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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/15/2009 10:25 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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09-1448 11ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1406 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 6, 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1407 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 29, 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1385 14Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2010 membership dues and contribution to NACWA’s Wet Weather Advocacy Fund (WWAF), in an amount not to exceed $53,893.00, Account 101-15000-612280RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1440 15Agenda ItemAuthorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 09-764-11 Pavement Repairs in the North Service Area, estimated cost from $75,000.00 to $93,000.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Requisition 1263282Deleted  Action details Not available
09-1404 16Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 09-464-11 Furnishing and Delivering Three-Year Software Maintenance Renewal of Symantec Anti-Virus Software to the MWRDGC, estimated cost $45,316.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1279287RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1405 17Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 09-053-11 Furnish and Deliver Lamps to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-20000-623070RecommendedFail Action details Not available
09-1409 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-101-11 to Furnish and Deliver Contract Laboratory Technicians for various locations, estimated cost $375,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1287578 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1410 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-105-11 for Helicopter Service for a Two-Year Period, estimated cost $41,400.00, Account 101-16000-612330, Requisition 1284991 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1419 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-770-11 Janitorial Services at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $89,000.00, Account 101-67000-612490, Requisition 1286849RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1425 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic Labware to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $300,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1433 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 08-171-3P Westside Imhoff Battery A and Skimming Tank Demolition at Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $59,663,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1287619RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1434 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 06-154-3S, Summit Conduit Rehabilitation, Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $1,830,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1282811RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1442 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-677-11 Overhead and Exterior Door Maintenance Services at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $346,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Requisitions 1255010, 1269392 and 1271310RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1443 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-693-11 Use of a Sanitary Landfill Site, estimated cost $235,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisitions 1285672, 1285652RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1387 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Geneva Scientific, LLC, to furnish, deliver and install three Prometco BMT Steam Sterilizers, in an amount not to exceed $148,380.00, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1285042RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1422 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 10-423-11 Provide Bus Transportation Services for a Twelve (12) Month Period, Group A, to Walls Transportation, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, and Group B, to Olson Transportation, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, Account 101-15000-612330, Requisition 1279921RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1423 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 10-427-11, Semi-Annual Inspection, Repairing, Recharging, and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Various Fire Suppression Systems District-Wide for a Period of Three Years, to Surefire Protection, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $162,175.00, Account 101-15000-612780, Requisition 1275727RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1424 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 09-430-11 Furnish and Deliver Twenty-Five (25) Fleet Vehicles for Use by Various District Facilities, Groups B and H, to Joe Rizza Ford, Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $211,946.09, Groups C, E, F and G, to Ottawa Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $225,936.00, and Group D, to Sutton Ford, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $54,000.00, Account 101-15000-634860, Requisition 1261918RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1437 120Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Mr. Toby Frevert for Consulting Engineering Services with respect to Regulatory Issues with the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant and Collection System Infiltration/Inflow Program Contract 09-715-2P, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00, Account 201-50000-601170, Requisition 1287644RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1427 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 09-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear and Boots to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, Group A, to HP Products Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $38,223.84, Groups B and C, to Fairmont Supply Company, in a total amount not to exceed $47,785.08, Account 101-20000-623700RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1428 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 09-760-11, Fence Repairs at Various Locations in the North Service Area, to GFS Fence, Guardrail & Signage, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Requisition 1271983RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1438 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 09-657-11, Television Inspection and Videotaping of Sewers and Manholes at Various Service Areas, to National Power Rodding Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,162,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612600, Requisitions 1256321, 1257462 and 1255705RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1439 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 09-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Atlas & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $59,472.00, Account 101-20000-623130RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1414 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with Pinnacle Towers, Inc., for Lease Schedule 390400987N0019 for Site License and Lease Fees of Radio Equipment at Sears Tower, in an amount of $16,939.74, from an amount of $54,107.70, to an amount not to exceed $37,167.96, Account 101-69000-612330, Purchase Order 3029606RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1415 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 08-881-13 Painting Services for the Battery B Final Settling Tanks at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to CL Coatings, LLC, in an amount of $17,300.00, from an amount of $494,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $476,700.00, Account 101-68000-612650, Purchase Order 5000953RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1416 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with PMA Consultants of Illinois LLC for trial preparation and expert witness trial testimony, in the amount of $20,000.00, from an amount of $95,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $115,000.00, Account 201-50000-601170, Purchase Order 3045609RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1417 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Hussmann Corporation for maintenance and repair of kitchen appliances at 100 East Erie Street, in an amount of $3,500.00, from an amount of $9,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $13,000.00, Account 101-15000-612490, Purchase Order 8005782RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1429 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 02-009-3S, Evanston Intercepting Sewer Rehabilitation, Lake Street Leg, to Kenny Construction Company, in an amount of $25,114.00, from an amount of $8,394,452.00, to an amount not to exceed $8,419,566.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5000618RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1430 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 00-473-1D (Re-bid) Replace Casework, Fume Hoods, and Miscellaneous Work, John E. Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC/KED, a Joint Venture, in an amount of $23,691.12, from an amount of $7,796,613.10, to an amount not to exceed $7,820,304.22, Accounts 101-50000-612680, 201-50000-645680 and 401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 5000624RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1431 131Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with STV Incorporated, for professional engineering services for Contract 05-837-2P Mechanical and Electrical Consulting Support Services, in an amount of $400,000.00, from an amount of $2,100,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,700,000.00, Account 201-50000-601420, Purchase Order 3044002RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1432 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Standard Equipment Company for a Quick View portable video inspection kit, in an amount of $15,619.00, from an amount of $15,619.00, to an amount not to exceed $31,238.00, Account 101-50000-634600, Purchase Order 3059515RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1435 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 04-294-3M Calumet TARP Isolation and Pump Station Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Kenny Construction Company, in an amount of $33,944.40, from an amount of $60,136,354.22, to an amount not to exceed $60,170,298.62, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5000309RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1436 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement for Emergency Contract 08-900-05, Dewater, Inspect and Otherwise Recommission the Racine Avenue Pumping Station, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of $23,651.48, from an amount of $812,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $788,848.52, Account 901-30000-667220, Purchase Order 5000923RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1441 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with CH2M Hill, Inc. for additional engineering services for developing the Calumet-Sag Channel Detailed Watershed Plan - Phase B, in an amount of $86,553.00, from an amount of $2,235,260.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,321,813.00, Account 501-50000-601410, Purchase Order 3044706RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1444 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Vulcan Industries, Inc., to furnish and deliver parts for Vulcan equipment for a period of 12 months from purchase order issue date, in an amount of $14,054.00, from an amount of $8,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $22,054.00, Account 101-67000-623270, Purchase Order 3050090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1421 137Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2009 departmental appropriations in the amount of $305,100.00 in the Corporate Fund (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1418 138ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of September 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1446 139Agenda ItemAuthority to approve and execute permanent subterranean and temporary easements from the Village of South Holland for the Tollway Dam, Grout Curtain and Quarry Plug, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area (04-201-4F, ROW File 3), consideration shall be ten dollars ($10.00), Account 401-50000-667340RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1383 140Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Charles Bravo vs. MWRDGC, Claim No. 0200003685, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $13,683.59, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1389 141Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Ronald Kelty vs. MWRDGC, Case No. 08 WC 9943, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $56,331.08, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1390 142Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of George Noble vs. MWRDGC, Case No. 07 WC 31342, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $245,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1391 143Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the lien of Kenneth Lawrence v. Vincent Palacious and Fire Science Techniques, Ltd., Case No. 08 L 001006, in the sum of $17,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1401 144ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of September 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1395 145Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the lease agreement with ACL Transportation Services, LLC for approximately 30.1 acres of improved real estate including Barge Slip 4 located at 16100 Des Plaines River Road in Lemont, Illinois, and known as part of Main Channel Atlas Parcel 23.01, to allow the outdoor storage of steel and shipping containers, consideration shall be a $2,000.00 document preparation feeRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1396 146Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the lease agreement with ACL Transportation Services, LLC for approximately 28 acres of vacant real estate including Barge Slip 3 located at 15900 Des Plaines River Road in Lemont, Illinois, and known as part of Main Channel Atlas Parcel 22.03, to allow the outdoor storage of steel and shipping containers, consideration shall be a $2,000.00 document preparation feeRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1397 147Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 2-year permit extension to Illinois Mining Corporation to mine, remove, and purchase channel excavation rock from approximately 41.22 acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel between Cicero and Kostner Avenues in Crestwood, Illinois, and known as Cal-Sag Channel Atlas Parcel 12.05, consideration shall be $0.25 per ton of rock removed from the permit premises paid after Illinois Mining has used a credit of up to $360,000.00 for the removal of spoil from the site, including approximately 12,000 cubic yards of broken concrete previously dumped on the premisesRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1398 148Agenda ItemAuthority to amend permit issued to Chevron Environmental Management Company for the use of approximately 60 acres of District real estate located east of the Main Channel in unincorporated Will County, Illinois, and known as Main Channel Atlas Parcels 16.01, 16.02, 16.05, and the southernmost portion of 16.03 to include Main Channel Parcel 15.07 comprising an additional 43.90 acres for a total of 103.9 acre permit area, consideration shall be an additional $8,840.00 a monthRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1447 149Agenda ItemConsent to Noramco-Chicago, Inc.’s assignment to Illinois Marine Towing, Inc. of two leases totaling approximately 54 acres of District land located along the south bank of the Main Channel in and adjacent to the Village of Lemont c/k/a Main Channel Atlas Parcel Nos. 21.09, 21.11, and 22.01. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $2,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1400 150Agenda ItemAuthority for the Executive Director to execute rental agreements with five (5) high schools within the watershed planning areas of Cook County for the purpose of conducting Cook County Watershed Management Ordinance Study SessionsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1420 151Agenda ItemAuthority for payment to Wheeling Park District for land rights for the construction of the Heritage Park Flood Control Facility in an amount not to exceed $3,600,000.00, Accounts 501-50000-656010 and 667340, Stormwater Management FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1392 152MotionMOTION to approve dates for the Regular Board Meetings of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the year 2010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1412 153ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners declaring October 18 - 24, 2009 as National Save For Retirement WeekRecommendedPass Action details Not available
09-1426 154ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Black Contractors United in recognition of its 28th Annual Award Gala to be held on October 29, 2009RecommendedPass Action details Not available