Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6.
Here is the agenda as provided by Chicago:
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Draft
Thursday, January 5, 2017
10:30 AM
Board Room
Board of Commissioners
Chairman of Finance Frank Avila, Commissioner Timothy Bradford, Commissioner Martin J. Durkan, Vice President Barbara J. McGowan, Commissioner Josina Morita, Commissioner Debra Shore, Commissioner Kari K. Steele, Commissioner David J. Walsh, President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL GOVERN THE MEETING PROCESS: 1. Board Members who vote "Nay, Present, or Abstain" or have a question on any item may request the item be removed from the Consent Agenda. 2. Citizens in the audience who address the Board on any item may request the item be removed from the Consent Agenda. 3. Items removed from the Consent Agenda are considered separately. 4. One roll call vote is taken to cover all Consent Agenda Items.
Call Meeting to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes
Public Comments
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners
Finance Committee
Report
1 17-0036 Report on the investment interest income during October 2016
2 17-0037 Report on the investment interest income during November 2016
3 17-0038 Report on investments purchased during October 2016
4 17-0039 Report on investments purchased during November 2016
Procurement Committee
Report
5 16-1366 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 13, 2016
6 17-0008 Report on advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-16 Flexible
Spending Account Administrator, estimated cost $195,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430
7 17-0031 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, December 20, 2016
8 16-1365 Authorization to amend Board Order of December 1, 2016, regarding Report on Advertisement of Request for Proposal 17-RFP-04 Professional Services to Assist with the Development of Odor Control Strategies at the John E. Egan and Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost $250,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition 1440275 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 2, File No. 16-1240
9 16-1369 Authorization to amend Board Order of November 3, 2016, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 17-604-11 Furnish and Deliver Air Handling Coils to Various Locations, estimated cost $110,485.00, Account 101-67000/68000/69000-623270, Requisitions 1424442, 1424447 and 1425110, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 16-1114
10 17-0001 Authorization to amend the Master Agreement with the Board of Regents of the Iowa State University to extend the agreement termination date from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2018
11 17-0009 Authorization to amend Board Order of October 20, 2016, regarding Authority to increase purchase order and amend an agreement with RedVector, LLC. in an amount of $14,200.00, from an amount of $19,200.00, to an amount not to exceed $33,400.00, Account 101-25000-612820, Purchase Order 3087719, Agenda Item No. 40, File 16-1064
12 17-0021 Authorization for payment to the Chicago Wilderness Trust for ExecutivemCouncil - Legacy Partner membership dues in the amount of $17,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280
13 17-0023 Authorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2017 annual membership dues and the 2017 Value of Water Campaign Sponsorship in the amount of $35,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280
14 17-0033 Authorization to ratify and approve payments made to Global Knowledge in the amount of $20,145.00 in budget year 2015
15 17-0035 Authorization to rescind Board Order to issue purchase order and amend the agreement with Gartner Inc., to Furnish and Deliver General Information Technology Consulting Services, Research and Advisory Services, in an amount not to exceed $127,800.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1433969, Agenda Item No. 27, File No. 16-0854
Authority to Advertise
16 17-0003 Authority to advertise Contract 17-613-11 Scavenger Services at Various
Service Areas, estimated cost $3,994,900.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1445212, 1437175, 1449772, 1440568, 1449774, 1449775 and 1449762
17 17-0004 Authority to advertise Contract 17-362-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 5.65± acres of vacant District real estate located at 4101 South Cicero Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 40.01. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $177,500.00
18 17-0005 Authority to advertise Contract 17-363-11 for public tender of bids a 60-year lease on seven (7) acres of District real estate located south of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; eastern portion of Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $260,000.00
19 17-0014 Authority to advertise Contract 17-605-21, Cofferdam Construction and
Removal at the Lockport Controlling Works, Estimated cost $375,000.00, Account 201-50000-645720, Requisition 1439609
20 17-0028 Authority to advertise Contract 17-027-11 Furnish and Deliver Glass and
Plastic Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $170,500.00, Account 101-20000-623570
21 17-0029 Authority to advertise Contract 17-028-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Laboratory Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $64,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570
22 17-0030 Authority to advertise Contract 17-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $77,500.00, Account 101-20000-623840
Issue Purchase Order
23 17-0011 Issue purchase order to Kofax Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Software
Maintenance and Support for the Kofax Network Fax Software, in an amount not to exceed $24,997.00, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1446948
24 17-0012 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-06
Internet Services, with AT&T Corp. in an amount not to exceed $290,958.48, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1414646
25 17-0013 Issue purchase order to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, to Furnish and
Deliver Hewlett Packard Maintenance for HPE Servers and SANs, in an amount not to exceed $114,725.38, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1450842
26 17-0025 Issue purchase order to Arizona Instrument LLC to Furnish and Deliver Jerome
Hydrogen Sulfide Analyzers and Necessary Support Equipment in an amount not to exceed $66,905.00, Account 201-50000-634990, Requisition 1450834
5, 2017 Consent Agenda - Draft
27 17-0027 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 16-RFP-09,
Design, Build, Operate and Maintain a Native Plant and Tree Nursery at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Fischer Farm, with Industria Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,675,775.00, Accounts 401-50000-645680 and 101-67000-612530, Requisition 1449777
Attachments:
28 17-0034 Issue purchase order for Contract 16-480-11, Renew and Provide
Maintenance and Support for All Existing MWRD Polycom Videoconference Equipment, to CDW Government LLC., in an amount not to exceed $14,119.54, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1434636
Award Contract
29 17-0032 Authority to award Contract 15-118-3M, Main Sewage Pump Seal Water System Modification, Mainstream Pumping Station, Hodgkins, Illinois to Independent Mechanical Industries Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,121,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $56,050.00, for a total amount not to exceed $1,177,050.00, Account 401-50000-645600, Requisition 1425926
30 17-0042 Authority to award Contract 17-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Bushnell Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $8,179.90, Account 101-20000-623570
Attachments: 17-003A.pdf Increase Purchase Order/Change Order
31 16-1364 Authority to increase purchase order to Canon Solutions America Inc., for the leasing of multifunctional photocopier devices in an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $1,443,008.56, to an amount not to exceed $1,503,008.56, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3079801
Attachments: PO 3079801 CO log.pdf 32 17-0016 Authority to increase Contract 11-195-AP Phosphorus Recovery System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Black & Veatch Construction Inc. in an amount of $12,994.43, from an amount of $32,078,638.23, to an amount not to exceed $32,091,632.66, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001478
33 17-0018 Authority to increase Contract 06-212-3M Calumet TARP Pump Station
Improvements, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Sollit/Sachi/Alworth JV in an amount of $42,016.00, from an amount of $35,698,618.93, to an amount not to exceed $35,740,634.93, Account 401-50000-645600, Purchase Order 5001404
34 17-0024 Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement for Contract 15-RFP-02 State Legislative Liaison Consulting Services, with Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, in an amount of $102,000.00, from an amount of $306,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $204,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3084016
BTL Dec 15-RFP-02 PO 3084016 CO Log.pdf Attachments:
Engineering Committee
Authorization
35 17-0019 Authority to make payment of $6,033,000.00 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 401-50000-645630
Judiciary Committee
Authorization
36 17-0010 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Kevin Jentsch vs. MWRDGC, Case 15 WC 016188 in the sum of $41,860.94, Account 901-30000-601090
37 17-0015 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Brandie
Edwards vs. MWRDGC, Case 11 WC 37087 in the sum of $18,641.82, Account 901-30000-601090
38 17-0017 Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Kevin Kane vs.
MWRDGC, Cases 09 WC 40684, 10 WC 11793, and 12 WC 3627 in the sum of $35,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090
Maintenance & Operations Committee
Reports
39 16-1368 Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of November 2016.
Real Estate Development Committee
Authorization
40 17-0006 Authority to amend Easement Agreement dated January 5, 2012, between the
District and Commonwealth Edison Company on 20.50 acres of District real estate located south of 135th Street in Romeoville, Will County, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 18.03, to allow for the installation, maintenance, operation and removal of underground electrical transmission lines. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00
Stormwater Management Committee
Authorization
41 17-0002 Authority to negotiate a Project Partnership Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), to collaborate on flood control improvements to the Lyons Levee
42 17-0026 Authority to negotiate a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement with the Department of the Army, represented by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), to collaborate on flood control improvements to the McCook Levee Board Letter Exhibit McCook Levee.pdf Attachments:
Miscellaneous and New Business
Motion
43 16-1293 MOTION to re-appoint retiree to Retirement Board of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Pension Fund
44 17-0043 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
Adjournment
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