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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/10/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 08-10-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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23-0775 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Yvette Christine ShieldsAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0801 12MotionMOTION to appoint David Ormsby, Inc., as Public Relations Consultant for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for a one-year period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430 (Deferred from the August 10, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0779 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 60th anniversary of Openlands AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0780 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing August 24th as Ukraine’s Independence Day AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0800 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of July 2023, in the amount of $36,506,286.23 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0796 16Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $8,921.40, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0714 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 11, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0769 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 18, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0771 19ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 25, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0777 110ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 23-115-11, Furnish and Deliver Label Printers, Barcode Scanners, and Accessories, estimated cost $120,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0792 111ReportReport of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 14, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0793 112ReportReport of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 21, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0763 113Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Chicago Area Waterways Chloride Workgroup for the agency membership dues, in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0776 114Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to reimburse registration fees for Commissioners and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago employees to attend the 2023 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibit and Conference, in an amount not to exceed $55,540.00, Accounts 101-11000, 15000, 16000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-601100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0688 115Agenda 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)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0708 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-819-11, Furnish and Deliver HVAC Condensing Units to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $72,990.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1602324ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0709 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-970-11, Janitorial Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $1,647,000.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1601732ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0713 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering and Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $55,000.00, Account 101-20000-623170ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0719 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-645-11, Scavenger Services in the North Service Area and the Lockport Powerhouse, estimated cost $1,382,400.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000-612520, Requisitions 1600996, 1600069, 1600890, 1600291 and 1602429ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0726 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-304-11 Annual Maintenance, Repairing, Recharging, and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers for a Three (3) Year Period at Various Locations, estimated cost $150,100.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1601009ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0731 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-348-11 Services to Remove Hazardous Materials from Various District Locations, on an as-needed basis, for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $275,000.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1599951ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0734 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-838-11, Furnish and Deliver One Sludge Thickening Centrifuge to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $995,000.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1601758ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0736 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-20 Sign Language Interpreter Services, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026, estimated cost $225,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1603293ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0737 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-13 Third-Party Claims Administrator Services for a three-year period, with an additional one-year renewal option, estimated cost $820,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430 and Account 901-30000-601090, Requisition 1600912ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0753 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-05 Telecom Call Accounting Platform for a Two-Year Period, estimated cost $87,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612430 and 623800, Requisition 1601168 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0754 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-047-3S North Shore 1 Rehabilitation, NSA, estimated cost between $41,325,000.00 and $50,025,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1603453ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0755 128Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-168-3S Westchester Pumping Station Relief Sewer, SSA, estimated cost between $6,317,500.00 and $7,647,500.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1603455ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0765 129Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-119-11 Taxonomic Algal Assessment of the Upper North Shore Channel, estimated cost $15,200.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1602446ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0767 130Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-633-11, Furnish and Deliver Polymer, estimated cost $29,246,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1603692 and 1603021ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0774 131Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-365-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 25.86± acres of District real estate located at 6800 Canal Bank Road in Forest View, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 37.05. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $660,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0781 132Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-094-3D Rehabilitation of Elevated Deck and Boat Dock at North Branch Pumping Station, NSA, estimated cost between $14,250,000.00 and $17,250,000.00, Account 401-50000-645720, Requisition 1603454ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0711 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-110-11, Furnish and Deliver Monitoring Equipment for Deep Well Sampling, to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $38,341.16, Accounts 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1595046ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0745 134Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Peterson and Matz, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Three (3) Wilo Submersible Grit Pumps and Three Lifting Chains to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $66,285.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1603037ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0746 135Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Pomp’s Tire Service, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver eight (8) heavy equipment tires to the Lawndale Avenue Solids Management Area, in an amount not to exceed $33,646.40, Account 101-69000-623250, Requisition 1601407ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0747 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Arends Hogan Walker LLC, dba AHW LLC, to furnish and deliver two (2) 2024 John Deere Gator TEs to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 031121-DAC, in an amount not to exceed $43,005.34, Account 101-68000-634860, Requisition 1602120ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0748 137Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 23-109-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Install a Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction System and all necessary peripheral equipment, to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $105,677.16, Accounts 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1597054ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0749 138Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual Acquia Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $37,989.04, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603568ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0750 139Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Safety io LLC (a MSA Company) for a one-year subscription to Fleet Manager software in an amount not to exceed $18,012.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603443ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0752 140Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Support for Cisco Firewalls and Equipment, in an amount not to exceed $108,193.28, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612840, Requisition 1603446ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0766 141Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc. to Furnish, Deliver, and Install an Automated Discrete Analyzer, Peripheral Equipment, Preventive Maintenance, and Consumable Supplies in the Analytical Laboratory at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $59,523.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 634970, Requisition 1602121ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0768 142Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with ToolWatch LLC for ToolWatch Essentials software and maintenance in an amount not to exceed $10,766.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603569ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0772 143Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 23-602-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chain, Sprockets and Appurtenances to Various Service Areas, Groups A and B to Fairfield Service Company of Indiana, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $587,864.84, Account 101-67000/69000-623270, Requisitions 1592983, 1592985ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0778 144Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to George E. Booth Co. Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Analyzer Materials and Equipment to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in a total amount not to exceed $360,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0795 145Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 23-622-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical & Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc. (Items 3,7,10,13,14,15,16), in an amount not to exceed $993,092.00, to Peterson and Matz, Inc. (Item 4), in an amount not to exceed $28,582.00, and to Fairfield Service Company of Indiana, LLC (Item 6), in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270, and 634650, Requisitions 1591394, 1591401, 1591402, 1591403ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0710 146Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-106-22, Refrigeration Improvements at the Calumet and Egan Water Reclamation Plants (Re-Bid), to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $238,787.00, Account 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1588785ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0712 147Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-033-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Air Filters to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups B and D to Florence Filter Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $27,109.74, Account 101-20000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0721 148Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings and Valves to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups C, D, E, I, L, M, N, and O to Marco Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $319,616.51, and Groups A, B, F, G, H, J, and K to Columbia Pipe & Supply LLC, in an amount not to exceed $141,190.85, Accounts 101-20000-623090, 623170, 623270, and 623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0738 149Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-646-53 (Re-Bid), Small Streams Maintenance in Cook County, Illinois, Group B to Thornton Equipment Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,492,823.00, Account 501-50000-612620 Requisition 1580501ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0794 150Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-684-21 Equipment Painting & Rehabilitation at Various Locations Groups E and F, to Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,878,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1596104 and 1596107ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0651 151Agenda 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)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0657 152Agenda 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)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0718 153Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease emergency Contract 23-700-01, Repair of West Side Sludge Line on Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, with Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp., in an amount of $11,684.01, from an amount of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $38,315.99, Account 901-67000-667220, Purchase Order 3124392ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0724 154Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Dennis Noble & Associates, P.C., for Contract 20-RFP-21 Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense, in an amount of $25,000.00, from an amount of $292,680.54, to an amount not to exceed $317,680.54, Account 101-25000-612430, Purchase Order 3114172ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0725 155Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-603-31, Sludge Pumping Improvements at Various Locations to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of $119,587.00, from an amount of $8,171,528.00, to an amount not to exceed $8,291,115.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001867ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0727 156Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 22-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a Two (2) Year Period, in an amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $692,117.98, to an amount not to exceed $737,117.98, Account 101-69000-623820, Purchase Order 3116873ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0730 157Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend the agreement with TierPoint, LLC, for Contract 17-483-12, Provide Co-Location Services for District Infrastructure, in an amount of $21,300.00, from an amount of $342,546.66, to an amount not to exceed $363,846.66, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3105936ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0732 158Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 20-677-11, Overhead Door Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Groups A, B and C, to Builders Chicago Corporation, in an amount of $32,235.82, from an amount of $380,859.77, to an amount not to exceed $348,623.95, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Purchase Order 5001799ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0733 159Agenda ItemAuthority to increase 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 $300,000.00, from an amount of $2,640,830.98, to an amount not to exceed $2,940,830.98, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Order 5001806ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0743 161Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-690-11, Large Electric Motor Overhaul at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $867,832.00, to an amount not to exceed $967,832.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Purchase Order 5001762ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0744 162Agenda ItemAuthority to increase and extend the agreement with SLG Innovation, Inc. for Contract 19-RFP-24, IT Project Management Office Consulting, in an amount of $70,000.00, from an amount of $380,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3111940ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0756 163Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Midlothian Creek in Robbins, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an amount of $1,938.75, from an amount of $10,995,467.46, to an amount not to exceed $10,993,528.71, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0757 164Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-844-3P Furnish and Install Odor Control System at Calumet, Hanover Park, and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, with IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $33,935.00, from an amount of $4,317,699.10, to an amount not to exceed $4,351,634.10, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000069ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0764 165Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for Contract 22-101-12 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells (Re-Bid) to Patrick Engineering, Inc. in an amount of $15,674.00, from an amount of $43,127.10, to an amount not to exceed $58,801.10, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3116837ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0773 166Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Ray O’Herron Company Inc., in an amount of $6,000.00 from an amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $15,900.00, Account 101-15000-623700, Purchase Order 3124015ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0782 167Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 13-248-5F, Streambank Stabilization Project on Melvina Ditch in Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge, CSA, to Rausch Infrastructure, L.L.C., in an amount of $35,467.86, from an amount of $11,969,547.79 to an amount not to exceed $12,005,015.65, Account 501-50000-645720, Purchase Order 4000076ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0785 168Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Seyfarth Shaw LLP to represent the District in MWRDGC v. IBEW, Local 9, Case No. 2023 CH 00322, Circuit Court of Cook County and any related actions, in an amount of $90,000.00, from an amount of $95,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $185,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3124390ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0729 169ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of 2023, ended June 30, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0784 170Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,340,000.00 in the Corporate Fund and the Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0783 171ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of May and June 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0723 172Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the settlement and add the bodily injury claims to the Auto Property Damage Claim of Antoinesha Davis, Board Meeting of April 20, 2023, Agenda Item No. 27, File No. 23-0372, in an amount of $26,500.00 from an amount of $4,872.15 for a total amount of $31,372.15, Account 901-30000-667220 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0707 173ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of June 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0797 174ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of July 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0798 175Agenda ItemAuthorization to: (1) declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes, and to sell to the City of Chicago, 10.7± acres of District real estate located west of the North Shore Channel between Foster Avenue and Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels 9.09, 9.14, 9.16, and 9.17, and (2) enter into a two-month lease agreement with the City of Chicago for the subject real estate until the sale is consummated. Consideration shall be $1,500,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0799 176Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Termination of Lease Agreement with the United States of America, Department of the Navy, on behalf of the United States Marine Corps, relating to its lease of 7.25± acres of District real estate located at 3034 West Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcels 9.09 and 9.14ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0760 177Agenda ItemAuthority to execute Intergovernmental Agreements to assist various local municipalities with the condition assessment and the rehabilitation of sanitary sewersApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0761 178Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook County and Palatine Township, with payment to Cook County, for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone Properties in Palatine Township, NSA (20-IGA-26) in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0762 179Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Schiller Park for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Drainage Improvements in Schiller Park (23-IGA-30), in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available