Public Building Commission of Chicago Board of Commissioners met May 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
In the absence of Chairman Rahm Emanuel, the meeting was called to order by Commissioner Sax, and the presence of a quorum was established.
Following the roll call, a public participation period was conducted pursuant to Section 2.06(g) of the Open Meetings Act. Dennis O’Neill and George Blakemore had previously registered to provide comments under the guidelines established by Resolution No. 7611 approved by the Board of Commissioners on January 11, 2011. George Blakemore provided comments regarding staff diversity of the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Chicago, the sale of vacant lots and closed schools in the City of Chicago, and the need for effective leadership among public officials.
Next, the Acting Chair presented to the Board of Commissioners for consideration of approval the minutes of the meeting held on April 10, 2018. The reading of said minutes, which had previously been distributed, was dispensed with and upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the April 10, 2018 meeting were unanimously approved.
The next item on the agenda was a report by Commissioner Randall regarding the Administrative Operations (AO) Committee meeting held on May 3, 2018 which is summarized as follows:
The Chief of Staff reported on the following recommendations:
Task order awards for Material Testing services as follows:
• SEECO Consultants in the sum of $156,533.00 for the Lake View High School Renovation Project and in the sum of $58,510.00 for the Whitney Young Library Renovation Project.
• Design Consulting Engineers in the sum of $122,760.00 for the Mt. Greenwood Elementary School Annex Project.
A task order award for Architect of Record services to Onyx Architectural Services Inc., Minority Business Enterprise firm, in the sum of $70,000.00 for the Esmond Elementary School Annex Project.
A recommendation to approve amendments to forty-two program-wide specialty consultant agreements for time only to extend the term of the agreements through December 31, 2019 as follows:
Environmental Engineering Services (10 firms)-
AECOM Technical Services Inc.
Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure
Carlson Environmental Inc.
Carnow, Conibear & Assoc., Ltd. (WBE)
Environmental Design International Inc. (MBE/WBE)
GSG Consultants Inc. (MBE)
Natural Resource Technology
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Tetra Tech
V3 Companies of Illinois
Environmental Renovation/Demolition Services (8 firms)-
Accurate/GSG JV (MBE)
Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure
ATC Group Services Inc. d/b/a Cardno
Carnow, Conibear & Associates, Ltd. (WBE)
Environmental Design International Inc. (MBE/WBE)
GSG Consultants Inc. (MBE)
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Verde2 Environmental Associates – Environmental Analysis (MBE/WBE) and Midwest
Environmental Consulting Services JV
Geotechnical Services (6 firms)-
AECOM Technical Services Inc.
ECS Midwest, LLC
GSG Consultants Inc. (MBE)
Terracon Consultants
SEECO Consultants Inc.
Weaver Consultants Group North Central LLC
Surveyor Services (6 firms)-
American Surveying & Engineers, P.C. (MBE)
DB Sterlin Consultants Inc. (MBE)
Environmental Design International Inc. (MBE/WBE)
Landmark Engineering, LLC
Terra Engineering, Ltd. (WBE)
V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.
Traffic Study Services (6 firms)-
Knight E/A Inc.
Primera Engineering, Ltd. (MBE)
V3 Companies of Illinois Inc.
Globetrotters Engineering Corp. (MBE)
Terra Engineering, Ltd. (WBE)
AECOM Technical Services Inc.
Construction Material Testing and Investigation Services (6 firms)-
Design Consulting Engineers (MBE)
ECS Midwest, LLC
GSG Material Testing Inc. (MBE)
Interra Inc. (MBE)
SEECO Consultants Inc.
Terracon Consultants Inc.
The Chief Development Officer reported on field orders issued on various projects.
The AO Committee accepted the recommendations and reports from the PBC representatives.
A copy of the Task Order Report is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
Following consideration of the AO Committee report and upon motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Commissioners:
Resolution No. 8447
Be It Resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission of Chicago that the Executive Director is hereby authorized to approve amendments to professional services agreements as for the projects and services as indicated on the document entitled, “Proposed Amendment Report to the Administrative Operations Committee” and attached to the minutes of this meeting as Exhibit “B”.
Commissioners voting in the affirmative:
Olga Camargo, James F. Ellis, Jr.,
Toni Preckwinkle, Arnold Randall,
Jesse H. Ruiz, Samuel Wm. Sax,
Mariyana Spyropoulos and David Todd Whittley - 8
Commissioners voting in the negative:
None
The next item on the agenda was a report by the Executive Director regarding regular reports, development status and other matters. She provided the Commissioners with an update on the PBC’s efforts to increase economic participation in the areas where projects undertaken by the Commissions were being constructed, and noted that a community hiring event will be conducted on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Lindblom Park Fieldhouse for the new South Side High School project that is being constructed for the Chicago Public Schools in the Englewood area. Also, a community hiring event has been scheduled for Friday, June 1, 2018 and on Friday, June 6, 2018 at the Little Village Branch Library for the Columbia Explorers Academy modular building. Further, the Executive Director provided a construction update for the Daley College Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing Center.
At the conclusion of the discussion, the report by the Executive Director was accepted.
Next, the Board of Commissioners was presented with consideration of approval of an Undertaking Request from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the 2018 MWRD/PBC Energy Efficiency Program at various locations. The Executive Director provided the Commissioners with a summary of energy efficiency work previously undertaken by the Public Building Commission on behalf of MWRD including the Stickney and Calumet water reclamation plants completed in 2017. The scope of work for the proposed 2018 energy efficient projects include HVAC Control Upgrades, Steam Blanket Insulation and LED Interior Lighting Upgrades at Egan, Kirie, O’Brien, Hover and other remote sites to be agreed with MWRD for an Undertaking Budget of $3,456,675. Services to be performed by the Public Building Commission will include oversight and management of the design, installation, monitoring and verification set-up phases of the energy conservation measures as described in the Final Investment Grade Audit Report dated May 21, 2015. Additionally, the Public Building Commission will monitor and implement the District’s Affirmative Action Interim Ordinance.
Following discussion, and upon motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolution No. 8448
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission that the Undertaking Request from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the Public Building Commission to undertake the 2018 MWRD/PBC Energy Efficiency Program at various locations to be determined by the MWRD for an undertaking budget of $3,456,675 is hereby approved.
Be It Further Resolved that the Executive Director and the appropriate officials of the Public Building Commission are hereby authorized and directed to undertake such actions and to execute such documents, upon approval by Legal Counsel as to form and legality, as may be necessary and appropriate in order to effectuate this Resolution.
Commissioners voting in the affirmative:
Olga Camargo, James F. Ellis, Jr.,
Toni Preckwinkle, Arnold Randall,
Jesse H. Ruiz, Samuel Wm. Sax,
Mariyana Spyropoulos and David Todd Whittley – 8
Commissioners voting in the negative:
None
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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