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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/15/2021 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Remote Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 07-15-2021 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections.pdf
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21-0636 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Thomas J. Kotel on his retirementAdoptedPass Action details Not available
21-0638 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Amit KumarAdoptedPass Action details Not available
21-0639 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the 100th anniversary of MisericordiaAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
21-0617 14ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
21-0618 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2021, in the amount of $29,351,300.86 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
21-0574 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 15, 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
21-0576 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 22, 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
21-0602 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 29, 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
21-0508 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the scope of work and re-advertise Contract 15-266-4H5 Decommissioning of the Thornton Transitional Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, estimated cost between $20,981,000.00 and $25,398,000.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1563942 (Deferred from the June 17, 2021 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0603 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to exercise an option to extend agreement for 12 months to HP Inc. For The Purchase Of New And Replacement Computer Hardware And Replacement Toner, Accounts 101-27000-623810 and 623520, Purchase Order 3114013ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0635 111Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2021 annual membership dues in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0515 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-416-11 Operating Engineering and Related Trade Services to the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $4,847,800.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Requisition 1562377 (Deferred from the June 17, 2021 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0560 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-24, Supply of ElectricityDeletedPass Action details Video Video
21-0561 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-738-11, Snow Plowing at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant and Bartlett Pumping Station, estimated cost $59,700.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Requisition 1559266ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0567 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-101-11 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells, estimated cost $36,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1563772ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0573 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-RFP-06, Environmental Attributes Services ProviderApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0577 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-862-1P Furnish, Deliver, and Install One Digital Wide Format Color Printer/Plotter, Main Office Building Annex, estimated cost $34,390.00, Accounts 101-50000-634990 and 612800, Requisition 1561719ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0585 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-656-11 Services to Repair TARP DCS Computer Systems and Allen Bradley Equipment at various service areas, estimated cost $475,500.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650/623070, Requisitions 1563789, 1563921 and 1563922ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0586 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-616-11 Furnish and Deliver Chiller Parts and Services to various locations, in an amount not to exceed $470,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623070/623270, Requisitions 1565175, 1565176, 1565177 and 1565178ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0590 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-847-11 Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $355,700.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition 1565641 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0592 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-401-11 Furnish and Deliver Police Uniforms for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $74,000.00, Account 101-15000-623700, Requisition 1565544ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0605 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $143,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0606 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and Equipment and Welding Apparel to various locations for a one-year period, estimated cost $116,000.00, Account 101-20000-623680, 623570, 623700, 623780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0607 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lubricants to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $228,300.00, Account 101-20000-623860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0608 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear & Boots to various locations for a one (1) year period, estimated cost $37,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0609 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to various locations for a one-year period, estimated cost $40,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0610 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to various locations for a one (1) year period, estimated cost $95,000.00, Account 101-20000-623680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0571 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Support for Cisco Routers and Switches, in an amount not to exceed $239,522.75, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1565169ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0582 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $13,894.50, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1565332ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0583 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. to furnish, deliver and install an Avio Max Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer, training, and preventive maintenance in an amount not to exceed $125,758.05, Accounts 101-16000-601100, 612970, and 634970, Requisition 1563607ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0584 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Chen, Garner & Stevens Partners, LLC d/b/a Eureka Water Probes, to furnish and deliver water quality meters and accessories in an amount not to exceed $70,408.73, Account 101-16000- 634970, Requisition 1564525ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0597 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and exercise an option to extend the rooftop license agreement with PT Chicago, L.L.C. for space at Presidential Towers located at 575 West Madison Street, in Chicago, Illinois for TARP Telemetry Radio Equipment for a three (3) year period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $195,730.00 and to amend the rooftop license agreement to allow for biannual payments Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1556932ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0598 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to ChargePoint, Inc., to Furnish and deliver three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to various locations, under the Sourcewell Contract No. 051017-CPI, in an amount not to exceed $25,310.00, Accounts 101-15000-612820/612860/634860, Requisition 1565430ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0600 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Pitney Bowes, Inc., to Furnish, deliver, install, and maintain a folding and inserting mail machine at the Main Office Building (MOB), under the Sourcewell Contract No. 041917-PIT, in an amount not to exceed $34,782.56, Accounts 101-15000-612800/634990, Requisition 1565548ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0615 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to and enter into an agreement with Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., to Furnish, Deliver and Install Distributed Control System Design, Hardware and Software for the Post Digestion Centrifuge Facility at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $3,409,500.00. Account 101-69000-612650, Requisitions 1562798 and 1556931ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0616 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 21-617-11, Furnishing and Delivering Refurbished Low Voltage AC and DC Motors to Various Locations, to L&S Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $197,120.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612650, Requisitions 1559869, 1559882, and 1559884.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0619 137Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Canary Systems, Inc. for Contract 19-150-1H, McCook Reservoir Instrumentation Website, for a Three (3) Year Maintenance Service Program at the McCook Reservoir in Stage 1, in an amount not to exceed $108,215.00, Account 101-50000-623800, Requisition 1565650ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0621 138Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a joint funding agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey for the installation of one streamflow gaging station and the maintenance and operation of eight streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within Cook County, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $132,700.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1565638ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0622 139Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workforce Software, LLC to provide an upgrade of the Time Management System in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1565640ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0601 140Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-901-21, Rehabilitate One Electric Motor at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Louis Allis, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $304,630.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1558439ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0613 141Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-618-11, Specialized Repairs for Large Motors, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $192,024.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612600, 612650, 623070, Requisitions 1560186, 1560187, and 1560189 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0569 142Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 98-RFP-10 Design, Build, Own, Finance, Operate and Maintain a 150 Dry Tons Per Day Biosolids Processing Facility at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Beneficially Use the Final Product for a Period of 20 years, to Metropolitan Biosolids Management, L.L.C., in an amount of $2,291,737.50 from an amount of $194,108,734.59 to an amount not to exceed $191,816,997.09, Account 101-69000-612590, Purchase Order 5000950ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0596 143Agenda ItemAuthority to Increase Contract 19-717-22, Furnish, Deliver, and Install an Upgraded Operator for TARP Gate I at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Ornelas Construction Company, in an amount of $44,699.40, from an amount of $792,191.00, to an amount not to exceed $836,890.40, Account 201-50000-645700, Purchase Order 5001735 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0611 144Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-182-3E D799 Switchgear Replacement at Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Electrical Systems, Inc. in an amount of $180,588.34, from an amount of $13,332,919.36, to an amount not to exceed $13,513,507.70, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000030ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0620 145Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-263-3F Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements, SSA, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC in an amount of $132,927.66, from an amount of $16,394,185.21, to an amount not to exceed $16,527,112.87, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000052ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0630 146Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2021 departmental appropriations in the amount of $23,700.00 in the Corporate FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0580 147Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Andrew Durden vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 16 WC 030486, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $14,697.71, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0578 148Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until August 31, 2021, the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and 1) SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division; 2) the Building Trades Coalition; 3) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Operations); 6) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 7) International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0631 149ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of June 2021Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
21-0587 150Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2020 real estate taxes in the amount of $143,029.60 for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Fulton County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0612 151Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 9.3+ acres of District real estate located south of the Main Channel and west of Central Avenue in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 38.13ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0637 152Agenda ItemAuthority to grant to the Village of Alsip a 30-year, approximately 5,240 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair and remove a 48-inch storm sewer and outfall structure on Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 12.01 located east of Cicero Avenue in Alsip, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0575 153Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Oak Park for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Lemoyne Parkway Relief Sewer in Oak Park, SSA (20-IGA-34) in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1564179ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0623 154Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements for the acquisition of flood-prone properties in Lyons, Northlake, Willow Springs, and WinnetkaApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0627 155Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Flossmoor for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Berry Lane Stormwater Improvements in the Village of Flossmoor, CSA (21-IGA-07) in an amount not to exceed $208,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1564523ApprovedPass Action details Not available
21-0628 156Agenda ItemAuthority to assist various municipalities with Local Stormwater Partnership ProjectsApprovedPass Action details Video Video
21-0640 157ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Federation of Indian Associations Chicago, Sunil Shah, Neil Khot, Dr. Anuja Gupta, and Gurmeet Singh DhalwanAdoptedPass Action details Video Video