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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/19/2022 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: 05-19-2022 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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22-0499 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring Asian Americans Advancing Justice ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Not available
22-0485 12ReportReport on the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the District for the 2021 Budget and Certificates of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the District, the MWRD Retirement Fund, and to the MWRD Retiree Health Care Trust for the Fiscal Year 2020Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
22-0489 13ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of April 2022, in the amount of $17,973,476.08 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0469 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 3, 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0484 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 10, 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0470 16Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for Fiscal Year 2022 Membership Dues in an amount not to exceed $119,148.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0461 17Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-025-11, Furnish and Deliver Plumbing Pipe, Fittings, and Valves to various locations for a one-year period, estimated cost $466,500.00, Account 101-20000-623090, 623170, 623270, 623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0476 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 17-135-3V Roof Replacement of the Lue-Hing M&R Complex, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $6,918,000.00 and $8,376,000.00, Account 401-50000-645780, Requisition 1572767 (Deferred from the May 19, 2022 Board Meeting)Deferred  Action details Video Video
22-0480 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-801-21, Rehabilitate Overhead Air Main at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $420,000.00, Accounts 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1581369ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0481 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-633-11 Furnish and Deliver Polymer, estimated cost $11,357,450.00, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1581510 and 1581522ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
22-0482 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-823-11 Furnish and Deliver One Hard-Bearing Balancing Machine to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $87,000.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1578692ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0483 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 22-611-11 Repairs and Alterations to Various Water Reclamation Facilities, estimated cost $12,295,400.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1578486, 1578583 and 1578673ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
22-0451 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Citrix Systems, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Renewal of Six Hundred (600) Citrix XenApp Software Maintenance Licenses and Renewal of Two (2) Citrix NetScaler MPX Appliances in an amount not to exceed $64,411.20, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612840, Requisition 1581375ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0454 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Unum Life Insurance Company of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum Group, to provide group term life insurance for employees for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, Account 101-25000-601250, 501-50000-601250, Requisition 1578175ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0455 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC for Oracle Primavera Software License Renewal and New Licenses, in an amount not to exceed $55,603.72, Account 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1581182ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0456 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Chen, Garner & Stevens Partners, LLC d/b/a Eureka Water Probes, to furnish and deliver water quality meters and accessories, in an amount not to exceed $25,724.40, Account 101-16000- 634970, Requisition 1581025ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0460 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers to conduct its Hydrologic and Hydraulic Training Workshop seminar, in an amount not to exceed $17,850.00, Account 501-50000-601100, Requisition 1581187ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0465 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions, Inc., to provide Remote Telemetry Units (RTUs) for the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant Tunnel and Reservoir Project (TARP), and to provide an Enterprise Data Solution (EDS) to the Egan and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $492,157.00, Accounts 101-67000-612650, 623070, Requisitions 1580387 and 1578499ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0466 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc., to provide panel and network upgrades, maintenance, and repair services on HVAC control systems at the Stickney, Calumet, Kirie, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $2,263,000.00, Accounts 101, 201-50000, 67000, 68000, 69000-612680, 623070, 623270, 645780, Requisitions 1557860, 1578674, 1578675, and 1578676ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0468 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Gardner Denver Nash, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver One Rotor Assembly and Repair Parts for the Digester Gas Compressors at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $32,692.36, Account 101-67000-623270, Requisition 1579062ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0472 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 22-631-12, Furnishing and Delivering Odor Control Canisters and Media to Various Locations (Re-Bid) to Syneco Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $203,100.00, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1566540ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0473 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 22-684-11, Mosquito and Midge Fly Abatement Services at various locations, to Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $76,000.00, Account 101-66000/69000-612420, Requisition 1570829ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0475 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with CEM Holdings Corporation, to provide onsite service and maintenance for two moisture and solids analyzers at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $19,887.99, Accounts 101-69000-612490, 623570, Requisition 1572582ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0462 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 14-111-5FR (Re-Bid), Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, SSA (Re-Bid), to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $9,577,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $478,850.00 for a total amount not to exceed $10,055,850.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1582067 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0471 125Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-654-12, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators (Re-Bid), to Gasvoda and Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $681,000.00, Account 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisition 1564265ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0486 126Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-988-13 (Re-Bid), Specialty Railroad Grade Crossing Signal System Services in the Stickney Service Area., to J. A. Watts, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $243,000.00, Account 101-69000-612670, Requisition 1537446ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0477 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 15-830-3D, Replacement of Tailrace Stop Logs, Headrace Gates, and Equipment at Lockport Powerhouse, Stickney Service Area, with IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $16,228.30, from an amount of $13,226,600.16, to an amount not to exceed $13,242,828.46, Account 401-50000-645720, Purchase Order 4000070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0492 128ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2022, ended March 31, 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0487 129ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of April 2022Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
22-0459 130Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Heath Weatherspoon vs. MWRDGC, Claims 11WC008347, 12WC041818, and 14WC009511, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $117,723.75, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0478 131Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2021 real estate taxes in the amount of $163,990.32 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Fulton County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0490 132Agenda ItemAuthority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $54,000.00 to acquire the real estate commonly known as 13615 South Kedzie Avenue in Robbins, Illinois, through summary judgment in the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Azzam Al-Hindi, et al., Case No. 21L050138 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0493 133Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2021 real estate taxes in the amount of $543,794.88 for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Will County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0494 134Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 10-year non-exclusive easement to Chicago Eruv, Inc. to continue to maintain, repair and remove an eruv on District property located along the east bank of the North Shore Channel between the Peterson Avenue bridge and Howard Street, traversing Chicago, Lincolnwood and Skokie, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0495 135Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9-month confined space entry permit to the City of Chicago to access the District’s Intercepting Sewer System in Chicago, Illinois to install, maintain, monitor and remove flow meters in advance of the City’s Area 4 Tunnel project. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
22-0488 136Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Board of Education of River Trails School District 26 for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the River Trails Middle School Green Infrastructure Improvements in Mount Prospect, NSA (22-IGA-07) in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1580515ApprovedPass Action details Not available