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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago met November 2.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners will meet Nov. 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the Commissioners:

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

Authorization

1 17-1147 Authority to Approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners, in the estimated amount of $801.00, Accounts 101-11000-612010 and 101-11000-612030

Procurement Committee

Report

2 17-1146 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 24, 2017

3 17-1148 Report on rejection of bids for Contract 17-604-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Air Handling Coils to Various Locations, Groups A and B, estimated total cost $110,485.00

Authorization

4 17-1121 Authorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with CPower, for Contract 14-RFP-35 Energy Curtailment Services, for 2018-19

5 17-1122 Authorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with Blue Delta Energy, LLC, for Contract 15-RFP-25 (Re-bid) Environmental Attributes Service Provider, for 2018, on a percentage retention structure of 90% for the District and 10% for Blue Delta.

6 17-1115 Authority to advertise Contract 17-483-11 to Provide Co-location Services for District Infrastructure, estimated cost $360,000.00, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1460676

7 17-1120 Authority to advertise Contract 18-676-11 Pest, Rodent, Termite and Animal Control at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $160,400.00, Accounts 101-15000/69000-612370/612390/612420, Requisitions 1474791 and 1477418

Issue Purchase Order

8 17-1076 Issue purchase order to Governmentjobs.com Inc. for Annual Maintenance and Support of the AMS 5 Enterprise Software (Sigma 5), in an amount not to exceed $14,101.50, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1469602

9 17-1111 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Aerico Inc. for maintenance services for APC equipment, in an amount not to exceed $66,554.90, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1477215

10 17-1112 Issue purchase order to SHI International Corporation to Furnish and Deliver Adobe Acrobat Pro Software Licenses and License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $18,408.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1468503

11 17-1113 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with HP Inc. for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and replacement toner, in an amount not to exceed $364,200.00, Accounts 101-27000-623810, 623520, Requisition 1477214

12 17-1114 Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco FirePower Services and SmartNet Support for Cisco ASA Firewalls, in an amount not to exceed $34,647.10, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1477204

13 17-1116 Issue purchase order to Computerized Facility Integration LLC, to Furnish and Deliver IBM TRIRIGA Annual Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $30,301.20 Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1476767

14 17-1119 Issue purchase order to CommVault Systems Inc. for maintenance renewal and software for CommVault’s Backup Software and Premier Maintenance Package, in an amount not to exceed $170,674.21, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612430, Requisition 1477414, 1472031

15 17-1133 Issue purchase order for Contract 17-425-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Paper to Various Locations for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, to Veritiv Operating Company, in an amount not to exceed $174,617.08, Account 101-15000-623520, Requisition 1465252

16 17-1135 Issue purchase order for Contract 17-672-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for Heavy Equipment to Various Locations, to Pomp’s Tire Service Inc., in an amount not to exceed $82,780.48, Account 101-66000-623250, Requisition 1459145

17 17-1149 Issue purchase order for Contract 16-608-23 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Concrete Erosion Control Block Mats to SEPA 4, to Motz Enterprises Inc., in an amount not to exceed $68,000.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1430718

18 17-1150 Issue purchase order for Contract 17-712-21, Furnish and Deliver Two Submersible Pumps to O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Flow-Technics Inc., in an amount not to exceed $28,155.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1469141

Award Contract

19 17-1134 Authority to award Contract 14-263-3F, Melvina Ditch Reservoir Improvements, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC, in an amount not to exceed $14,245,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $712,250.00, for a total amount not to exceed $14,957,250.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition 1461610

20 17-1136 Authority to award Contract 17-055-11, Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering and Insulation to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to FBM Galaxy Inc., in a total amount not to exceed $26,255.33, Account 101-20000-623170

21 17-1137 Authority to award Contract 17-705-21, Rehabilitate One Raw Sewage Pump Rotating Assembly at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A. Inc., in an amount not to exceed $178,300.00, Account 201-50000-645600, Requisition 1456115

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

22 17-1117 Authority to increase purchase order with Forward Space, LLC for stand-up desks in an amount of $8,000.000 from an amount of $24,999.00 to an amount not to exceed $32,999.00, Account 101-25000-623520, Purchase Order 8008785

23 17-1156 Authority to increase Contract 15-711-22, Process Control Building Restoration at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Dardon’s Roofing Ltd, in an amount of $18,300.00 from an amount of $483,895.00 to an amount not to exceed $502,195.00, Account 201-50000-645690, Purchase Order 5001559

Budget & Employment Committee

Report

24 17-1138 Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2017, ended September 30, 2017

Report

25 17-1142 Report on Public Notification of Significant Industrial Users Having Exemplary Compliance Records and Industrial Users Significantly Violating Pretreatment Standards or Other Requirements

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

26 17-1131 Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Daniel Feeney vs. MWRDGC, Cases 12 WC 13992 and 12 WC 28718 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the sum of $400,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

Authorization

27 17-1140 Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and The Building Trades Coalition and Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters

Maintenance & Operations Committee

Authorization

28 17-1125 Authorization to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation to accept woodchips at the Harlem Avenue and Calumet Solids Management Areas to facilitate biosolids composting operations

Monitoring & Research Committee

Authorization

29 17-1109 Authorization to extend the term of the Memorandum of Understanding with Aarhus Vand A/S of Denmark for Engaging in a Knowledge Exchange Program

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

30 17-1144 Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 2.5 acres of District real estate located at 15680 Canal Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 23.10 (Western Portion)

31 17-1145 Authority to amend permit agreement issued to United Parcel Service Inc. on 20.5 acres of District real estate located at the Cal-Sag Channel and Ridgeland Avenue in Alsip, Illinois and known as the Ridgeland Avenue Drying Facilities; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.04 (eastern portion) for storing and parking trucks and trailers, to add 4+/- acres to the permit premises for the period of November 2, 2017, to January 31, 2018. Consideration shall be $827,000.00

Stormwater Management Committee

Report

32 17-1139 Report on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance

Authorization

33 17-1143 Authority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements to assist various local municipalities and other governmental organizations with Green Infrastructure projects 2017 GI Projects List.pdf Attachments:

Miscellaneous and New Business

Resolution

34 17-1141 RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating employees who retired in the last year Retirees List from 05-01-2016 to 10-20-2017.pdf Attachments:

Adjournment

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