Orders 3101311, 3101313, 3101314, and 3101315ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0912 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for LED Signs Maintenance with Sievert Electric Service and Sales Company, in an amount of $9,800.00, from an amount of $3,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $12,800.00, Accounts 101-25000-612780 and 101-25000-623780, Purchase Order 8010148ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0913 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 98-RFP-10 Design, Build, Own, Finance, Operate and Maintain a 150 Dry Tons Per Day Biosolids Processing Facility at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Beneficially Use the Final Product for a Period of 20 years, to Metropolitan Biosolids Management, L.L.C., in an amount of $1,300,000.00 from an amount of $190,610,363.72 to an amount not to exceed $191,910,363.72, Account 101-69000-612590, Purchase Order 5000950ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0914 128Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order for Contract 19-934-11, Furnishing and Delivering Magnesium Chloride, to EnviroTech Services, Inc., in an amount of $318,737.47, from an amount of $889,527.50, to an amount not to exceed $570,790.03, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3105556ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0925 129Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease emergency Contract 22-700-01, Repair of Sludge Line on Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, with Reliable Contracting and Equipment Company, in an amount of $42,624.07, from an amount of $90,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $47,375.93, Account 901-67000-667220, Purchase Order 3119740ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0927 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-646-51, Small Stream Maintenance in Cook County, Illinois, Group A, to J & L Contractors, Inc., in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $2,800,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,900,000.00, Account 501-50000-612620, Purchase Order 5001788ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
22-0929 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-653-12, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, to National Power Rodding Corporation, in an amount of $90,000.00 from an amount of $1,850,100.00 to an amount not to exceed $1,940,100.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Purchase Order 5001740ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0947 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of June through September 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
22-0915 133Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Vernon Hart vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W003399693 in the sum of $10,918.42, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0918 134Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Henry Koney vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W003382054 in the sum of $65,379.75, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0934 135Agenda ItemAuthority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. City of Harvey, APA Holdings LLC, Fore Transportation, Inc., and Crown Enterprises, Inc., Universal Specialized, LLC, Case No. 22B-001 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0937 136ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of September 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0945 137ReportAnnual Report for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0943 138Agenda ItemAuthority to grant the Village of Oak Lawn a four (4) year, 124,972± sq. ft. temporary construction easement to continue to stage for the construction of a 60” diameter subterranean water main on and/or beneath Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.05 and the Cal-Sag Channel in Palos Heights, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,415.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0950 139ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners expressing gratitude to Patrick M. BlanchardDeleted  Action details Not available