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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/21/2018 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 06-21-2018 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, ErrataCorrection.pdf
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18-0620 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2018, in the amount of $24,016,515.85Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0543 12Agenda ItemRequest Authority to Dispose of District RecordsApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0566 13ReportReport on advertisement of Request for Proposal 18-RFP-03 SAP Operations Support, estimated cost $220,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1477235Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0615 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 12, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0629 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 5, 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0631 16ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 17-987-11, Specialty Railroad Track Services in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $343,600.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0582 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend agreement to expand product lines regarding the issuing of purchase orders to Drydon Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Hayward Gordon, Varec, Watson Marlow, Bredel, and Fairbanks Morse Pumps and Parts, to Various Locations, in a total amount not to exceed $464,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623090/623270 Agenda Item No. 32, File No. 16-0482ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0588 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to extend the termination date of a request to issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Howden Roots, LLC, to Provide Shop Repair Services and Field Technician Services for the Blowers at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in a total amount not to exceed $168,991.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1490072ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0595 19Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Water Environment Federation for registration fees for nine Commissioners and thirty-two employees in various departments to attend the annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2018, in an amount not to exceed $28,232.00, Accounts 101-11000, 15000, 16000, 30000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-601100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0623 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to Amend Board Order of November 16, 2017, for Authority to advertise Contract 18-618-11 Specialized Repairs for Large Motors, estimated cost $90,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650/623070, Requisitions 1476787, 1476788 and 1476789, Agenda Item No. 9, File No. 17-1169ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0578 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-363-11 for public tender of bids a sixty (60) year lease on 8.61 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 (western and middle portions). The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $283,100.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0584 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-905-21 Furnish and Deliver a Six-Inch Slurry Gate Hydraulic Submersible Pump to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1491755ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0589 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-704-21, Reconditioning of Pump Motors No. 1 and No. 2 at the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $350,000.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1491757ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0591 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-805-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install Underground Steam and Utility Piping at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $93,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1494643ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0608 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-023-11 Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $116,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0610 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $59,000.00, Account 101-20000-623110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0611 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 18-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings, and Valves to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $326,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0560 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Willis of Illinois, Inc. for Furnishing Property Insurance Coverage for District Properties in an amount not to exceed $1,896,838.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1495814 (Deferred from June 21, 2018 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Not available
18-0563 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Annual SAP Software Maintenance in an amount not to exceed $510,060.73, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1495353ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0571 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 18-RFP-08 Court Reporting Services with Veritext Corp., in an amount not to exceed $366,000.00, Account 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, 401-54000-612250, and 501-55000-612250, Requisitions 1495169, 1495362, 1495360 and 1495363. Requisition 1485604 referenced in the Transmittal Letter for Board meeting of February 1, 2018 is no longer valid.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0572 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for 18-RFP-04 Professional Audio-Video Services for Examinations on an as needed basis, with Video One Productions, Inc., with the option to extend for a 12-month period, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1487113ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0574 122Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEECO Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services on Contract 18-851-3C, Geotechnical Analysis and Sub-Surface Investigation for Construction Projects, in an amount not to exceed $460,000.00, Accounts 201-50000-612240 and 501-50000-612240 Requisition 1495145.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0575 123Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Flood Testing Laboratories, Inc., for professional engineering services on Contract 18-852-3C, Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials for Years 2018-2020, in an amount not to exceed $198,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Requisition 1495146ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0580 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Miele Incorporated, to furnish, deliver, and install a G7825 medium capacity glassware washer with all associated accessories, in an amount not to exceed $57,128.00, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1490270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0594 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to Furnish and Deliver seventeen 2018 Ford Escapes and one 2019 Ford Super Duty F-350, under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 120716-NAF, in an amount not to exceed $498,636.80, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1496325ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0599 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and amend the agreement with Workforce Software, LLC to provide new time clocks and maintenance in an amount not to exceed $14,914.60, Account 101-27000-623850, 612840 Requisition 1494152ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0613 127Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to Walker Process Equipment, a Division of McNish Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Three (3) Final Tank Drive Rebuild Kits for the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $40,500.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1494160ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0614 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Vulcan Industries, Inc., to Provide Coarse and Fine Screens for Screening Inorganic Debris at Various Locations, in a total amount not to exceed $98,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0619 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 18-914-21, Furnish and Deliver Reconditioned Circuit Breakers for the Stickney Service Area, to Wesco Distribution, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $163,687.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1473900ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0621 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 18-605-22 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Station Battery Equipment, to Harrison Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $225,279.45, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1473901ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0632 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 18-708-12 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Carbonate to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Dubois Chemicals, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $341,616.40, Account 101-67000-623560, Requisition 1480780ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0633 132Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to West Side Tractor Sales (an authorized distributor for John Deere Construction Retail Sales in Illinois under the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032515-JDC), to Furnish and Deliver One Skid-Steer and One Wheel Loader, in an amount not to exceed $403,954.50, Account 201-50000-634760, Requisitions 1495822 and 1495824ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0607 133Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-017-11, Furnish and Deliver Electrical Supplies, Wire, and Cable to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A & E to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $54,141.95, and Groups B, C & D to J.P. Simons & Co., in an amount not to exceed $177,412.30 , Account 101-20000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0622 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-614-21, Pavement Rehabilitation at Various Service Areas, to Sumit Construction Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $880,834.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1475492ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0630 135Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 18-664-11, Seal Coating of Roads and Patching of Pavement at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to Illinois Valley Paving, a Division of United Contractors Midwest, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $54,450.00, Account 101-66000-612420, Requisition 1481931ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0573 136Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 02-111-3M (Re-Bid) TARP Pump #8 Rehabilitation, Mainstream Pumping Station, to Broadway Electric, Inc. in an amount of $162,080.00, from an amount of $4,743,139.68, to an amount not to exceed $4,581,059.68, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000023ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0585 137Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 17-674-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, to B & W Truck Repair, Inc., in an amount of $30,629.60 from an amount of $461,033.29 to an amount not to exceed $430,403.69, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/ 69000-612860/623250, Purchase Order 5001617ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0586 138Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with Gardner Denver Nash LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Pump and Compressor Parts for the Nash Digester Compressors and Nash Gas Booster Compressors to the Calumet, Stickney and Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, from $64,900.00 to $104,900.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623270, Agreement 7001406ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0587 139Agenda ItemAuthority to increase outline agreement with Boerger LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Boerger Pump Parts and Equipment to Various Locations, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, from $264,999.00 to $344,999.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-623270, Agreement 7001398ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0592 140Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order for professional environmental consulting services including Phase II environmental site investigations of MWRDGC-owned land, to Carlson Environmental, Inc., in an amount of $50,000.00 from an amount of $391,731.42 to an amount not to exceed $441,731.42, Account 101-66000-612430, Purchase Order 3088388ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0600 141Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order to Canon Solutions America, Inc., for the leasing of multifunctional photocopier devices in an amount of $48,500.00, from an amount of $1,514,499.35, to an amount not to exceed $1,562,999.35, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3079801ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0602 142Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with Gasvoda & Associates Inc., to Provide Vaughan, YSI, and Yeomans Pumps and Replacement Parts for Main Sewage, Sump and Chopper Pumps, Instrumentations and Process Support Equipment at Various Locations, for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $296,250.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0636 143Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order and amend the agreement with Foley & Lardner LLP, for legal services in an amount of $25,000.00, from an amount of $9,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $34,500.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3099685Deleted  Action details Not available
18-0601 144Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,000,000.00 in the Construction FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0576 145ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of May 2018Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0625 146Agenda ItemAuthority to make payment of $341,000.00 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the non-federal sponsor’s share of the costs associated with the Chicagoland Underflow Plan McCook Reservoir, Project 73-161-2H, Account 401-50000-645630ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0581 147Agenda ItemAuthorization to declare an operational emergency affecting public health and safety and award Contract 18-800-01 for Emergency Repairs to SEPA Station No. 4 in the Village of Worth, IL, to Paramount Electrical Supply, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, Account Requisition 1496348 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0579 148Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into a Joint Ownership Agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the Iowa State University Research Foundation Related to Intellectual Property ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0605 149ReportReport on the 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement FundPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
18-0603 150Agenda ItemAuthority to issue an 8-day permit to the City of Blue Island to use the park area of the District’s Blue Island SEPA Station for spectator viewing and launching fireworks and to use Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 15.09 for parking during its Independence Day fireworks display event on July 3, 2018. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0628 151Agenda ItemConsent to sublease between ACBL Transportation Services, LLC and Russo Salt Supply, LLC on an 8.1 acre portion of the ACBL leasehold located at 15900 Des Plaines River Road in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 22.06. Consideration shall be a minimum annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0634 152Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 30-day permit to Ozinga Bros., Inc. to conduct hydrogeological borings on Main Channel Parcels 22.03, 22.06, and 23.04 in Lemont, Illinois. Consideration shall be $5,000.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0598 153Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Oak Forest for Contract 14-252-5F, Flood Control Project on Natalie Creek in Midlothian and Oak Forest, IllinoisApprovedPass Action details Not available
18-0604 154ResolutionRESOLUTION Adopting a Schedule for the Execution and Completion of Construction of the Flood Control Project on Natalie Creek in Midlothian and Oak Forest, Illinois, Contract 14-252-5F, and Authorizing the Immediate Vesting of Title to Real Estate for the Execution ThereofAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
18-0627 155ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Frank Libby on his retirement AdoptedPass Action details Not available
18-0635 156ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Be the Miracle for their work in the communityAdoptedPass Action details Video Video