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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/5/2024 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 9-05-2024 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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24-0787 11MotionMOTION to reappoint David Ormsby, Inc., as public relations consultant for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for an additional one-year period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
IW24-001A 12Industrial Waste OrdinanceRequest Authority to Amend the Chemical Toilet Waste Disposal Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
24-0732 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing September 16th as Mexican Independence DayAdoptedPass Action details Not available
24-0776 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing September 2nd as Labor DayAdoptedPass Action details Not available
24-0711 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of July 2024, in the amount of $39,132,439.30 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0716 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 6, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0717 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 13, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0735 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 20, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0760 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 24-612-21, Roof Replacement and Rehabilitation at Various Locations, estimated cost $2,360,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0765 110ReportReport of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, August 23, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0774 111ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 27, 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0719 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-03 Vision Plan Administrator, with EyeMed Vision Care, LLC, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, Account 101-25000-601250ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0745 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to join the coalition, REACT, to represent the District’s interests before the Illinois Commerce Commission in ComEd Rate Design proceeding, ICC Docket No. 24-0378 and issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with REACT’s counsel, CJT Energy Law, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612150, Requisition 1623136ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0750 114Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the City of Chicago for participation in the city’s underground project coordination, in an amount not to exceed $25,924.33, Account 101-50000-612430ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0708 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-631-11, Furnishing and Delivering Odor Control Canisters and Media to Various Locations, estimated cost $203,100.00, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1621387ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0713 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering and Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-20000-623170ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0714 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-045-11 Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts, Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations, and Other Legal Notices for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $56,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Requisition 1621179ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0722 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-18 Leadership Training for a Three - Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, Account 101-25000- 60110, Requisition 1621506.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0733 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Request for Proposal Contract 24-RFP-15, E-Discovery and Trial Support Services for the District’s Law Department for a three-year period, estimated cost $390,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1623109ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0737 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $387,923.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820, Requisitions 1621279, 1621280, 1621432, 1621796.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0743 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-652-11 Furnish and Deliver Various Types of Manhole Covers, Frames, and Associated Miscellaneous Parts, estimated cost $120,000.00, Account 101-66000-623300, Requisition 1621388ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0747 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-378-3S Upper Des Plaines Dropshafts 1/1A and 5 Rehabilitation and Calumet Dropshaft 34 Modification, NSA and CSA, estimated cost between $6,175,000.00 and $7,475,000.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1623142 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0755 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $103,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0756 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not-to-exceed $450,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820, 501-50000-623820, Requisitions 1621431, 1621740, 1621797, 1622022, 1622045 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0761 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-640-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Bisulfite, estimated cost $1,808,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000-623560, Requisitions 1621731 and 1621735ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0769 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-14, Agenda Management Solution for a five-year period, estimated cost $300,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 101-40000-612430 Requisition 1623606ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0690 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM Compliance Management Software License Renewal in an amount not to exceed $13,990.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1621833 (Deferred from the August 8, 2024 Board Meeting) (Deferred from the September 5, 2024 Board Meeting)DeferredPass Action details Video Video
24-0715 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 24-650-11 Portable Toilets at Various Locations, Group A and B to Oui Oui Enterprises, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $37,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612330, Requisitions 1615314 and 1614027ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0718 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Origami Risk LLC to provide software hosting, maintenance and license renewal for the Origami Risk Management Information System, in an amount not to exceed $282,489.99, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1622107ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0725 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco Malware Subscriptions for Cisco Content Filters and Firewalls, in an amount not to exceed $80,747.78, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1622239ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0726 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Hardware Support for Routers and Switches, in an amount not to exceed $211,968.44, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1622236ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0727 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 24-639-11, Furnish and Deliver Process Water Chemicals to Global Water Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $353,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1618491, 1618492, and 1618494ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0729 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for ManageEngine Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $26,297.25 Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1623149ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0736 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a subscription agreement with ToolWatch, LLC dba Align Technologies of Colorado for Align Essentials software and maintenance in an amount not to exceed $34,735.86, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1621509ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0738 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 online security awareness and tracking software, in an amount not to exceed $38,439.21, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1623153ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0742 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PerkinElmer U.S. LLC for preventive maintenance, repairs, and consumable supplies for Inductively Coupled Plasma Instruments and Peripheral Accessories in the Analytical Laboratories Division, in an amount not to exceed $230,465.77, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1623002ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0744 137Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Biotage, LLC for preventative maintenance and consumable supplies for automated extractor systems, in an amount not to exceed $93,694.24, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1622115ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0751 138Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Corrosion Probe, Inc for Contract 24-CON-02 Welding Inspection and Consultation and Inspections for Corrosion and Protective Coatings under Project 24-891-2C, in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Requisition 1623475ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0752 139Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a joint funding agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey for the maintenance and operation of eight streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within Cook County, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $128,100.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1622225ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0758 140Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-109-11, Furnish and Deliver a Gel Permeation Chromatograph System in the Organic Compounds Analytical Laboratory at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $43,970.02, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1616808ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0759 141Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 24-631-11, Furnishing and Delivering Ferric Chloride, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc. (Kemira), in an amount not to exceed $11,668,079.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1617752 and 1617861ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0763 142Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the MWRD Police to utilize the STARCOM21 Network regional interoperable radio system for the thirty-eight (38) STARCOM radios used by MWRD Police, in an amount not to exceed $78,432.00, Account 101-15000-612840, Requisition 1623424ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0771 143Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with CEM Holdings Corporation, to provide onsite service and maintenance for three moisture and solids analyzers at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $40,699.65, Account 101-69000-612490, 623570, Requisition 1621514ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0772 144Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 24-RFP-02 Commercial Banking and Investment Custody Services for a five-year period, with the option to extend for a two-year period, with BMO Bank N.A. for General Banking, Lockbox and Electronic Collection, and Procurement Card Services, in an amount not to exceed $155,000.00; and with The Northern Trust Company for Investment Custody Services in an amount not to exceed $225,000.00; Account 101-11000-612430, Requisitions 1611818, 1611819, and 1611820.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0773 145Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 24-602-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, Item 1 to Refraction Technologies Corporation in an amount not to exceed $129,444.00; Item 2 to R.J. O’Neil, Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $70,109.00; Items 3 and 6 to Indi Enterprise, Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $183,127.00; Items 4 and 5 to Sync-Power Services, Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $95,569.95; Item 7 to Instrumart, LLC in an amount not to exceed $60,012.00; Item 8 to Graybar Electric Company, Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $225,000.00; and Item 10 to Integrated Power Systems, LLC in an amount not to exceed $52,833.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623270-623070-623800, Requisitions 1611549, 1613106, 1613347, 1609863, 1613512, 1611155, 1614829, 1603707, and 1616180 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0730 146Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-098-3P, Overburden Removal at Location of Battery E, OWRP, to Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc. (Berger), in an amount not to exceed $7,384,250.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $369,212.50, for a total amount not to exceed $7,753,462.50, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1614472ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0734 147Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-624-12 (Re-Bid), Main Street Bridge Expansion Joint Replacement, to BCE-USA, LLC (BCE), in an amount not to exceed $179,000.00, Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1610257ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0740 148Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-861-2E, Replacement of Telemetry, Various Locations, to William T. Connelly, Inc. dba Connelly Electric Co.(Connelly), in an amount not to exceed $3,153,600.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $157,680.00, for a total amount not to exceed $3,311,280.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1613839ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0757 149Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-416-11, Operating Engineering and Related Trade Services To the Main Office Building Complex, to The Stone Group, Inc. (Stone Group), in an amount not to exceed $4,104,595.44, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Requisition 1615820ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0766 150Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, and C to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $108,253.96, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0767 151Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Work Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups C and D to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $26,096.50, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0775 152Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to Liberty Fastener Company, in an amount not to exceed $67,162.80, and Group C to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $20,783.65, Account 101-20000-623110.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0786 153Agenda 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 1607772 (Deferred from the September 5, 2024 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
24-0709 154Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assemblies at Various Locations, to Rotating Equipment Repair, Inc., in an amount of $89,873.79, from an amount of $1,171,501.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,081,627.21, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Purchase Order 5001833ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0712 155Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Kardex Handling Solutions, LLC in an amount of $4,445.00, from an amount of $6,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $10,445.00, Account 101-20000-612680, Purchase Order 3128225ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0746 156Agenda ItemAuthority to increase multi-year agreement with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., to Provide Preventive Maintenance, Support and Repair Parts for the Foxboro DCS at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $20,210.01, from an amount of $4,167,457.00, to an amount not to exceed $4,187,667.01, Account 101-68000-612650, Purchase Order 3107890ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0748 157Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-127-3DR A/B and C/D Service Tunnel Rehabilitation - Phase Three, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC. in an amount of $115,756.03, from an amount of $28,863,563.04, to an amount not to exceed $28,979,319.07, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000097ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0749 158Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an amount of $250,887.35, from an amount of $8,526,051.05, to an amount not to exceed $8,776,938.40, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0754 159Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-254-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal Facility, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount of $66,706.40, from an amount of $16,369,116.86, to an amount not to exceed $16,435,823.26, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000092ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0762 160Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and file the final report for Emergency Contract 24-901-11, LASMA Lagoon 28 Rail Repair to Track Services, Inc., in an amount of $24,270.89, from an amount of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $25,729.11, Account 101-69000-612670, Purchase Order 3130205ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0764 161Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and extend agreement for a three (3) month period, for Contract 19-RFP-08 Lease One Digital, High-Speed Color Production Printing System and One Digital, High-Speed Monochrome Production Printing System with a Five Year Repair, Supply and Maintenance Agreement with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $16,600.00, from an amount of $444,687.64, to an amount not to exceed $461,287.64, Accounts 101-15000-612330 and 612800, Purchase Order 3105342ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0770 162ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of July 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0720 163Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Deborah Nevels vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 24WC020163 in the sum of $18,238.82 Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
24-0707 164ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of July 2024Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
24-0753 165ReportReport on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management OrdinancePublished and FiledPass Action details Not available