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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2020 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Remote Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-01-2020 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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20-0799 11ReportReport on Request for Proposal 20-RFP-04 Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond Sales.Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0800 12ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 15, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0814 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 22, 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
20-0786 14Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Dr. Leon Finney Jr. AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0807 15ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring National Hispanic Heritage MonthAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
O20-007 16OrdinanceRequest Authority to Amend the Resource Recovery Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
20-0778 17Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 3, 2020, regarding Authority to award Contract 20-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings and Valves to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A, B, H, and I to Marco Supply Company, Inc., d.b.a Johnson Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $43,938.42, and Groups C, D, E, F, G, and J to Columbia Pipe & Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $237,247.59, Account 101-20000-623090, Agenda Item No. 36, File No. 20-0657ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0782 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 6, 2020, Issue a purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc. to Provide an Ovation™ Enterprise Data Solution (EDS) System and the Necessary Hardware, Software, Engineering, Training, Installation Oversight, and Commissioning for the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $318,228.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1543783. Agenda Item No. 21, File No. 20-0589ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0806 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 17, 2020, regarding Authorization to amend Contract 18-277-3M Digester Sludge Heating System Upgrades and Boiler Removal, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000074, Agenda Item No. 7, File No. 20-0771ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0731 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-045-11 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 $56,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360 (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0738 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-18, Management Services to Perform Real Time Energy Reverse Auctions and Advisory Services (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0774 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-063-11, Furnish and Deliver V-Belts, Conveyor Belts, and Bearings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-20000-623270ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0783 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-101-11 Furnish and Deliver Replacement Uniforms and related items for various Pollution Control Personnel, estimated cost $28,000.00, Account 101-16000-623700, Requisition 1548125ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0789 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-RFP-26, Farm Management Support Services, estimated cost $375,000.00, Account 101-69000-612430, Requisition 1544028Deleted  Action details Not available
20-0797 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-362-11 for public tender of bids an 18 ½ year lease on 5,121+ sq. ft. of District real estate located on the southeastern bank of the Collateral Channel at 3152 South California Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 42.09. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $6,500.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0801 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Ferric Chloride, estimated cost $2,320,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1548074 and 1548530ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0803 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 20-425-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper to Various District Locations for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $174,000.00, Account 101-15000-623520, Requisition 1549040ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0815 118Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 20-RFP-14 Perform Information Technology Operations Consulting Services, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1541270ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0821 119Agenda ItemAuthority to Advertise Contract 20-RFP-28 Biogas Combined Heat and Power System, EWRP, estimated cost $2,000,000.00, Accounts 101-50000-612490, 401-50000-612450, 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1549345ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0744 120Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order and enter into agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc, for Contract 16-836-3S, Civil Consulting Support Services, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-612450 and 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1546805 (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0773 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 19-RFP-39 Enhancements to the District's New Website, with Next Generation Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1529902 (Deferred from the September 17, 2020 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the October 1, 2020 Board Meeting)DeferredPass Action details Video Video
20-0780 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Symantec Antivirus Subscription Licenses, in an amount not to exceed $25,319.91, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1548538ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0781 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 20-107-11, Furnish and Deliver Open Channel Bubbler Flow Meters, to Gasvoda & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $45,482.50, Account 101-16000-623570 Requisition 1542418ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0788 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Acacia Financial Group, Inc., for Contract 20-RFP-03 Financial Advisory Services related to the District Financing Program, for a five-year period in an amount not to exceed $157,375.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1534258ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0796 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, to Provide Lower Bearing Assembly for the SEPA 5 Screw Pump at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $37,300.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1546365ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0802 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP for Contract 19-RFP-33, Professional Auditing Services in an amount not to exceed $244,400.00, Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1527540 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0809 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into agreement with Calco, Ltd. for Preventative Maintenance, Emergency Repair Service and Parts for Water Purification Systems at Various Locations for Three Years, in an amount not to exceed $92,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1546352ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0776 128Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Midwest Salt, LLC, in a total amount not to exceed $35,059.30, Account 101-20000-623130ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0777 129Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-051-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and C to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $51,062.85, Account 101-20000-623680ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0785 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-613-21, HVAC Improvements at Various Locations, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,175,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1503583ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0787 131Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 15-829-1S, Television Inspection and Recording of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, to National Power Rodding Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,577,720.00, Account 101-50000- 612240, Requisition 1542166ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0790 132Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-157-3P, Installation of Mechanical Mixers at Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollitt/Sachi Joint Venture, in an amount not to exceed $8,722,028.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $436,101.40, for a total amount not to exceed $9,158,129.40, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1542937ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0791 133Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear and Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B, to U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $18,218.98, and Group C to SAF-T-GARD International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $14,295.50, Account 101-20000-623700ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0792 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-009-11, Furnish & Deliver Cloths, Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Groups A and B to U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $104,192.63, Group C to Warehouse Direct, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $19,787.24, and Group D to Wipeco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,565.50, Account 101-20000-623660ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0793 135Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 20-053-11, Furnish & Deliver Lamps & Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Neher Electric Supply, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $18,530.05, and Group B to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,303.80, Account 101-20000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0798 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase orders and to exercise the option to extend the agreements for an additional two-year period for Contract 17-RFP-32 Insurance Broker Services, with Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc., in an amount of $193,000.00, from an amount of $289,500.00 to an amount not to exceed $482,500.00 and Willis of Illinois, Inc., whose name was changed to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. as of January 1, 2020, in an amount of $240,000.00, from an amount of $360,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $600,000.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Purchase Orders 3097548, 3097559, 3108935ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0816 137Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 14-263-3F Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements, SSA, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an amount of $664,786.53, from an amount of $15,648,348.27, to an amount not to exceed $16,313,134.80, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000052ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0813 138Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2020 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,539,000.00 in the Corporate Fund and Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0804 139Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Robert McNamara vs. MWRDGC, Claim 18 WC 014909 in the sum of $61,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0794 140Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five (5) year permit extension to The 670 Parking Condominium Association to continue to maintain a gutter system between the District’s Main Office Building and the Ritz-Carlton Residences at 625 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
20-0823 141Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 12-month permit extension to The Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC for continued construction staging, on a 0.59± acre-portion of Main Channel Parcel 34.10 in Summit, Illinois. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video