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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/2/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 11-02-2023 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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UC23-001 11User Charge OrdinanceRequest Authority to Review the Proposed Amended User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1047 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating employees that have retired in the last yearAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1059 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Veterans Day AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-1072 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing November as National American Indian Heritage Month AdoptedPass Action details Not available
23-1056 15ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1057 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during September 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1058 17ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1051 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, October 17, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1065 19ReportReport of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, October 20, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0985 110Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2024 membership dues, in the amount of $19,230.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-1011 111Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account 101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1031 112Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for tuition fees for one (1) participant to attend a 10-day residential leadership development program in an amount not to exceed $14,275.00, Account 101-25000-601100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1068 113Agenda 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)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0982 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $12,380,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606394 and 1606557 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Video Video
23-0995 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $3,826,800.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1600061 and 1601426 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Video Video
23-1002 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $5,464,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1606396 and 1606558 (Deferred from the October 19, 2023 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Video Video
23-1028 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-684-11, Mosquito and Midge Fly Abatement Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $76,000.00, Accounts 101-66000/69000-612420, Requisition 1605023ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1033 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-22 SAP Software Maintenance, estimated cost $660,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606727ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1037 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-102-11 Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts for Boats, Outboard Motors, and Trailers, estimated cost $25,000.00, Account 101-16000-612790, Requisition 1607444ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1041 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 01-103-AS, 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation - Phase II, SSA, estimated cost between $27,930,000.00 and $33,810,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1607772ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1043 121Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 23-RFP-17 Micro Market & Vending Services to Provide Vending Machines at Various District Locations and Install a Micro Market at the Main Office Building and the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-15000-612490, Requisition 1608365ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1034 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Software License Subscription Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $101,459.70, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1608223ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1035 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC to Furnish and Deliver Label Printers, Barcode Scanners, and Accessories, under Purchasing Contract Number 33232-105081, in an amount not to exceed $93,689.04, Account 101-16000-623810, Requisition 1607927ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1036 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Resource Associates, Inc. to furnish and deliver proficiency testing standards, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1607066ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1038 125Agenda ItemIssue Purchase Order to Thermo LabSystems, Inc., for Renewal Licenses and Software Upgrades for the Laboratory Information Management System, in an amount not to exceed $137,856.56, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1607456ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1039 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Marine Liability and Hull Insurance for District marine vessels in an amount not to exceed $36,617.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1608345ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1044 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Verizon Connect NWF Inc., DBA Verizon Connect Fleet USA LLC, for the maintenance of a Vehicle Location System under the Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 020221-NWF in an amount not to exceed $53,439.00, Account 101-15000-612860, Requisition 1607472ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1049 128Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc. to Provide Hardware, Software and the Associated Engineering Services to the Thornton Valve Shaft and North Rim of the Calumet Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $178,919.00, Account 101-68000-612650, Requisition 1602110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1050 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to United Rentals North America Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Used 2014 JLG 600AJ Articulating Boom Lift to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-URI, in an amount not to exceed $74,000.00, Account 101-69000-634990, Requisition 1606536ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1048 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering & Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Indi Enterprise, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $45,404.67, Accounts 101-20000-623170ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1046 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Lease Plan USA, Inc., for Contract 17-RFP-28R Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Management Services, in an amount of $54,000.00, from an amount of $1,726,723.03, to an amount not to exceed $1,780,723.03, Accounts 101-15000-612080 and 612860, Purchase Order 3102446ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1055 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend agreement for an additional twelve (12) month period for Contract 17-RFP-10 Commercial Banking and Investment Custody Services with The Northern Trust Corporation formally known as The Northern Trust Company for investment custody services, in an amount of $45,000.00, from an amount of $200,444.44 to an amount not to exceed $245,444.44, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3104902ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1070 133ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2023, ended September 30, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-1042 134Agenda ItemAuthority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. American Kitchen Delights, Inc. and City of Harvey, Case No. 23B-001 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1052 135Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Daniel Gierut vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 21WC005494, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $83,250.21, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1062 136Agenda ItemAuthority to settle a bid bond dispute entitled Copenhaver Construction, Inc. v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Case No, 22 CH 02981 in the amount of $115,288.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1060 137Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt, LLC to use the Summit boat launch located on Main Channel Parcel 34.03 in Summit, Illinois, to launch and retrieve boats and booming equipment. Consideration shall be an annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-1071 138Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month soil boring permit to the Chicago Transit Authority on a portion of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago, Illinois to locate District facilities for corrosion protection purposes. Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00.ApprovedPass Action details Not available