Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/18/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 06-18-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
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26-0416 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Spencer Leak, Jr.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
R26-001 12Right of Way OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance R26-001 amending Ordinance R25-002 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the design, construction, land acquisition, maintenance, operation, and ownership of the Flood Control Project on Prairie Creek in Maine Township and Park Ridge, Illinois (Contract 12-056-5F) in parts of Sections 15 and 22, Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, IllinoisAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
26-0435 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June 19th as JuneteenthAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0446 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of AmericaAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
26-0418 15ReportReport on the investment interest income during April 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0419 16ReportReport on investments purchased during April 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0420 17ReportReport on the investment interest income during May 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0421 18ReportReport on investments purchased during May 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0440 19ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2026, in the amount of $47,915,802.25 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0431 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into agreements for contract 25-RFP-04, Financial Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, appointing Acacia Financial Group, Inc., as Financial Advisor, and PFM Financial Advisors, LLC, as Co-Financial Advisor, in a total amount not to exceed $235,000.00, in connection with the sale of up to a total of $475,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 397-11000-767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0437 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-19, Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, with Nixon Peabody LLP, as Disclosure Counsel, in connection with the sale of up to a total of $475,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 397-11000-767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0448 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to execute a bond purchase agreement for contract 25-RFP-05 Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond Sales with BofA Securities, Inc., and to appoint BofA Securities, Inc. as Senior Managing Underwriter and Book-runner; Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. as Co-Senior Managing Underwriter; and FHN Financial Capital Markets, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Rice Financial Products Company, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, and Stern Brothers & Co. as Co-Managing Underwriters, in a total amount not to exceed $430,000.00 in connection with the sale of up to a total of $475,000,000 of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0424 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost $1,227,700.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisitions 1628821, 1632615, 1632616, and 1632617ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0414 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Enterprises, LLC, for Phone for Business Services in an amount not to exceed $327,939.39, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1658070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0415 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Insight Public Sector, Inc. for renewal and new Steelray Delay Analyzer and Steelray Analyzer for P6 software subscriptions, in an amount not to exceed $80,370.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 623800, Requisition 1660017ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0425 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Cisco SmartNet Hardware/Software Support for Routers, Switches and Firewalls, in an amount not to exceed $450,694.84, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 612840, Requisition 1659769ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0438 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen Peroxide to Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, in an amount not to exceed $408,840.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1653821ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0432 118Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-092-3P, Battery E Activated Sludge Facility, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant (OWRP), to Michels Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $389,933,408.76, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $19,496,670.44, for a total amount not to exceed $409,430,079.20, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1639807 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0436 119Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-713-11, Scavenger Services at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. dba Republic Services of Chicago, in an amount not to exceed $1,423,000.00, Account 101-67000-612520, Requisition 1652776ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0426 120Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Corrosion Probe, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 24-891-2C Welding Inspection and Consultation and Inspections for Corrosion and Protective Coatings in an amount of $150,000.00, from an amount of $435,137.22, to an amount not to exceed $585,137.22, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3131641ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0430 121Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-186-3F Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood, Illinois, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in an amount of $552,226.21, from an amount of $81,304,221.95, to an amount not to exceed $81,856,448.16, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000068ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0444 122Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of $40,000.00 in the Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0447 123ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of May 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0427 124Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Agreement with the Village of Tinley Park, Illinois to include a property with approximately 80 acres within the Village of Tinley Park in Will CountyApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0428 125ReportReport on the Semi-Annual Review of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) MinutesPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0429 126ReportReport on the Approval of Closed Meeting (“Executive Session”) MinutesPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0443 127Agenda ItemAuthority to settle administrative proceedings related to A-F Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Pullman Innovations, including the Show Cause Proceedings captioned Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. A-F Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Pullman Innovations, Case No. 25B-005, and the Administrative Appeal captioned In re: A-F Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Pullman Innovations’ Appeal of Denial of Discharge Authorization Request, Case No. 25B-006, and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement issued by the Board-appointed Hearing OfficerApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0417 128ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of May 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0422 129Agenda ItemAuthority to amend health insurance benefits for represented and non-represented employees and non-Medicare eligible retirees effective January 1, 2027ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0441 130Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment to the property owners of 1129 32nd Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois, for a temporary easement extension in connection with the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a one-time fee of $500.00, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0442 131Agenda ItemConsent to assignment of easement agreement dated March 24, 1949, from ISF Chicago LLC and Byline Bank to 46th Street Property Owner, LLC and Associated Bank, National Association, as co-grantees, to use and maintain the District-owned portions of Edmier Road between Cicero Avenue and Ridgeland Avenues in Stickney and Forest View, Illinois. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0445 132Agenda ItemAuthorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes, and to sell to the United States of America, 106.63± acres of District land located east and west of the Main Channel near Romeo Road/135th Street in Will County, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcels 18.03, 19.01, 19.02 and 19.04. Consideration shall be $6,250,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available