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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/7/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: Agenda Packet 09-07-2023, Errata Corrections.pdf
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23-0801 11MotionMOTION 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)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0851 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the Chicago Latino Caucus FoundationAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0852 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the anniversary of Mexican IndependenceAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-0876 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Reverend Leslie Sanders (Deferred from the September 7, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0854 15ReportReport on investments purchased during May 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0855 16ReportReport on investments purchased during June 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0856 17ReportReport on the investment interest income during May 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0857 18ReportReport on the investment interest income during June 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0858 19ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0813 110ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 8, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0814 111ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 15, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0846 112ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, August 22, 2023Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0848 113ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 23-904-22 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and Delivering Harmonic Filters to the Stickney WRP, estimated cost $367,450.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0867 114ReportReport on rejection of proposals for Contract 22-RFP-25, Compensation and Benefits Study, estimated cost $90,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0868 115ReportReport on rejection of proposals for Contract 21-RFP-15, Microfilming and Scanning Services for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $360,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0840 116Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the City of Chicago for participation in the city’s underground project coordination, in an amount not to exceed $25,583.03, Account 101-50000-612430ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0859 117Agenda ItemAuthorization to make payment to American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) for 2023/2024 subscription fees, in the amount of $11,307.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0805 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, estimated cost $6,659,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1602443, 1602112 and 1602340ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0809 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0810 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $392,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820, Requisitions 1602997, 1602998, 1603211, 1603295ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0815 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $489,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820, 501-50000-623820, Requisitions 1603040, 1603210, 1603219, 1603294, 1603307ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0816 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-100-11 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells, estimated cost $52,500.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1603680ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0817 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-RFP-25 (REBID) Compensation and Benefits Study, estimated cost $160,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1591087ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0818 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chemical Coagulants, estimated cost $14,000,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1603451 and 1603558ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0819 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-698-11, Underground Utility Locating and Marking, estimated cost $660,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1603224ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0825 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-11 Individual Coaching and Training Services for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $125,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1601270ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0830 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 23-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assemblies at Various Locations, Estimated cost $7,194,300.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1603670, 1603671 and 1604766ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0835 128Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-627-11, Repairs to Air Compressors and Air Dryers at Various Locations, estimated cost $154,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1604544, 1604545, and 1604546ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0845 129Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-045-11 Publish Invitations to Bid for Contracts, Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service Examinations, and Other Legal Notices for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $55,300.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Requisition 1602910ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0860 130Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-608-11, Furnishing and Delivering Mechanical Parts to Various Locations, estimated cost $338,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623270, Requisitions 1601754, 1601529, and 1601530ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0861 131Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 24-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $115,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0807 132Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish Cyber Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $135,769.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1604534ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0811 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One New Caterpillar Model #420-07XE Backhoe Loader to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032119-CAT, in an amount not to exceed $152,580.00, Account 101-67000-634760, Requisition 1604501ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0812 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Sulzer Pumps Solutions, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One Turbo Blower Assembly to the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $228,910.00, Account 101-67000-623270, Requisition 1603203ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0826 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of Autodesk AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $109,484.44, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1604862ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0827 136Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 online security awareness and tracking software, in an amount not to exceed $36,598.29, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603012ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0829 137Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with e-Builder, Inc. for the e-Builder Electronic Project Management System and Technical Support Services for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $1,338,717.89, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603000ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0841 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 maintenance and operation of eight streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within Cook County, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $121,830.00, Account 501-50000-612490, Requisition 1604860ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0844 139Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hey and Associates Inc. for professional engineering post-award services for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA in an amount not to exceed $1,649,671.19, Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1605722 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0864 140Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-483-11, Provide Co-location Services for District Infrastructure, with ServerCentral, LLC dba Deft.com, in an amount not to exceed $262,000.00, Account 101-27000-612330, Requisition 1585231 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0866 141Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-487-11, Provide Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software for a Three-Year Period, with D. R. McNatty & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $72,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612430, Requisition 1595031 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0808 142Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-902-23 (Re-Bid), Influent Gate Demolition at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to John Burns Construction Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,373,000.00, Account 201-50000-645700, Requisition 1581771ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0832 143Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-863-2C, Master Plan for Salt Creek at Fullersburg Woods, to V3 Construction Group, LTD., in an amount not to exceed $9,375,745.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $468,787.25, for a total amount not to exceed $9,844,532.25, Account 201-50000-612400, Requisition 1599071ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0862 144Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 11-404-3S, Upper Des Plaines Intercepting Sewer 11D Ext C Rehabilitation, NSA, to Benchmark Construction Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $8,348,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $417,400.00, for a total amount not to exceed $8,765,400.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1597294ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0863 145Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Jade Scientific, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $109,231.00 and Group B to MG Scientific, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $28,461.35, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0865 146Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to Liberty Fastener Company, in an amount not to exceed $60,957.25, and Group C to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $22,643.05, Account 101-20000-623110 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0870 147Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Work Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,715.17, Groups C and D to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $26,345.75, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0877 148Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair Service at The Main Office Building Complex, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $164,973.04, Accounts 101-15000-612370, 612390 Requisition 1601240ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0804 149Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 20-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural Field-Side Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair at Fulton County, Illinois, Group B to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of $52,428.00, from an amount of $540,540.90, to an amount not to exceed $488,112.90, Account 101-69000-612420, Purchase Order 5001741ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0822 150Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Sulzer Turbo Blower Assembly to the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant to Peterson and Matz, Inc., in an amount of $228,910.00 from an amount of $228,910.00 to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 101-67000-623270, Purchase Order 3124548ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0834 151Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 20-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen Peroxide to Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, in an amount of $10,468.32 from an amount of $366,412.80 to an amount not to exceed $355,944.48, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3112225ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0839 152Agenda 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 $1,931.87, from an amount of $10,993,528.71, to an amount not to exceed $10,991,596.84, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0843 153Agenda ItemAuthority to exercise the option to extend the agreements for an additional two (2) year period and increase purchase orders for Contract 20-RFP-21 Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense with Dennis Noble & Associates, P.C., in an amount of $230,000.00, from an amount of $317,680.54, to an amount not to exceed $547,680.54, and Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry P.C., in an amount of $120,000.00, from an amount of $187,763.32, to an amount not to exceed $307,763.32, Account 101-25000-612430, Purchase Orders 3114172 and 3114173ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0871 154ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of July 2023 (As Revised)Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
23-0821 155Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Thameena Ali-Mathari vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 21WC031724, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $10,073.93, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0833 156Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease emergency Contract 21-800-01, Emergency Repairs to the Calumet WRP HLIPS Main Switchgear, with Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors, Inc., in an amount of $24,141.46, from an amount of $500,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $475,858.54, Account 901-68000-667220, Purchase Order 3116033 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0806 157Agenda ItemAuthority to grant the Village of Hanover Park a 60-year, approximately 20’ x 728’ non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a 6-inch water main on District real estate located south of the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant in Hanover Park, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 (Deferred from the September 7, 2023 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-0820 158Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Lease Agreement dated September 15, 2016, with the Village of Willow Springs on 2.13± acres of District real estate located west of Willow Springs Road and south of the Main Channel in Willow Springs, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 29.04, to extend the term by an additional thirty (30) years. Consideration shall be an initial annual rental fee of $20,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0831 159Agenda ItemAuthority to amend Lease Agreement dated June 1, 1996, with the Village of Worth on approximately 214.1 acres of District real estate located north of the Cal-Sag Channel, east and west of Harlem Avenue in Worth, Illinois, known as Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.06 and 9.03, to allow the Village to host public community events on the premises. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0838 160Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 56-year, non-exclusive easement to the Village of Crestwood to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, and remove a drainage ditch and other improvements on approximately 1.03 acres of District property located on Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 11.04 (West) and 11.04 (Middle) in connection with the Crestwood Flood Control Project (Contract 14-258-SF) in the vicinity of 135th Street and Central Avenue in Crestwood, IL. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0872 161Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the Board Order of December 15, 2022, regarding Authority to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the City of Hickory Hills for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Police Department Parking Lot Permeable Pavement Project in Hickory Hills, CSA (23-IGA-03) in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1591892, Agenda Item No. 49, File No. 22-1135ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0873 162Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Forest View for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Storm Sewers and Outfall in Forest View, SSA (18-IGA-28), in an amount not to exceed $1,350,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-0874 163Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the City of Northlake for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone Properties in Northlake Phase IV (23-IGA-26), in an amount not to exceed $550,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-0875 164Agenda ItemAuthority to terminate an existing Intergovernmental Agreement and negotiate and enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of Glenwood for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a Levee along Thorn Creek at Arquilla Park in Glenwood (15-IGA-14), in an amount not to exceed $3,483,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video