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Meeting Name: Committee of the Whole Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/14/2017 10:35 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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17-0972 11Agenda ItemAuthority to Approve Travel for David St. Pierre, Executive Director, in the estimated amount of $100.00, for travel to Washington D.C., to attend a meeting with Legislative Leaders, Account 101-15000-612010RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0909 12ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-37 Employee Benefits Software, estimated cost $575,000.00, Accounts 201-50000-634820, 201-50000-612430, 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1472784RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0910 13ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-38 eLearning Courses for Return-to-Work Program for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-25000-634820 and 612820, Requisition 1471487RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0849 14Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 16-270-3P Covered Composting System, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $22,453,250.00 to $27,180,250.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1472014 (Deferred from the August 31, 2017 Board Meeting)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0929 15Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-709-11, Furnishing and Delivering Calcium Nitrate to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $230,000.00, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1468520RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0930 16Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-655-11, Manhole and Infrastructure Repairs, estimated cost $800,000.00, Accounts 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1462516RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0931 17Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-625-11 Diving Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $140,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1468685RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0932 18Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 18-100-11, to Furnish and Deliver Collection, Shipment, and Analysis of Water Samples from the Thornton Composite Reservoir and Monitoring Wells; Analysis of Monitoring Well Samples from the McCook Reservoir Site, estimated cost $97,640.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1467347RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0938 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-653-11 Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, estimated cost $1,040,000.00, Accounts 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1467587RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0943 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-365-11 for public tender of bids a 20-year lease on 23.95 acres of District real estate located at 4801 South Harlem Avenue in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.04. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $590,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0947 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 11-186-AF Demolition at Addison Creek Reservoir and Thornton Reservoir, estimated cost between $921,500.00 and 1,115,500.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1473657RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0950 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-045-11 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 $55,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0911 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Fiduciary Liability Insurance for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust, in an amount not to exceed $9,100.00, and authorization for payment by direct voucher to Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Fiduciary Liability Insurance for the Retiree Health Care Trust (OPEB), in an amount not to exceed $6,300.00, Accounts 101-25000-612290 and P802-11000-798200 respectively, Requisition 1472773RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0914 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and amend an existing agreement with LoadSpring Solutions, Inc., for Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount not to exceed $21,960.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469140RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0915 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 16-RFP-05 Point to Point Communications, with AT&T Corp. in an amount not to exceed $392,152.07, Accounts 101-27000-612210, 101-67000-612210, Requisitions 1472222, 1473146Deleted  Action details Not available
17-0916 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-15 Consulting Services for Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Upgrade, with Astrix Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $298,915.00, Account 401-50000-612430, Requisition 1455231Deleted  Action details Not available
17-0917 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to National Fire Protection Association to Furnish and Deliver National Fire Codes On-Line Subscription License, in an amount not to exceed $34,500.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1468506RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0918 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Symantec Antivirus Licenses and Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $18,135.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1469415RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0933 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company, for a preventive maintenance plan for flow injection analyzers, spectrophotometer and consumable supplies for the Analytical Laboratories Division, in an amount not to exceed $45,976.00, Account 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1471474RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0939 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-28 Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Management Services for a 36-Month Period, with LeasePlan USA, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,251,184.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080 and 612860, Requisition 1461193Deleted  Action details Not available
17-0941 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, dba National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver one 2018 Ford Explorer under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $32,150.90, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1473134RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0944 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-22, Software Solution Used to Produce the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the District and the Retiree Health Care Trust and Budget Book, with OpenGov, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $549,500.00, Accounts 201-50000-612430 and 101-27000-612820, Requisitions 1456485 and 1460003RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0966 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to George E. Booth Company, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Analyzer Materials and Equipment to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in an amount not to exceed $170,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, and 69000-623070.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0967 124Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP to represent the District relating to an investigation of engineering professional service contracts, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1473661RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0971 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 17-111-11, Furnish and Deliver Repairs, Service and Parts for American Sigma/Hach Auto Samplers, Flowmeters and Sampling Accessories to Hach Company, in an amount not to exceed $63,958.20, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1458421RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0892 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-124-3P, Conversion of Two Gravity Concentration Tanks to Primary Sludge Fermenters, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,094,860.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $204,743.00, for a total amount not to exceed $4,299,603.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1439576 (Deferred from the August 31, 2017 Board Meeting)RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0948 127Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A & B to J & L Fasteners & General Maintenance Supplies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $30,971.55, and Group C to Liberty Fastener Company, in an amount not to exceed $14,548.21, Account 101-20000-623110RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0949 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-708-31, Installation of Disc Filters at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,312,800.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1439593RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0951 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Work Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $8,431.30, Groups B and C to Stauffer Manufacturing Company d/b/a Stauffer Glove & Safety Company, in an amount not to exceed $26,319.20, Group D to Saf-T-Gard International Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,696.00, Account 101-20000-623700RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0968 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 17-689-12 (Re-Bid), Test and Repair Underground Storage Tanks at Various Locations, to Stenstrom Petroleum Services Group, in an amount not to exceed $142,800.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-612240, 612490, 623070, 623270, Requisitions 1456934, 1456939, 1456943, 1456946, and 1456947RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0969 131Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 16-901-31, Furnish, Deliver and Install Boiler Controls at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to M.G. Electric Service Company, in an amount not to exceed $1,224,000.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1422798RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0860 132Agenda 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, LLC, in an amount of $2,334,545.00 from an amount of $204,194,449.63 to an amount not to exceed $201,859,904.63, Account 101-69000-612590, Purchase Order 5000950 (Deferred from the August 31, 2017 Board Meeting)RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0912 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and amend the agreements for Contract 15-RFP-11 Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense with Dennis Noble & Associates, P.C. in an amount of $35,000.00, from an amount of $346,016.17, to an amount not to exceed $381,016.17, and with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. in an amount of $10,000.00, from an amount of $107,594.28 to an amount not to exceed $117,594.28, Account 101-25000-612430, Purchase Orders 3085891 and 3085933RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0921 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with the United States Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey, Illinois Water Science Center, to install, operate, maintain, and report data from a real-time continuous water quality monitoring station in the Des Plaines River in an amount of $10,000.00, from an amount of $355,280.00, to an amount not to exceed $345,280.00, Account 201-50000-612400, Purchase Order 3095361RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0924 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Fisher Scientific Company LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals for Various Locations, Contract 16-100-12, in an amount of $10,000.00, from an amount of $126,890.20, to an amount not to exceed $136,890.20, Account 101-16000- 623570, Purchase Order 3089303RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0926 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, to Synagro Central, LLC, in an amount of $34,000.00 from an amount of $249,526.63 to an amount not to exceed $283,526.63, Account 101-68000-612520, Purchase Order 5001520RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0927 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order and amend agreement with the law firm of Thompson Coburn LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with the branding, marketing, and sale of the District’s composted Biosolids product and with issues of intellectual property law related to the District’s evaluation, testing, development, and use of various technologies, in the amount of $50,000.00, from an amount of $30,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3089335DeferredPass Action details Video Video
17-0928 138Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 16-659-11, Agricultural Management at Fulton County, Illinois, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of $31,000.00 from an amount of $1,689,338.55 to an amount not to exceed $1,658,338.55, Account 101-66000-612420, Purchase Order 5001557RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0937 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-072-3D Safety Railing Around Tanks, Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Fence Masters, Inc. in an amount of $122,710.95, from an amount of $1,432,782.50, to an amount not to exceed $1,555,493.45, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000041RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0970 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-614-11 Elevator Maintenance Service at Various Service Areas, to Parkway Elevators, Inc. in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $932,850.00, to an amount not to exceed $947,850.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Purchase Order 5001577RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0973 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-195-AP Phosphorus Recovery System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. in an amount of $1,905,939.28, from an amount of $34,905,483.55, to an amount not to exceed $36,811,422.83, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001478Deleted  Action details Not available
17-0936 142ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of August 2017RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0923 143Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of James Landmichl vs. MWRDGC, Claim number: W001667880 in the sum of $13,565.65, Account 901-30000-601090RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0913 144Agenda ItemAuthority to extend until October 31, 2017, 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. 399.RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0965 145Agenda ItemRequest for Authorization to Continue District Employee Participation for the Working in the Schools (WITS) ProgramRecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0934 146Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 4432 W. 147th Street in Midlothian, IL for the construction of the Flood Control Project on Natalie Creek in Midlothian and Oak Forest Illinois and authority for payment to Palos Bank and Trust, as Trustee under the Trust Agreement known as Trust Number 1-3533, the owner of said real estate, in an amount of $159,500.00, and closing costs, Account 501-50000-656010, Stormwater FundRecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0945 147Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of June 2, 2016, regarding authority to grant a 25-year, 113 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to Entertainment Cruises to construct, operate, maintain, repair and remove a boat ramp on District real estate located along the east bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River, between Cermak Road and Canal Street in Chicago, to reflect correct name as Seadog Ventures, Inc. RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0957 148Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease 9+/- acres of District real estate located west of Cicero Avenue and south of the Cal-Sag Channel in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04 (portion)RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
17-0958 149Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9 ½ month permit to United Parcel Service, Inc. on 20.5 acres of District real estate located at the Cal-Sag Channel and Ridgeland Avenue in Alsip, Illinois and known as the Ridgeland Avenue Drying Facilities; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.04 (eastern portion) for storing and parking trucks and trailers. Consideration shall be $779,000.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0959 150Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 198,498.56 + sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to Commonwealth Edison Company to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and remove transmission towers and overhead transmission lines on District real estate located north and south of the Main Channel between Pulaski Road and Racine Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $137,559.50RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0960 151Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, 20’ x 20’ non-exclusive easement to the United States of America, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and remove a wind shear detection monitoring facility located east of the Majewski Reservoir, west of Elmhurst Road and south of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0961 152Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a Utility Relocation Agreement with Nicor Gas Company to relocate an existing natural gas pipeline on a parcel of real estate recently acquired by the District as part of the construction of the Addison Creek Reservoir (Contract 11-186-3F) located at 2795 West Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0964 153Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 35-year, 10’ x 900’ non-exclusive easement to the Village of Hanover Park to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, replace and remove a 6-inch water main and sanitary sewer located on the west end of the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant premises in Hanover Park, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00RecommendedPass Action details Not available
17-0956 154ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Moravian Day FestivalRecommendedPass Action details Not available
UC17-001 155User Charge OrdinanceRequest Authority to Amend the User Charge Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoRecommendedPass Action details Not available