Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/10/2019 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Board Room Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Agenda packet: Not available Meeting video: Video eComment: Not available   Attachments: 01-10-2019 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Updated Errata Correction.pdf Meeting Items (40) 40 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 19-0024 1 37 Motion MOTION to nominate Kari K. Steele as President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Adopted Pass Action details Video 19-0025 1 38 Motion MOTION to nominate Barbara J. McGowan as Vice President of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Adopted Pass Action details Video 19-0026 1 39 Motion MOTION to nominate Frank Avila as Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Adopted Pass Action details Video 19-0016 1 1 Report Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on January 1, 2019 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0012 1 2 Report Report on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-04 Deferred Compensation Plan Administrator Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0017 1 3 Report Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0018 1 4 Report Report on rejection of bids for Contract 17-606-31, Furnish, Deliver and Install Telemetry Replacement for SCADA Control at Various Locations, estimated cost $545,000.00 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0020 1 5 Report Report on rejection of bids for Contract 10-882-CF, Streambank Stabilization Project on Midlothian Creek, Tinley Park, Illinois, estimated cost range from $612,700.00 to $741,690.00 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0042 1 6 Report Report on rejection of bids for Contract 18-617-13 (Re-Bid), Power Distribution Equipment Inspection and Repairs, estimated cost $98,000.00 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0043 1 7 Report Report on rejection of bids for Contract 17-134-3M, Odor Control Facilities at Sludge Concentration, Southwest Coarse Screen, Overhead Weir and Post-Centrifuge Building, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost range from $14,250,000.00 to $17,250,000.00 Published and Filed Pass Action details Not available 19-0029 1 8 Agenda Item Authorization to rescind Board Order to award Contract 18-408-11, Janitorial Services for the Main Office Building Complex for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,963,700.00. Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Purchase Order 5001696, Agenda Item No. 28, File No. 18-1196 Deleted   Action details Not available 19-0002 1 9 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 19-609-11 Furnishing and Delivering Unleaded Gasoline and Diesel Grade Fuel Oil to Fulton County, Illinois, estimated cost $50,000.00, Account 101-66000-623820, Requisition 1495826 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0003 1 10 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 19-683-11 Furnishing and Delivering Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel to Various Locations, estimated cost $190,400.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-623130, Requisitions 1506526, 1506669, 1506501, 1506500, 1506683, 1506175 and 1506502 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0021 1 11 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 19-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters, Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $173,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0036 1 12 Agenda Item Authority to advertise Contract 19-362-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 19.373+ acres of District real estate located east of Pulaski Road and north of the Cal-Sag Channel in Alsip, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 13.04 (western portion). The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $50,000.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0009 1 13 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Avaya Inc., for scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance, programming assistance, and system upgrades in an amount not to exceed $967,895.04, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1511256 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0011 1 14 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 18-RFP-14 Third Party Claims Administrator Services for Workers’ Compensation and Non-litigated Liability with PMA Management Corp. for a three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years, estimated cost $743,795.00, Accounts 101-25000-612430 and 901-30000-601090, Requisition 1493550 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0019 1 15 Agenda Item Issue purchase order to AT&T Corp., to Furnish and Deliver Telemetry Services, in an amount not to exceed $476,457.35, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612210, Requisition 1512102 Deleted   Action details Not available 19-0022 1 16 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 19-104-12 (Re-Bid), Preventative Maintenance for Steam Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts, to Scientific Services Plus, LLC., in an amount not to exceed $47,150.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1495130 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0023 1 17 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 18-474-11, Furnish and Deliver One-Year Site License Software Maintenance Renewal of FileMaker Pro Software to the MWRDGC, to Koi Computers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $29,862.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1498402 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0040 1 18 Agenda Item Issue purchase order for Contract 18-487-11, Provide Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, to Loadspring Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,960.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1499753 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0044 1 19 Agenda Item Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-01, Perform Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1496146 (As Revised)(Deferred from the January 10, 2019 Board Meeting) Deferred   Action details Not available 19-0041 1 20 Agenda Item Authority to award Contract 17-844-3P, Furnish and Install Odor Control System at Calumet, Hanover Park and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $4,098,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $204,900.00, for a total amount not to exceed $4,302,900.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1499356 Deleted   Action details Not available 19-0004 1 21 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 16-704-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install an Upgraded Coarse Screen Conveyor System at the North Branch Pumping Station, to Brieser Construction Company, in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $201,204.00 to an amount not to exceed $186,204.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001671 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0005 1 22 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 17-771-11, Aquatic Weed Removal at Various Locations, to Clarke Aquatic Services, Inc., in an amount of $17,602.00, from an amount of $62,220.00, to an amount not to exceed $44,618.00, Account 101-67000-612420, Purchase Order 5001590 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0010 1 23 Agenda Item Authority to decrease purchase order for Contract 11-403-2P, Membrane Gas Holder Replacement and Digester Cleaning at Egan Water Reclamation Plant, Cook County, to Path Construction, Inc. in an amount of $416,540.96 from an amount of $5,929,567.63, to an amount not to exceed $5,513,026.67 and to decrease the related five percent change order allowance in an amount of $45,364.46, from an amount of $45,364.46, to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000018 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0014 1 24 Agenda Item Authority to decrease Contract 11-239-3S Calumet Intercepting Sewer 19F Rehabilitation, Calumet Service Area, to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc. in an amount of $7,800.00, from an amount of $14,238,856.11, to an amount not to exceed $14,231,056.11, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000036 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0015 1 25 Agenda Item Authority to increase Contract 17-838-3C, Updating and Executing Computer Models to Analyze Alternate Flood Control Measures, to CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. in an amount of $100,000.00, from an amount of $520,483.00, to an amount not to exceed $620,483.00, Account 401-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3093563 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0031 1 26 Agenda Item Authority to increase outline agreement with Trojan Technologies, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Ultraviolet Disinfection System Parts to the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, for a three-year period, in an amount of $225,000.00, from an amount of $278,650.00 to an amount not to exceed $503,650.00, Account 101-67000-623070 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0032 1 27 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order for emergency Contract 19-400-01, Janitorial Services for the Main Office Building Complex, to GSF USA Inc. in an amount of $65,000.00, from an amount of $50,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $115,000.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390, Purchase Order 3102643 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0033 1 28 Agenda Item Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Thompson Coburn LLP to represent and counsel the District in connection with issues of intellectual property law related to the District’s development and use of various technologies, in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $80,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3089335 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0034 1 29 Agenda Item Authority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $245,200.00 in the Corporate Fund Deleted   Action details Not available 19-0035 1 30 Agenda Item Authorization to amend Board Order of December 20, 2018, regarding Authority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $498,400.00 in the Corporate Fund, Agenda Item No. 30, File No. 18-1313 Approved Pass Action details Not available 18-1334 1 31 Agenda Item Authority to settle potential delay claims against the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago arising out of various steel procurement issues on Contract 13-106-4F, McCook Reservoir Des Plaines Inflow Tunnel, SSA (Deferred from the December 20, 2018 Board Meeting) Deleted Pass Action details Not available 19-0006 1 32 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Edward Murphy vs. MWRDGC, Claim 13 WC 39875, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $59,837.08, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0008 1 33 Agenda Item Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Preston Stover vs. MWRDGC, Claim 14 WC 04942 and 14 WC 04941, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $14,342.10, Account 901-30000-601090 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0007 1 34 Agenda Item Authorization to enter into a Stevenson-Wydler Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for Project Collaboration with Fermi Research Alliance, LLC Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0037 1 35 Agenda Item Authority to amend easement agreement dated May 4, 2000, between the District and Commonwealth Edison Company on 39,950 sq. ft. of District real estate located at North Shore Channel Parcels 6.03, 6.10, 6.17, 6.18, and 6.21 in Skokie, Illinois to add an additional 4,848 sq. ft. to the easement premises. Consideration shall be an increase of $1,734.50 to the current annual easement fee of $14,293.14 for a total of $16,027.64 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0038 1 36 Agenda Item Authority to grant to Praxair, Inc. a 10-year, 24,750+ sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, replace, and remove an 8-inch underground oxygen pipeline on vacant District real estate adjacent to the District's SEPA Station 2 located south of 127th Street and west of Edbrooke Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual easement fee of $12,705.00 Approved Pass Action details Not available 19-0027 1 40 Motion MOTION to suspend Article III, Section 3.2 (A) of the Rules of the Board of Commissioners of the MWRDGC and move the appointment of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each standing Committee to the next Regular Board Meeting Adopted Pass Action details Video