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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/13/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 08-13-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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26-0546 11MotionMOTION to reappoint David Ormsby, Inc. as public relations consultant for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for an additional one-year period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430   Not available Video Video
26-0558 12MotionMOTION to reappoint President Kari K. Steele as a Commissioner on the Public Building Commission of Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-002 13OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-002 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the Issuance of Not to Exceed $185,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-003 14OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-003 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax Capital Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-004 15OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-004 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the Issuance of Not to Exceed $200,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-005 16OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-005 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the Issuance of Not to Exceed $32,500,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-006 17OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-006 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the Issuance of Not to Exceed $42,500,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Video Video
O26-007 18OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O26-007 An Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to exceed $350,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital Improvement Bonds (2026 IEPA Authorization) of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the purpose of financing capital improvements to the District’s facilities; authorizing and providing for related Loan Agreements with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency providing for loans from the Revolving Loan Fund, and such other documents as may be necessary; and providing for the levy of taxes to pay the interest on and principal of said Bonds   Not available Video Video
26-0515 110ReportReport on the investment interest income during June 2026   Not available Not available
26-0516 111ReportReport on investments purchased during June 2026   Not available Not available
26-0517 112ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0495 113ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 10, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0511 114ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 14, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0518 115ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 21, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0524 116ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 28, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0538 117ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 24, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0539 118ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 31, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0534 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-348-11, Services to Remove Hazardous Materials from Various District Locations, on an as-needed basis for a three-year period, estimated cost $275,000.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1659234   Not available Not available
26-0537 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-970-11, Janitorial Services at Various Locations, estimated cost $1,294,500.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1661709   Not available Not available
26-0545 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-11 Sign Language Interpreter Services for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029, estimated cost $210,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1662239   Not available Video Video
26-0557 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial Supplies to Various Locations for a Three (3) Year Period, estimated cost $543,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660   Not available Not available
26-0514 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-06 Employee Benefits Consulting Services with Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $214,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1649979   Not available Not available
26-0523 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PTS, Professional Technical Services, Inc. d/b/a EST Analytical to furnish, deliver, and install a Skalar SP2000-3 Robotic Analyzer for Chemical Oxygen Demand, peripheral equipment, and warranty, in an amount not to exceed $93,384.04, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, and 634970, Requisition 1660954   Not available Not available
26-0525 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., to furnish and deliver electronic modules for the Distributed Control System at the Kirie, Egan, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount not to exceed $73,766.00, Account 101-67000-623070, Requisition 1661967   Not available Not available
26-0526 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Diamond and PhishER Plus subscription licenses, in an amount not to exceed $60,850.41, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1661924   Not available Not available
26-0527 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-23, Technical Assistance Program, with Zann & Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $372,470.80, and with HIRE360 in an amount not to exceed $447,500.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1647434 and 1647435   Not available Not available
26-0528 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03 Professional Engineering Services for Flood Control Projects for Combined Sewer Areas in the Little Calumet River Watershed (Project 25-283-5F), in an amount not to exceed $3,228,300.85, Accounts 501-50000-612440 and 612450, Requisition 1661628   Not available Not available
26-0529 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Berkeley Research Group, LLC for Contract 25-CON-04 Professional Services for Schedule Delay Analysis (Project 24-894-3C), in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Requisition 1662775 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
26-0533 130Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with HP Inc. for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and software, in an amount not to exceed $2,018,100.00, Account 101-27000-623810, Requisition 1660617   Not available Not available
26-0535 131Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc. to provide employee benefits software and services, in an amount not to exceed $780,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820 and 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1662237   Not available Not available
26-0541 132Agenda ItemIssue a purchase order to CIT Trucks, LLC, to furnish and deliver one (1) medium-duty box truck to the Stickney Water Reclamation District, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032824-KTC, in an amount not to exceed $132,059.20, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1661633   Not available Not available
26-0522 133Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair Service at The Main Office Building Complex, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $209,494.42, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390 Requisition 1655414   Not available Not available
26-0540 134Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-915-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Change Out Media in the Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Vessels at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,692,453.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Requisition 1654025   Not available Not available
26-0530 135Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 23-169-1S McCook Reservoir Stage 1 Sediment Removal, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. in an amount of $3,327.54, from an amount of $9,039,237.03, to an amount not to exceed $9,035,909.49. Account 101-50000-612620, Purchase Order 4000123   Not available Not available
26-0531 136Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, to National Power Rodding in an amount of $326,300.00, from an amount of $7,525,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $7,851,300.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Purchase Order 5001929   Not available Not available
26-0555 137ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of 2026, ended June 30, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0532 138ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions from April through June 2026 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA   Not available Not available
26-0547 139ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of July 2026   Not available Not available
26-0512 140Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Joseph Barrett vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC002859, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $72,067.93 Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0513 141Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Todd Worth vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC27961 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $26,148.00, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0536 142Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Robert Chorzepa vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC018377, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $20,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0542 143ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of July 2026   Not available Not available
26-0559 144Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification of Emergency Contract 26-600-01, Thorn Creek Diversion Structure Restoration to Airy’s Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1662100   Not available Not available
26-0519 145Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of James E. Fisher as the Director of Human Resources for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Not available
26-0556 146Agenda ItemAuthority to grant the Village of Alsip a 75-year, 0.321± acre non-exclusive easement to construct, operate, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm sewer along Homan Avenue in Alsip, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 13.01 and 13.04. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0548 147Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with Village of Melrose Park for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thomas Street Underground Stormwater Storage Project in Melrose Park (26-IGA-09)   Not available Not available
26-0553 148Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements with the Northfield Township Road District, for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Citation Lake Stormwater Improvements, Phase II in Northfield Township (26-IGA-10)   Not available Not available
26-0554 149Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Richton Park, for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Butterfield Creek Tributary Improvement Project in Richton Park (26-IGA-11)    Not available Not available
26-0562 150ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners affirming that the District has no existing or planned agreements relating to data center development on District-owned property    Not available Not available