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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/16/2013 10:05 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Not available Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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13-0405 11ReportReport on the 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0519 12ReportReport on investments purchased during March 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0520 13ReportReport on the investment interest income during March 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0522 14ReportReport on investments purchased during April 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0529 15ReportReport on the investment interest income during April 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0530 16ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at March 31, 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0511 17ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 13-RFP-09 Workplace Violence Awareness Training, estimated cost $70,000.00, Account 101-25000-601170, Requisition 1360614RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0512 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 7, 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0535 19ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, April 30, 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0508 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 2, 2013, regarding issue purchase order to Wright Automotive, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver six Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedans and two Ford Explorer Sport Utility Vehicles under the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Contract No. 4017336, in an amount not to exceed $196,888.00, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1360050, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 13-0426RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0503 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 13-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $53,000.00, Account 101-20000-623680 (As Revised)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0523 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 13-419-11 Elevator Maintenance and Repair Service at the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $130,500.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Requisition 1351702RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0502 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC to Furnish and Deliver AutoDesk Constructware Licenses and Software Maintenance for a one-year period under General Services Administration (GSA) Joint Purchasing Contract GS-35F-4543G, in an amount not to exceed $167,383.56, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1360610RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0514 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Allis Chalmers and ITT Goulds Pump Parts to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant for a two-year period, in an amount not to exceed $260,000.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1353090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0516 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Primavera software application licensing maintenance for a one-year period, in an amount not to exceed $12,331.61, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1360621RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0517 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with ABB Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Hardware and Software to Upgrade the Distributed Control System (DCS) Servers at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant and North Branch Pumping Station, in an amount not to exceed $1,053,000.00, Accounts 201-50000-645600, 645650, Requisition 1331708RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0531 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc., to Provide Services and Parts to Repair Two Robicon Perfect Harmony Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s) on the Raw Sewage Pumps at the Calumet and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000-612600, 623070, Requisitions 1352051 and 1353141RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0532 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Oracle America, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Oracle Database Management System (DBMS) Software Licensing and Support, in an amount not to exceed $417,542.13, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1359249RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0504 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 13-053-11 Furnish and Deliver Lamps to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $93,385.41, Account 101-20000-623070RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0515 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 13-033-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Air Filters to Various Locations, for a One (1) Year Period, Group A, to P & M Filters, Inc., d/b/a P & M National Sales, in an amount not to exceed $32,258.32, Group B, to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,755.22, Groups C and D, to G.A.G Industries, Inc., d/b/a Filter Services Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $18,232.68, Account 101-20000-623270RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0524 121Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 91-177-AE Computer and Instrumentation Control Room at Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Divane Brothers Electric Company in an amount of $15,050.00, from an amount of $41,380,181.26, to an amount not to exceed $41,365,131.26, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5000594RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0525 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-023-3P Stop Logs and Diversion Pumps at Wilmette Pump Station and Evanston Pump Station Rehabilitation, North Service Area, to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen, in an amount of $19,494.00, from an amount of $17,682,050.19, to an amount not to exceed $17,701,544.19, Accounts 101-50000-612620, 401-50000-645620 and 645720, Purchase Order 5001266RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0526 123ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of April 2013RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0500 124Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of James Aldworth vs. MWRDGC, Case No. 12 WC 37912, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $55,061.15. Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0518 125ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the months of January and February 2013.Deferred  Action details Not available
13-0489 126Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the CITGO Lemont Refinery Fire Department to use the boat launch and an access road thereto on Main Channel Parcel 15.05 in Lockport, Will County, Illinois, to launch and retrieve a spill response boat from the Main Channel. Consideration shall be an annual fee of $2,500.00Deferred  Action details Not available
13-0490 127Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 20’ x 35’ non-exclusive easement to the City of Chicago to continue to maintain, operate, repair, remove and reconstruct an 18-inch storm sewer outfall pipe on District real estate located along the east bank of the North Branch of the Chicago River, north of Bradley Place and west of Rockwell Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0492 128Agenda ItemAuthorization to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 3 acres of District real estate located at 4100 West 41st Street in Forest View, Illinois, part of Main Channel Parcel 38.11RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0495 129Agenda ItemAuthority to issue an 8-month permit extension to W.E. O’Neil Construction Company on 3 acres of District real estate located at 4100 West 41st Street in Forest View, Illinois, part of Main Channel Parcel 38.11. Consideration shall be $53,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0497 130Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the City of Chicago, Department of Streets & Sanitation, for the continued use of a 10’ x 10’ area of District real estate located between Taylor Street and Roosevelt Road, along the south bank of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, to maintain and operate a concrete/asphalt pad, a front-end loader with a crane attachment and a roll-off box to collect debris and pollutants from the Chicago River. Consideration shall be $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0498 131Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to NeighborSpace for approximately 212 linear feet of District real estate along the east bank of the north branch of the Chicago River at Berteau Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, for continued riverbank management and restoration. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0536 132Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9-month permit extension to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC, on a 1,240 sq. ft. area of District real estate along with a 150 ft. access route located at the entrance to the District's SEPA Station No. 1, located along the north bank of the Calumet River at Torrence Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as a construction staging area. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $2,500.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0537 133Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2012 real estate taxes in the amount of $15,580.62 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in DuPage County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0538 134Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2012 real estate taxes in the amount of $578,693.58 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Will County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0527 135Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an agreement with the Village of Wheeling for installation of utilities associated with Contract 09-365-5F, Heritage Park Flood Control FacilityRecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0528 136Agenda ItemAuthorization to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Orland Hills for Contract 10-882-AF, Tinley Creek Channel Improvements (TICR-5) in Orland Park and Orland HillsRecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0486 137Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Commissioner James C. Harris, Sr.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0539 138ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) as First Place Winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first Campus RainWorks ChallengeRecommendedPass Action details Not available
13-0540 139ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Second Annual Chicago Veggie Pride ParadeRecommendedPass Action details Not available