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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/16/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 11-16-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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UC23-001A 11User Charge OrdinanceRequest Authority to Amend the User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1107 12ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of October 2023, in the amount of $39,356,286.38 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1091 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 24, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1106 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 31, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1114 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, November 7, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1068 16Agenda ItemAuthorization to rescind Contract 23-646-53 (Re-Bid), to Thornton Equipment Services, Inc. (Thornton Equipment), for Small Streams Maintenance in Cook County, Illinois (Group B), in an amount not to exceed $2,492,823.00, Account 501-50000-612620, Requisition 1580501 (Deferred from the November 2, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1110 17Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2024 annual membership dues in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-1080 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-625-11, Diving Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $190,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1607771ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1082 29Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-21 IT Project Management Office Consulting Services, estimated cost $450,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1608373ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1085 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-903-11, Furnish and Deliver One 2024 Ford Crew Cab 4X4 F550 Chassis to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $76,000.00, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1607071ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1097 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $5,940,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606394 and 1606557ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1098 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $1,275,300.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1600061 and 1601426ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1100 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $2,463,500.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606396 and 1606558ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1083 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Canon Solutions America, Inc. for multi-function devices in an amount not to exceed $220,091.73, Account 101-27000-634810, Requisition 1609276ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1084 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Ametek Arizona Instrument LLC, for calibration and repair services on Jerome Hydrogen Sulfide Analyzers and a Jerome Function Test Module, in an amount not to exceed $53,105.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1606440ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1087 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Teledyne Instruments, Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Leeman Labs, for preventative maintenance for the Quick Trace M-7600 and Quick Trace M-8000 Mercury Analyzers and consumables parts and supplies, in an amount not to exceed $70,600.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970 and 623570, Requisition 1608925ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1095 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Agilent Technologies for MassHunter software upgrade, in an amount not to exceed $36,997.03, Accounts 101-27000-612430 and 634820, Requisition 1609320ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1096 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to the Illinois Institute of Technology, pursuant to the terms of Master Agreement 20-RFP-11, to provide construction cost estimation training in 2023, in an amount not to exceed $16,832.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1609040ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1099 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Info-Tech Research Group Inc. for Information Technology Industry Research Analysis and Services in an amount not to exceed $28,350.52, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1609451ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1101 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Excess Casualty Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $1,370,689.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1609446ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1102 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Innomotics, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Control Upgrade Equipment at the Calumet and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $161,680.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000-623070, Requisitions 1608246 and 1608247ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1103 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 24-633-11, Furnish and Deliver Polymer to Polydyne, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $28,886,663.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1603692 and 1603021ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1088 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to D&S Private Detective, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $174,998.88, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1580719ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1090 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-002-11, Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $67,265.28, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1104 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas Piping Replacement Phase II, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC, in an amount not to exceed $52,360,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $2,618,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed $54,978,000.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1602023ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-1079 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with Connor-Winfield Corp. d/b/a Janus Remote Communications, to Furnish and Deliver Wireless Point-to-Point Tide Gate Monitoring System Hardware to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $19,500.00, from an amount of $260,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $240,500.00, Account 101-69000-623070, Purchase Order 3119659ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1086 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-144-3M, Mainstream TARP Pumps Rehabilitation at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $108,491.53, from an amount of $23,407,725.91, to an amount not to exceed $23,516,217.44, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000079ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1092 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 23-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, to Alexander Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $135,153.00, from an amount of $644,646.80, to an amount not to exceed $779,799.80, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3122019ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1111 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 21-RFP-20 Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, from an amount of $348,910.00, to an amount not to exceed $523,910.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3116931 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-1112 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend the agreements for one year, for Contract 22-RFP-15 State Legislative Consulting Services, with Law Offices of Paul L. Williams & Associates, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Blaida and Associates LLC, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Fuentes Consulting LLC, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, and McGuireWoods Consulting, in an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Orders 3122502, 3122503, 3122513, and 3122539 respectively (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1108 131Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of $102,000.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1118 132ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of October 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1081 133ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of October 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1113 134ReportAnnual Report for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1105 135Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to Christy Webber Landscapes for continued use of approximately 12 acres of District real estate located at the Cal-Sag Channel and Ridgeland Avenue in Alsip, Illinois, known as the Ridgeland Avenue Drying Facilities, Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.04 (western portion). Consideration shall be an annual fee of $238,254.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1115 136Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook County and the City of Prospect Heights, and make payment to the City of Prospect Heights, for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a Flood Control Project on Willow Road at McDonald Creek Tributary A in Prospect Heights, Illinois (20-IGA-23), in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1116 137Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Northfield Township Road District for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Citation Lake Stormwater Improvements in Northfield Township (23-IGA-44), in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1120 138ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating the Mother McAuley Girls Volleyball TeamAdoptedPass Action details Video Video