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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/13/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 07-13-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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23-0646 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Urban RiversAdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0678 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 100th anniversary of Saint George Greek Orthodox ChurchAdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0700 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners reaffirming the District’s commitment to affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusionAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0625 14ReportReport on designation of authority to affix signature of Chairman of the Committee on FinancePublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0626 15ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0696 16ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2023, in the amount of $33,678,691.77 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0633 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 13, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0639 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 20, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0677 19ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 27, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0627 110Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for Fiscal Year 2023 Membership Dues in an amount not to exceed $125,903.69, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0629 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-013-11 Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $33,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0630 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $303,000.00, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0634 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0636 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $121,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623570, 623700, 623780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0637 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $41,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0640 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-026-11 Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe, Valves, and Fittings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $50,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0654 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0655 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $108,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623110, 623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0665 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas Piping Replacement Phase II, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $34,156,300.00 and $41,347,100.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1602023ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0688 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-07 Small Business Program, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1596936 (Deferred from the July 13, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0631 121Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Brown Bear Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Planetary Gearbox Replacement Parts at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $25,371.71, Account 101-69000-623270, Requisition 1601409ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0632 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Hyundai Electric Forklift to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 091520-HCE, in the amount not-to-exceed $36,424.15, Account 101-67000-634860. Requisition 1601852ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0638 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AVO Training Institute, Inc., to provide electrical maintenance training to the North Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $15,313.00, Account 101-67000-601100, Requisition 1597695ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0641 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-114-11, Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples, to Environmental Monitoring and Technologies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $39,200.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1598046ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0645 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC for Avaya Equipment and Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $339,247.02, Accounts 101-27000-612430, 623850, 634840, Requisition 1602115ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0652 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workiva Inc., to provide Software Hosting and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $392,332.56, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1602117ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0659 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Sutton Ford, Inc., to furnish and deliver ten 2023 Ford Edge sport utility vehicles under the City of Chicago Purchasing Contract 101191, in an amount not to exceed $362,403.40, Account 101-15000-634860, Requisition 1600678ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0660 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workforce Software, LLC to provide Continuous Care Services Hours Package for the Time Management System in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00 Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1602118ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0663 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Biotage, LLC to furnish and deliver two (2) Turbovap® II Evaporation Systems in an amount not to exceed $27,754.00, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1601264ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0664 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-20 Conduct a Full-Scale Trial of Additives to Reduce Odor and Solids at the Thornton Composite Reservoir, with OptimaBiome LLC in an amount not to exceed $936,400.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1587946ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0671 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Center for Personal Protection and Safety, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-21 Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Training On-Line Course with Customization, in an amount not to exceed $61,350.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1592231ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0674 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-822-11, Furnish and Deliver One Large Swing Lathe to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Luxe Business Partners, Inc. dba Iverson & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $363,537.88, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1595047ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0675 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-907-11, Furnish and Deliver a CNC Vertical Bed Milling Machine to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Greenway & Associates, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $64,900.00, Account 101-69000-634990, Requisition 1595166ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0676 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-824-11, Furnish and Deliver One Horizontal Wheel Press to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Savage Engineering and Sales, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $262,000.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1595271ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0681 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company, to provide maintenance, calibration, and repair services of various Hach equipment located in the North Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $28,776.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1599059ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0682 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Superior Industrial Equipment LLC, to provide Worthington pump parts to the Calumet and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, in a total amount not to exceed $323,050.20, Accounts 101-67000, 68000-623270, Requisitions 1595810, 1595811, 1599849ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0683 137Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., Enterprise FM Trust and WEX Bank, to provide fleet vehicle services under Sourcewell Contract 030122-EFM, in an amount not to exceed $5,760,800.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080/612330/612860, Requisitions 1602131, 1602338.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0673 138Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to Gamma Team Security, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $162,000.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1580719ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0699 139Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $77,297,500.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $3,864,875.00, for a total amount not to exceed $81,162,375.00, Account 401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1583426ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0647 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Lifting Gear Hire Corp., in an amount of $15,235.00 from an amount of $9,765.00, to an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, Account 101-67000-612330, Purchase Order 3124191ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0651 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with Interpersonal Frequency LLC, for Contract 21-RFP-07, Enhancements to the District’s New Website in an amount of $100,150.00, from an amount of $299,950.00 to an amount not to exceed $400,100.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3119613 (Deferred from the July 13, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0657 142Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to LoadSpring Solutions, Inc. for Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount of $8,889.00, from an amount of $78,225.00, to an amount not to exceed $87,114.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3108943 (Deferred from the July 13, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0658 143Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with V3IT Consulting, Inc. for Contract 19-RFP-23 SAP Consulting Services, in an amount of $89,000.00, from an amount of $230,150.00, to an amount not to exceed $141,150.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3112546ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0661 144Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 22-107-21 Installation of a New Air Diffuser System in the North Aeration Basin and Associated Work at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. in an amount of $78,180.00, from an amount of $2,425,156.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,346,976.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001882ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0666 145Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-111-5FR Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, SSA to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC. in an amount of $490,613.56, from an amount of $9,597,186.01, to an amount not to exceed $10,087,799.57, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0667 146Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with SEECO Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 18-851-3C, Geotechnical Analysis and Sub-Surface Investigation for Construction Projects in an amount of $140,000.00, from an amount of $372,101.53, to an amount not to exceed $512,101.53, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100988ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0668 147Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Flood Testing Laboratories, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 18-852-3C, Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials, in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $198,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $258,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100708ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0690 148Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, North Service Area, to Joel Kennedy Construction Corporation in an amount of $350,000.00, from an amount of $27,200,638.47, to an amount not to exceed $27,550,638.47, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000091ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0693 149Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Accurate Employment Screening, LLC for Contract 19-RFP-02 Pre-employment Background Checks and Related Services, in an amount of $2,000.00, from an amount of $26,789.95, to an amount not to exceed $28,789.95, 101-25000-612430, Purchase Order 3107192ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0691 150Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of $320,600.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0695 151ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0694 152Agenda ItemAuthority to settle Show Cause proceedings in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Cody Metal Finishing, Inc., Case No. 23B-002, and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement entered by the Board-appointed Hearing OfficerApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0701 153ReportReport on the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement FundPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
23-0619 154Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of Thaddeus J. Kosowski as the Director of Human Resources for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Deferred from the June 15, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0687 155Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of Sean T. Kelly as the Director of Information Technology for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0642 156Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Comcast of Chicago, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 2,912± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an underground vault and cable lines on District real estate located east of the North Shore Channel and south of Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.07. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $14,960.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0644 157Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 15,391± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a ½” diameter aerially suspended fiber optic cable and appurtenances thereto on District real estate located south of 114th Street and north of 117th Street in Cook County, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.09. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $13,082.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0656 158Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 10’ x 534’ non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an aerially suspended cable transmission line and appurtenances thereto on District real estate located east of McCormick Boulevard and west of Kedzie Avenue in Lincolnwood, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcels 7.06 and 7.07. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0679 159Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a one-year permit extension to Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company to continue to use 0.939± total acres of Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.01, 8.04 and 8.09 in Palos Township, Illinois as construction staging areas and to dewater a utility tunnel. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0692 160Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Glencoe for the design, construction, operation,and maintenance of the South Green Bay Road Stormwater Improvement Plan in Glencoe (23-IGA-32), in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0697 161Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the IDOT 55th Street Relief Sewer (23-IGA-34), in an amount not to exceed $1,430,600.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0698 162Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Subrecipient Agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for funding for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (11-187-3F)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0702 163ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners supporting the efforts of communities in Cook County to make financial disaster assistance available to their residentsAdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-0703 164MotionMOTION to appoint Commissioner Yumeka Brown to serve as a Member of the Cook County Pharmaceutical Disposal Advisory CommitteeAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0704 165MotionMOTION to appoint President Kari K. Steele as Trustee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Retirement FundAdoptedPass Action details Video Video