Agenda - Committee on Finance, Audit and Budget - January 14, 2009

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AUDIT AND BUDGET
January 14, 2009
Immediately following the Committee on Strategic Planning and Service Delivery

1. ROLL CALL
    
2. FINANCE REPORT
    
3. Review of an ordinance authorizing a First Amendment of Antenna Site License Agreement for the operation of CTA communications equipment located at the 1603 Orrington Avenue Building, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
    
4. Review of an ordinance authorizing the adoption of a governmental excess benefit arrangement pursuant to the provisions of Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and an adjustment of the limit pursuant to Section 415(d) of said code, and the reimbursement to the supplemental plan by the Authority to the extent of any retirement benefits heretofore paid which were in excess of the limitation imposed by Section 4.15(b)(1)(A) of the code, and thereby amending the Chicago Transit Authority Supplemental Retirement Plan to effectuate said governmental excess arrangement and the adjustment
    
5. Review of 24 purchase and/or sales award recommendations:
   

   Purchase & Sales Award Recommendations - Total 24

   January 14, 2009

   Item Number	Requisition Number	Description	Amount
   A. TRANSIT OPERATIONS
   A-1.	N/A
   A-2.	B08OP03547	Flexible pads as required for 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $1,100,000.00
   A-3.	C08FR100745896	Purchase 1,200 threshold guide kits.	$516,000.00
   A-4.	C08RT100753238	Scaffolding system used for bus top maintenance and repairs at various CTA bus garages.	$397,354.00
   A-5.	B08OP03735	Mounting pillars for LED lights used on 1000 series buses for 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $320,000.00
   A-6.	B08OP00231	Extreme pressure multipurpose gear lubricants as required for 12 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $150,000.00
   A-7.	B09OP00941	Rivets to be released as required for a period of 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $120,000.00
   A-8.	C08OP100798460	Purchase 1,310 condenser pre-filters.	$109,843.50
   A-9.	N/A
   A-10.	B08OP00784	De-icer fluid as required for 36 months from April 30, 2008.	$36,000.00
   B. FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
   B-1.	N/A
   B-2.	B08OP80410	Polycarbonate sheeting material to be released as required for a period of 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $630,000.00
   B-3.	B07OP00158	Cleaning of the interiors of CTA storage tanks as required for 24 months from date of contract execution.	$12,000.00
   B-4.	B08OP00107	Escalator parts manufactured exclusively by Unitec Parts Company as required for 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $1,000,000.00
   B-5.	C05FI100177587	Brown Line Capacity Expansion – Belmont & Fullerton. CHANGE ORDER	$345,852.42
   B-6.	C99RT7663	Professional architectural and engineering consulting services for the design of a new accessible elevated Howard bus transfer station (Red Line). CHANGE ORDER	$13,584.80
   B-7.	C05FI100209763	Brown Line Expansion Project. CHANGE ORDER	$445,198.07
   C. POWER & WAY
   C-1.	B08OP00349	New assemblies, components, repair parts and repairs required to maintain existing interlocking equipment as manufactured by, and available exclusively from, Union Switch & Signal, Inc. as required for 36 months from date of contract execution.	Unit Price Contract Est. $1,200,000.00
   C-2.	B08OP01615	Electric track trip heaters to be released as required for 36 months from April 2, 2008.	$40,000.00
   C-3.	B07OP00094	Torpedo sand in bags as required for a period of 24 months from September 17, 2007.	$32,000.00
   C-4.	C03FR1606	Replace/upgrade signals - Loop train control system. AMENDMENT	$1,982,987.06
   C-5.	C06FR100357866	Construction management services-train control system for the Loop elevated and the Blue Line from Forest Park to Jefferson Park. CHANGE ORDER	$370,208.14
   C-6.	C06FR100368117	Loop replace / upgrade signal project. CHANGE ORDER	$219,818.00
   C-7.	C05FR100254533	Labor, material, and equipment to install a new train control system from the Forest Park Terminal of the Congress Branch of the Blue Line through the Dearborn Subway to the Jefferson Park Station on the O’Hare Branch of the Blue Line. CHANGE ORDER	$125,094.00
   C-8.	B07OP00962	Assignment of contract to purchase, transport and manage pipeline quality natural gas from the well head to the point of re-delivery as required for 24 months from May 10, 2007. ASSIGNMENT	Unit Price Contract Est. $14,000,000.00
   D. FINANCE NONE
   E. REAL ESTATE NONE
   F. REVENUE & MARKETING
   F-1.	N/A
   F-2.	B06OP01253	Production and distribution of magnetic striped photo identification cards and passes for the CTA U-Pass program for a period of three years. CHANGE ORDER	$200,325.00
   G. HUMAN RESOURCES NONE
   H. TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
   H-1.	B09OP00321	Parts and offsite repair service for GFI Genfare bus fare boxes and visitor pass vending machines as required for a period of 24 months from January 22, 2009.	Unit Price Contract Est. $845,000.00

    
6. Motion to adjourn