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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Committee of the Whole met September 20.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Committee of the Whole met Sept. 20.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Call Meeting to Order

President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos presiding, called the meeting to order at 10:50 a.m.

Roll Call

Present: 8 -

Frank Avila; Kenneth Dunkin; Martin J. Durkan; Barbara J. McGowan; Debra Shore; Kari K. Steele; David J. Walsh; and Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Absent: 1 - Josina Morita Finance Committee

Report

1 18-0969 Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of July 2018, in the amount of $32,410,747.48

Attachments:

July 2018 Cash Disbursement Summary Recommended

Procurement Committee

Report

2 18-0941 Report on advertisement of Request for Proposal 18-RFP-21 Psychological Evaluations and Fitness-For-Duty Examinations for Selected Employees, estimated cost $60,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1501613

Recommended

3 18-0947 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Recommended

4 18-0948 Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Recommended

Authorization

5 18-0942 Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 18-364-11 Proposal to Lease for ten (10) years, approximately 4.46 acres of District real estate located at 4035 South Cicero Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 40.02 in the amount of $140,000.00

Auhorization to accept intial rental bid for Contract 18-364-11.pdf Attachments:

Recommended

Authority to Advertise

6 18-0933 Authority to advertise Contract 19-697-11, Furnishing and Delivering Odor Control Chemicals and a Delivery System to CALSMA, estimated cost $50,000.00, Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1501135

Recommended

7 18-0949 Authority to advertise Contract 19-045-11 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 $55,000.00, Account 101-20000-612360

Recommended

8 18-0955 Authority to advertise Contract 19-003-11 Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $71,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570

Recommended

Issue Purchase Order

9 18-0920 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Horizon Technology Inc., for preventative maintenance and consumable supplies for the Solid-Phase Oil and Grease Automated Extractor System in the Industrial Waste Analytical Laboratories Division, in an amount not to exceed $62,044.18 Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition 1500705

Recommended

10 18-0925 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. to renew the ESRI Enterprise License Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $1,245,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1501775

Recommended

11 18-0926 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp., for Point to Point Switched Ethernet Service upgrade at the Mainstream Pumping Station, in an amount not to exceed $15,002.76, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1502113

Recommended

12 18-0928 Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Symantec Antivirus Licenses and Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $15,557.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1498574

Recommended

13 18-0929 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Skalar Inc. to furnish, deliver, and install a Total Organic Carbon Analyzer with all associated accessories, in an amount not to exceed $39,215.00, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1498595

Recommended

14 18-0938 Issue a purchase order to the DePaul University, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 17-RFP-34, to conduct Comp TIA Security and Certification Prep with Exam Training for 20 employees, in a total amount not to exceed $39,500.00, Account 101-25000-601100 and 101-27000-601100 Requisition 1501344

Recommended

15 18-0939 Issue purchase order to University of Wisconsin, pursuant to the Terms of Master Agreement 17-RFP-34, to conduct NFPA 70E-2018 Arc Flash Prevention and Protection refresher training for approximately 130 employees, in a total amount not to exceed $20,100.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1502315

Recommended

16 18-0950 Issue purchase orders to JM Process Systems Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Replacement Parts for the Dewatered Sludge Screw Conveyor at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, in a total amount not to exceed $62,864.00, Account 101-67000-623270, Requisition 1498573

Recommended

17 18-0951 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with J.B. Systems Inc., to Provide District-Wide On-Site Mainsaver Software Training for 80 Employees, for the District’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), in an amount not to exceed $14,925.00, Account 101-69000-601100, Requisition 1499762

Recommended

18 18-0958 Issue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service Inc., to Furnish and Deliver an Articulating Boom Lift to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 042815-TER, in an amount not to exceed $71,284.20, Account 201-50000-634860, Requisition 1487342

Recommended

19 18-0959 Issue purchase order for Contract 18-117-11, Furnish, Deliver and Install an Automated Biochemical Oxygen Demand System, to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., in an amount not to exceed $39,520.74, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1496100

Recommended

20 18-0960 Issue purchase order for Contract 18-804-21, Furnish and Deliver Uninterruptible Power Supplies to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to J&S Power Solutions Inc., in an amount not to exceed $69,388.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1497103

Recommended

21 18-0961 Issue purchase order for Contract 18-905-21, Furnish and Deliver a Six-Inch Slurry Gate Hydraulic Submersible Pump to Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Xylem Dewatering Solutions Inc., in an amount not to exceed $73,821.00, Account 201-50000-634650, Requisition 1491755

Recommended

22 18-0972 Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 17-RFP-28R Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Management Services for a 36-Month Period, with LeasePlan USA Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,248,984.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080 and 612860, Requisition 1461193

Recommended

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

23 18-0921 Authority to decrease purchase order for Contract 16-105-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver Boat Maintenance, Repairs, Parts and Secured Dockage, to Marine Services Corporation in an amount of $1,600.00, from an amount of $53,104.48, to an amount not to exceed $51,504.48, Accounts 101-16000-612330, 612790 and 623990, Purchase Order 3087864

09-20-18 Attachment CO Log- Marine Services.pdf Attachments:

Recommended

20, 2018 24 18-0930 Authority to decrease purchase order for Contract 06-158-3S Des Plaines

Intercepting Sewer Rehabilitation, SSA to Kenny Construction Company in an amount of $109,832.60, from an amount of $13,875,008.17, to an amount not to exceed $13,765,175.57, and to decrease the related five percent change order allowance in an amount of $25,900.84, from an amount of $25,900.84 to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000012

Recommended

25 18-0932 Authority to decrease Contract 18-800-01 for Emergency Repairs to SEPA Station No. 4 in the Village of Worth, IL to Paramount Electrical Supply in an amount of $35,588.28 from an amount of $100,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $64,411.72, Account 101-68000-623070, Purchase Order 3100091

Recommended

26 18-0934 Authority to increase Contract 15-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite, to K.A. Steel Chemicals Inc., in an amount of $29,827.10, from an amount of $3,304,015.80 to an amount not to exceed $3,333,842.90, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Purchase Order 3086301

Recommended

Budget & Employment Committee

Authorization

27 18-0963 Authority to transfer 2018 departmental appropriations in the amount of $66,100.00 in the Corporate Fund

Recommended

Engineering Committee

Report

18-0953 Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Engineering during the months of July and August 2018

Recommended

Authorization

29 18-0931 Authorization to negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements with the Fox River Water Reclamation District for Phosphorus Removal Struvite Facilities and Liquid Facilities Projects at the Albin D. Pagorski Water Reclamation Facility of the Fox River Water Reclamation District (18-IGA-35 and 18-IGA-36)

Recommended

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

30 18-0944 Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Henry Negoda vs. MWRDGC, Claim 14 WC 33546, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $11,424.90, Account 901-30000-601090

Recommended

31 18-0945 Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Tia Schrean vs. MWRDGC, Claim 10 WC 41596, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $33,236.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Deferred by David J. Walsh

Maintenance & Operations Committee

Report

32 18-0946 Declaration of an emergency and ratification of execution of contracts to conduct an investigation into and repair damage caused by the August 30, 2018 roof collapse at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant

Recommended

33 18-0956 Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of August 2018

Recommended

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

34 18-0943 Consent to an assignment of lease from the Village of Lemont to the Village of Lemont and Lemont Park District as co-tenants with respect to the Village’s 0.97 acre leasehold located at the southwest corner of the District's Lemont Water Reclamation Plant property; Main Channel Parcel 23.11. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00

Recommended

35 18-0952 Authority to amend lease agreement dated June 16, 2005, between the District and Illinois Marine Towing Inc. on 14.7 acres of District real estate located at 16700 Des Plaines River Road in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 22.02 to allow an additional use of maintaining dockside crew quarters. Consideration shall be a $5,000.00 document preparation fee

Recommended

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

36 18-0954 Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to Leyden Township for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Diversey Avenue Drainage Improvements under Phase II of the Stormwater Management Program (18-IGA-29), in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1502284 (18-IGA-29)

Recommended

Approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items: 31 and 37

President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos called for a motion to accept the agendas for each Standing Committee that was convened. Moved by Barbara J. McGowan, seconded by Kenneth Dunkin. President Mariyana T. Spyropoulos called for any objections. No objections were voiced. Motion carried.

Miscellaneous & New Business

Motion

20, 2018 37 18-0922 MOTION to adopt a policy providing parental leave to Commissioners (Deferred from the September 6, 2018 Board Meeting)

A motion was made by Barbara J. McGowan, seconded by David J. Walsh, that this Motion be Deleted. The motion carried by the following roll call vote:

Aye: 8 - Frank Avila, Kenneth Dunkin, Martin J. Durkan, Barbara J. McGowan, Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele, David J. Walsh, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos

Absent: 1 - Josina Morita Executive Session

A motion was made by David J. Walsh, seconded by Barbara J. McGowan, that an executive session be held for the Committee on Judiciary to discuss the minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act. Motion carried by roll call 7:1

Adjournment

The Committee of the Whole meeting of September 20, 2018 was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

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