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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/5/2012 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Agenda Packet for April 5, 2012
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12-0471 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of February 2012, in the amount of $28,195,994.65Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
12-0558 12Agenda ItemAuthority to add Project 11-921-21, to Furnish and Deliver One Alfa Laval ALDEC G3-125 Test Centrifuge at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to the Construction Fund, estimated cost of the project is $175,000.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0477 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 20, 2012Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
12-0482 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 13, 2012Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
12-0511 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 27, 2012Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
12-0517 16ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 12-360-11, Proposal to Lease for Ten (10) Years Approximately 5.45 Acres of Real Estate Located Along the North Side of Canal Bank Road in Forest View, Cook County, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 38.11 (Portion), estimated cost $75,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
12-0523 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of November 17, 2011, for Authority to advertise Contract 12-813-11 Furnishing and Delivering Air Filters to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $168,000.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1331699, Agenda Item No. 10, File No. 11-1428ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0535 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to Amend Board Order of July 14, 2011, regarding issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions, Inc. at the Egan, Kirie and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $496,000.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1324541, Agenda Item No. 23, File No. 11-0846ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0562 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of February 2, 2012, regarding issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 12-RFP-03 State Legislative Consulting Services, with Charles R. Vaughn, in amount not to exceed $14,000.00, Ado Leo Rugai, Attorney and Counselor at Law, in amount not to exceed $14,000.00, and Miguel A. Santiago Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $14,000.00, Account 101-11000-601170, Requisition 1327784, File No. 12-0195ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0464 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-657-11 Television Inspection and Recording of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, estimated cost $1,187,000.00, Account 101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisition 1337875, 1337888, 1333849ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0465 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-839-11 Services to Manually Clean the TARP Bar Screens at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $480,000.00, Account 101-68000-612600, Requisition 1334302DeferredPass Action details Not available
12-0467 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-604-11 Furnishing and Delivering Plumbing Materials and Supplies to Various Locations, estimated cost $251,500.00, Account 101-67000/68000/69000-623090, Requisitions 1337890, 1337876, 1312011, 1337872, 1312387, 1338217, and 1339577ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0468 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-963-11 Pavement Repairs in the Stickney, LASMA and Outlying Service Areas, estimated cost $253,100.00, Accounts 101-66000/69000-612420, Requisitions 1337542 and 1337881ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0470 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-017-11 Furnish and Deliver Electrical Supplies, Wire and Batteries to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $140,000.00, Account 101-20000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0484 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise for the public tender of bids a 39-year lease on approximately 0.82 acres of District real estate located at 536 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 1.01. The minimum initial rental bid shall be established at $90,000.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0498 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 10-046-3P Battery D - Aeration Tank No. 8, North Side Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $8,446,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1339601ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0555 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 12-638-11 Contingent Repair Services for Uninterruptible Power Systems at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $120,550.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612240/612600/612650/612680, Requisitions 1325954, 1328446, 1338203, 1337892, 1337896, 1337905 and 1337907ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0469 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 12-442-11, Furnishing On-Site Maintenance Service for Personal Computers, Laptops, Thin Client Units, LCD Flat Panel Monitors, Printers, Scanners and Peripherals, Groups 1 and 2, to Systems Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $19,332.00, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1326593ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0473 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 12-630-11, Furnish and Deliver Ferric Chloride to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $550,976.00, Account 101-67000-623560, Requisition 1330881ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0556 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Alfa Laval, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver One Alfa Laval ALDEC G3-125 Test Centrifuge at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition No. 1326602DeferredPass Action details Not available
12-0559 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Finite Matters Ltd. for furnishing, delivering and installing Pattern Stream Automated Budget Publisher Software, in an amount not to exceed $106,948.81, Accounts 101-27000-601100, 601170, 612820, and 623800, Requisition 1339274 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0472 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-988-13, Services to Maintain Crossing Signal Systems at the HASMA and Ridgeland Railroad Crossings, to Railroad Signal International, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $58,500.00, Account 101-69000-612670, Requisition 1325955ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0474 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-915-11, Services to Repair Scada and DCS Systems at Various Locations in the Stickney Service Area, to EESCO, Division of Wesco Distribution, Inc., d/b/a Englewood Electrical Supply, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Requisition 1330892ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0475 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, Groups A and B, to Gosia Cartage, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $3,614,400.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisitions 1328480 and 1326278ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0476 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-930-11, Elevator Maintenance in the Stickney Service Area, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $228,000.00, Account 101-69000-612680, Requisition 1329589ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0478 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators at LASMA and CALSMA, to Bechstein-Klatt, in an amount not to exceed $2,941,000.00, Account 101-66000-612520, Requisitions 1327789 and 1329586ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0479 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 08-530-3P, Digester Facility Improvements, Hanover Park and Egan Water Reclamation Plants, to Meccon Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,782,000.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1328463ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0480 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-864-11, Seal Coating of Roads in Fulton County, Illinois, to Illinois Valley Paving Co., A Division of United Contractors Midwest, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $49,800.00, Account 101-68000-612420 Requisition 1334994ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0513 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 12-028-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Laboratory Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A, to Thomas Scientific Inc., in an amount not to exceed $51,261.30, and Group B, to A. Daigger & Company Inc., for in an amount not to exceed $10,375.18, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0514 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 09-365-5F, Heritage Park Flood Control Facility, to F.H. Paschen/Lake County Grading, a Joint Venture, in an amount not to exceed $29,475,000.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1331297Deleted  Action details Not available
12-0541 131Agenda ItemAuthority to accept sole initial annual rental bid of $28,500.00 from and enter into a lease with NuStar Terminal Services, Inc. for a 20-year term on approximately 6.05 acres of District real estate located near 131st Street and Kedzie Avenue in Blue Island, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 13.02 and part of Parcel 13.04.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0488 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-176-3P Sludge Thickening Facilities, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to McHugh Construction in an amount of $9,119.32, from an amount of $163,696,392.79, to an amount not to exceed $163,705,512.11, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001115ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0489 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 01-198-AD Demolition of Sludge Disposal Building and Rehabilitation of Pump and Blower House and Coarse Screen Building at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $51,780.39, from an amount of $31,213,461.84, to an amount not to exceed $31,265,242.23, Accounts 101-50000-612680, 401-50000-645680, and 645780, Purchase Order 5000961 (As Revised)DeferredPass Action details Not available
12-0490 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 07-163-3M (Re-Bid) R & D Building HVAC Improvements, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Path-Milhouse, Joint Venture, in an amount of $26,311.92, from an amount of $8,950,767.77, to an amount not to exceed $8,924,455.85, Accounts 401-50000-645680 and 645780, Purchase Order 5001056ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0491 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 04-201-4F Tollway Dam, Grout Curtain and Quarry Plugs, Thornton Composite Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen and Associates LLC, and Cabo Construction Corporation, Joint Venture in an amount of $24,244.58, from an amount of $71,557,081.68, to an amount not to exceed $71,581,326.26, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5001105ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0492 136Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 99-467-2E Electrical Upgrade; Pumps, Motors and Drives Replacement, and Elevator Upgrades, Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Divane Brothers Electric Company in an amount of $86,850.00, from an amount of $9,131,509.00, to an amount not to exceed $9,044,659.00, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 5000959ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0493 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Surefire Protection, Inc., 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, in an amount of $16,900.00, from an amount of $162,175.00, to an amount not to exceed $179,075.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Purchase Order 3060428ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0494 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 04-299-2P Improvements to Aeration Batteries A, B, C, E1 and E2 at Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen & Associates, L.L.C. in an amount of $25,000.00, from an amount of $20,830,995.07, to an amount not to exceed $20,855,995.07, Accounts 101-50000-612650, 401-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5000831ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0495 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-220-3P Primary Settling Tanks and Grit Removal Facilities, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen/IHC Construction Joint Venture, in an amount of $96,269.20, from an amount of $233,154,003.13, to an amount not to exceed $233,250,272.33, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5000954ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0496 140Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with USA Mobility Wireless Inc., for Contract 08-RFP-19 for Pager Equipment Lease and Paging Services, in an amount of $29,372.85, from an amount of $122,400.00, to an amount not to exceed $93,027.15 Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3055093ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0497 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 08-171-3P Westside Imhoff Battery A and Skimming Tank Demolition, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollitt/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $10,469.00, from an amount of $33,140,024.00, to an amount not to exceed $33,150,493.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001182ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0499 142Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., for Contract 08-864-5C Lower Des Plaines River Detailed Watershed Plan - Phase B, in an amount of $88,672.82, from an amount of $3,912,888.16, to an amount not to exceed $3,824,215.34, Account 501-50000-601410, Purchase Order 3052095ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0500 143Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., for Contract 07-219-5C Little Calumet River Detailed Watershed Plan - Phase B, in an amount of $8.73, from an amount of $3,241,534.00, to an amount not to exceed $3,241,525.27, Account 501-50000-601410, Purchase Order 3044800ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0501 144Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with MWH Americas, Inc., for Contract 07-496-5C Upper Salt Creek Detailed Watershed Plan - Phase B, in an amount of $1,685.75, from an amount of $646,947.00, to an amount not to exceed $645,261.25, Account 501-50000-601410, Purchase Order 3046213ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0502 145Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with AECOM USA, Inc., for Contract 09-366-5F Heritage Park Flood Control Facility Feasibility Study, in an amount of $2,720.28, from an amount of $366,103.00, to an amount not to exceed $363,382.72, Account 501-50000-601410, Purchase Order 3057142ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0503 146Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-168-3P Scum Concentration, Centrifuge Building, Preliminary & Imhoff Tanks, Elevator Improvements, Diffuser Plates and Trailer Replacement, Stickney Service Area, LASMA, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $252,186.50, from an amount of $23,020,149.52, to an amount not to exceed $23,272,336.02, Accounts 401-50000-645750 and 645780, Purchase Order 5001198ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0504 147Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 00-184-2M Improvements in Imhoff and Sludge Concentration Areas at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical Industries in an amount of $156,852.28, from an amount of $3,768,047.92, to an amount not to exceed $3,611,195.64, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 5000402ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0505 148Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 02-818-2P Cleaning of Anaerobic Digesters and Other Improvements at Stickney WRP and Calumet WRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $859,383.86, from an amount of $10,188,896.67, to an amount not to exceed $9,329,512.81, Accounts 101-50000-612650, 201-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5000204ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0506 149Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Fox River Water Reclamation District, for Project 05-607-1P Ammonia Removal Improvement Project at the Fox River Water Reclamation District’s Main Plant, in an amount of $71,865.57, from an amount of $829,044.38, to an amount not to exceed $757,178.81, Account 101-50000-612490, Purchase Order 3033900ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0507 150Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 05-209-1S SEPA and Sewer Rehabilitation, CSA, to Lakes and Rivers Contracting, Inc. in an amount of $10,745.00, from an amount of $1,590,114.72, to an amount not to exceed $1,579,369.72, Accounts 101-50000-612600 and 612620, Purchase Order 5000804ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0508 151Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 05-834-2D Touhy Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation and Repairs of Other Bridges on the North Shore Channel, NSA, to F.H. Paschen / S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC in an amount of $41,347.00, from an amount of $1,778,785.44, to an amount not to exceed $1,737,438.44, Accounts 101-50000-612620 and 201-50000-645720, Purchase Order 5001023ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0509 152Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 01-107-2M Replace Fine Screens, SWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $8,500.01, from an amount of $1,297,653.16, to an amount not to exceed $1,289,153.15, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5000141ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0510 153Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 08-169-1D Emergency Canopy Installation at MOB Alley, to National Wrecking Co. in an amount of $2,536.28, from an amount of $33,379.96, to an amount not to exceed $30,843.68, Account 101-50000-612680, Purchase Order 3048597ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0512 154Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 96-461-1V Administration Building Women’s Locker/Shower Facility and P&M Building Shop Expansion at the Kirie WRP, to EVS Construction Co. in an amount of $6,936.00, from an amount of $2,388,557.68, to an amount not to exceed $2,381,621.68, Accounts 101-50000-612680 and 201-50000-645680, Purchase Order 5000276ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0515 155Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Fox River Water Reclamation District, for Project 03-606-3P Replacement of Heat Exchangers at the Fox River Water Reclamation District’s Main Plant, in an amount of $270,685.82, from an amount of $1,064,998.60, to an amount not to exceed $794,312.78, Account 101-50000-612490, Purchase Order 3023547ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0518 156Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 09-657-11 Television Inspection and Videotaping of Sewers and Manholes at Various Service Areas, to National Power Rodding Corporation, in an amount of $130,119.65 from an amount of $1,047,328.80 to an amount not to exceed $917,209.15, Accounts 101-67000/68000-612600, Purchase Orders 5001095 and 5001096ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0519 157Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 11-914-11, Furnish and Deliver Mechanical Repair Parts to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Bearings & Industrial Supply Co., Inc., in an amount of $15,846.27, from an amount of $105,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $89,153.73, Account 101-69000-623270, Purchase Order 3066838ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0520 158Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 09-627-11 Furnishing, Delivering and Rental of Arc Flash Personal Protective Equipment for the Calumet and North Service Areas, to Lechner and Sons, Inc., in an amount of $12,700.00 from an amount of $293,154.32 to an amount not to exceed $305,854.32, Account 101-68000-612330, Purchase Order 3058701ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0521 159Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease 09-876-11 Roof Repairs and Replacement in the Calumet Service Area, to Trinity Roofing Services, Inc., in an amount of $35,310.69, from an amount of $86,257.00, to an amount not to exceed $50,946.31, Account 101-68000-612680, Purchase Order 5001092ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0522 160Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 11-918-11, H.V.A.C. and Refrigeration Systems Maintenance in the Stickney Service Area, to Anchor Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of $13,950.99, from an amount of $900,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $886,049.01, Account 101-69000-612680, Purchase Order 5001233ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0524 161Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Vulcan Industries, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Replacement Parts and Repair Services, for Vulcan Screens to Various Locations, in an amount of $14,539.00, from an amount of $174,434.35, to an amount not to exceed $159,895.35, Accounts 101-69000-612600/623270, Purchase Order 3062734ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0526 162Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with ABB, Inc., to furnish and deliver parts and services to upgrade the ABB Distributed Control System equipment at the North Side Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount of $102,410.00 from an amount of $3,239,199.60 to an amount not to exceed $3,136,789.60, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 3045980ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0534 163Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order to Avaya Inc., for system upgrades and enhancements to the District’s entire voice network, in an amount of $20,790.54, from an amount of $1,000,107.05, to an amount not to exceed $979,316.51, Account 101-27000-612840 Purchase Order 3065746ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0542 164Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement for Dykema Gossett PLLC, to continue to represent the District in the lawsuit of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Terra Foundation et al., Case No. 06-CH-13817, involving the District’s interest in the alley adjacent to its Main Office Building (100 East Erie Street) in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $3,860,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $3,960,000.00, Account 101-30000-601170, Purchase Order 3054932ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0543 165Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 10-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Groups A and C, to Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., in an amount of $92,907.49, from an amount of $517,999.99, to an amount not to exceed $425,092.50, Account 101-67000-612680, Purchase Order 5001144ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0545 166Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease and close Contract 02-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Grade Fuel Oil to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Avalon Petroleum Company, in a total amount of $15,527.35, from an amount of $154,379.18, to an amount not to exceed $138,851.83, Accounts 101-16000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820, Purchase Orders 3011788, 3011789, 3011802, 3011803 and 3011804ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0548 167Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 11-904-12, Furnishing and Delivering PLC and VFD Parts and Modules for Exchange at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant to EESCO, Div. of WESCO Distribution, Inc., D/B/A Englewood Electrical Supply, in an amount of $29,997.50, from an amount of $89,992.50, to an amount not to exceed $59,995.00, Account 101-69000-623070, Purchase Order 3069089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0550 168Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order to the Chicago Defender, to Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts and Publish Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations in a Newspaper Intended to Target the African-American Market, in an amount of $2,227.06, from an amount of $17,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $14,772.94, Account 101-20000-612360, Purchase Order 8006759ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0551 169Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 11-655-11, Manhole Repairs at Various Service Areas to Pan-Oceanic Engineering Company, Inc., in an amount of $78,915.31, from an amount of $455,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $376,084.69, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612600, Purchase Orders 5001306 and 5001307ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0554 170Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 93-232-2M Hydraulic Improvements at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction/FHP Tectonics, Joint Venture in an amount of $43,341.23, from an amount of $123,761,043.99, to an amount not to exceed $123,804,385.22, Accounts 401-50000-645650 and 645750, Purchase Order 5000623ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0557 171Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for Contract 06-418-11, Furnish and Deliver Thirty-Two (32) Multi-Functional Photocopier Devices and a Five Year Repair Service, Supplies and Maintenance Agreement at Various Locations, to Lanier Worldwide, Inc., in an amount of $12,180.00, from an amount of $400,571.87, to an amount not to exceed $412,751.87 Account 101-27000-612800, Purchase Order 3041665ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0563 172Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and amend the agreements for Contract 12-RFP-03 State Legislative Consulting Services with Charles R. Vaughn in an amount of $7,000.00, from an amount of $14,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, Ado Leo Rugai, Attorney and Counselor at Law, in an amount of $7,000.00, from an amount of $14,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $21,000.00, and Miguel A. Santiago Consulting, Inc., in an amount of $6,666.66, from an amount $13,333.32 to an amount not to exceed $19,999.98, Account 101-11000-601170, Purchase Orders 3071597, 3071598, and 3071643.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0553 173Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2012 departmental appropriations in the amount of $156,000.00 in the Corporate Fund, Construction Fund, and Capital Improvements Bond FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0528 174Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of completing a preliminary design to modify the North Branch Dam to allow for fish and canoe passage and enhanced dissolved oxygen levels. ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0529 175Agenda ItemAuthority to approve and execute a temporary easement agreement from Commonwealth Edison Company for Contract 10-050-3S, North Side 8 Rehabilitation, located in the North Service Area and Village of Stickney (ROW File 13), consideration is a one-time fee of $8,500.00, Account 401-50000-667340.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0560 176Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation claim of Stephen Scannell v. MWRDGC, Claim No. 0200004670, in the sum of $103,945.59. Account 901-30000-901ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0561 177Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation claim of Linda Johnson v. MWRDGC, Case No. 05 WC 54949, in the sum of $38,425.65. Account 901-30000-901ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0552 178Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency for repair and structural lining of the Salt Creek No. 3 Sewer, Kenny Construction Company, preliminary estimated cost is not to exceed $400,000.00Deleted  Action details Not available
12-0463 179Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 1-year permit extension to U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use Main Channel Parcel 15.05 in Lockport, Will County, Illinois to launch and retrieve boats used to collect and analyze aquatic species in the Main Channel. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0485 180Agenda ItemAuthority to amend board order of March 15, 2012, authorizing the commencement of statutory procedures to lease approximately 9.58 acres of District real estate located along 41st Street, south of the Main Channel in Stickney and known as Main Channel Parcel 39.04 to include Main Channel Parcel 39.05 comprising of 3.50 acres for a total of 13.08 acres (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0486 181Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a 39-year lease agreement with the Village of Mount Prospect for the continued use of approximately 70 acres of improved District real estate located at 1326 West Central Road in Mount Prospect, Illinois, and known as Melas Park for public recreational purposes. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 plus 25% of net profits derived from the site.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0487 182Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 1-year permit extension to A. Block Marketing, Inc. & Wholesale Mulch Products, Inc. on approximately 19 acres of District land located at 15660 Canal Bank Road in Lemont, Cook County, Illinois, and known as part of Main Channel Atlas Parcel 23.03. Consideration shall be $186,219.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0537 183Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a 39-year lease agreement with the Mount Prospect Park District for the continued use of approximately 22.441 acres of improved District real estate located east of Elmhurst Road and south of the James C. Kirie Water Reclamation Plant in Des Plaines, Illinois, and known as Majewski Metro Park for public recreational purposes. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 plus 25% of net profits derived from the site.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0538 184Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month permit to RBS Citizens, N.A. d/b/a Charter One Bank for the continued use of approximately 4,300 square feet of District real estate located at Irving Park Road and Long Meadow Lane in Hanover Park, Illinois, for a drive-through teller lane and parking. Consideration shall be $2,500.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0539 185Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 5-year easement extension to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for the continued operation, construction, repair and maintenance of aquatic nuisance species barriers north of the 135th Street Bridge in Will County, Illinois, and the placement of fencing and signage upon Main Channel Parcels 18.03, 19.01, 19.02 and 19.04. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0540 186Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to U. S. Geological Survey to maintain, repair and remove one monitoring borehole on District Main Channel Parcel 25.03 located between the Des Plaines River and the Main Channel in Lemont, DuPage County, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0546 187Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month permit to Central Blacktop Co., Inc. to access District Main Channel Parcels 29.01, 30.01, 30.03, 31.01, 31.02 and 31.03 between LaGrange Road and Willow Springs Road to repair areas of Interstate 294 known as the Mile Long Bridge in Willow Springs, Illinois. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $7,500.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0549 188Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 1-year permit to K-Five Construction Corporation, Inc. to access District Main Channel Parcels 29.01, 30.01, 30.03, 31.01, 31.02 and 31.03 between LaGrange Road and Willow Springs Road to repair areas of Interstate 294 known as the Mile Long Bridge in Willow Springs, Illinois. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $15,000.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0527 189Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Elmwood Park concerning Lower Des Plaines River Detailed Watershed Plan Project GTCR-1ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0531 190MotionMOTION to approve funds for District-wide celebrationsAdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-0193 191ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 45th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity FairAdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-0446 192ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic HumorAdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-0564 193Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency for repair and structural lining of the Salt Creek No. 3 Intercepting Sewer, preliminary estimated cost is not to exceed $400,000.00. (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-0565 194ReportReport on Advertisement of Request for Proposal 12-RFP-18 Independent Facilitator to Lead a Blue Ribbon Panel to Review Proposed Changes to the User Charge Ordinance and User Charge Rates, estimated cost $50,000.00, Account 101-16000-601170, Requisition 1339246 (Deferred from the March 15, 2012 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Not available