Boston Water and Sewer Commission Remote Meeting
The Boston Water and Sewer Commission will be meeting remote on April 27 at 2 p.m.
Under the provisions of G.L. c 30A, and per the Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency, which was signed into law by the Governor on February 15, 2022, which suspends certain provisions of the open meeting law until July 15, 2022, this meeting will be conducted remotely. The dial-in information is below.
- Webinar ID 838 4058 3776
- Dial-In Numbers: +1-312-626-6799, +1-646-558-8656, or +1-301-715-8592
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
Call to Order
Minutes of Meeting
- Minutes of the March 23, 2022 Meeting
Informational Reports
- Disbursement Ratification (Schedules A, B, & D)
- Affirmative Action Plan: First Quarter Report for the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022
General Management Reports
- Capital Improvement Program Budget Variance Report
- Monthly Management Report
- March 2022, Revenue and Expense Report
Proposals and Contracts
Engineering
- Annual Report Construction Contracts and Change Order Summary
- Commission Authorization to Advertise for Professional Services for the Design of Sewerage and Water Works Improvements in the City of Boston
- Commission Authorization to Negotiate and Execute Contract No. 22-206-003 for Capital Survey Services for a 3-Year Period
- Commission Authorization to Advertise for Bids Contract No. 22-309-005, Installation of Stormwater Treatment Vault Along Talbot Avenue in Dorchester
- Commission Authorization to Award Contract No. 22-309-007, Roadway Restoration of Boston Waster and Sewer Commission Excavations
I.T.
- Commission Authorization to Award a Contract to SHI for Managed Detection and Response Services for a period of 1-year. These purchases will be procured under a Cooperative purchasing Contract.
Operations
- Commission Authorization to Replace the Right-Angle Gear on Turbine Pump #2 at the Union Park Pumping/Treatment Facility
- Commission Authorization to Amend Advertisement of Contract No. 20-309-014 Sewerage Works Improvements Citywide
- Commission Authorization for Additional Funding, BWSC Contract No. 21-303-002 Emergency Repairs to Sewers and Drains
- Commission Authorization to Advertise an Amended Version of Contract No. 21-309-005A Rehabilitation of the New Boston Main Interceptor and Associative Chambers
- Commission Authorization to Award Contract No. 22-309-009, Sewer and Drain Condition Monitoring in Roslindale, South Dorchester and West Roxbury
- Commission Authorization to Award Contract No. 22-309-010, Sewer and Drain Condition Monitoring in Back Bay/ Beacon Hill, East Boston, North Dorchester, and Roxbury
Organizational Diversity
- Commission Authorization to Approve Boston Water and Sewer Commission 2022 Affirmative Action Policy
Finance
- Commission Authorization for Staff to reduce the Pension Plan’s public fixed income exposure and increase the Pension Plan’s real estate Allocation/Invest in a private debt mandate and initiate a search for a private debt manager.
Safety and Training
- Commission Authorization to Utilize the Massachusetts State and/or Cooperative Procurement Contracts for the purchase of sixteen (16) Electric Vehicles (EV)
- Commission Authorization to Utilize the Massachusetts State and/or Cooperative Procurement Contracts for the purchase of seventeen (17) Heavy Duty/Specialized Vehicles and Twenty-Three (23) new Hybrid Pickups
Executive Session
- Minutes
- Litigation
- Personnel Matters