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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/19/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 03-19-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections 3-19-26.pdf
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26-0171 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring the elevation of Pastor John F. Harrell to the office of BishopAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0199 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing March 22nd as World Water DayAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0200 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring the Westside Long-Term Recovery GroupAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
26-0183 14ReportReport on the investment interest income during January 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0184 15ReportReport on investments purchased during January 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0185 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during February 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0186 17ReportReport on investments purchased during February 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0203 18ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of February 2026, in the amount of $28,398,909.52Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0192 19ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 3, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0193 110ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, February 27, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0202 111ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, March 10, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0207 112ReportReport on Request for Proposal 25-RFP-05 Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond SalesPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
26-0172 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-103-11 Laboratory Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, estimated cost $93,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1654793ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0175 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, estimated cost $2,809,800.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1653284ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0180 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen Peroxide, estimated cost $441,200.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1653821ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0182 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC for Microsoft Unified software and directory services support, in an amount not to exceed $614,098.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1655317ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0191 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver one (1) New Caterpillar Model 980-14C High Lift Reach Configuration Medium Wheel Loader to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 011723-CAT, in an amount not to exceed $569,610.00, Account 101-68000-634760, Requisition 1654602ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0194 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bluff City Construction, LLC., to Furnish, Deliver, and Install two (2) GeoPools for the CALSMA East Site, in an amount not to exceed $1,932,005.60, Account 201-50000-645790, Requisition 1653659 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0197 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, to Rowell Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,302,208.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1648719ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0188 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-028-11, Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters, Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Group A to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $67,032.76, and Groups B and C to Taylor Distribution Group LLC, in an amount not to exceed $125,129.19, Account 101-20000-623570ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0176 121Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation - Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $701,319.74, from an amount of $41,134,581.90, to an amount not to exceed $40,433,262.16, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000119ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0177 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-360-3SR Upper Des Plaines Intercepting Sewer 14B Rehabilitation, NSA, Rebid, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $51,878.80, from an amount of $36,327,513.61, to an amount not to exceed $36,379,392.41, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0178 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC. in an amount of $52,411.60, from an amount of $8,886,162.96, to an amount not to exceed $8,938,574.56, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0179 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-RFP-28R Biogas Combined Heat and Power System, Egan WRP, to Baxter & Woodman/Boller Construction, LLC in an amount of $127,086.21, from an amount of $14,691,666.01, to an amount not to exceed $14,818,752.22, Accounts 101-50000-612490, 201-50000-612450, 201-50000-645650, Purchase Orders 3130589, 3130593, and 4000112ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0195 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp. in an amount of $6,872.05, from an amount of $32,393,202.42, to an amount not to exceed $32,386,330.37, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000091ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0204 126ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of February 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0181 127Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Keith Zirbes vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 19WC034845 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,886.36, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0205 128Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Peter Hopp vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 19WC6924, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $163,628.84, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0174 129Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase 15.82 acres of real estate and acquire a 0.91-acre temporary easement located west of the Ridgewood Memorial Cemetery at the intersection of Dee Road and Central Road in Maine Township, Illinois for the construction of the Flood Control Project on Central Road from the Des Plaines River to Glenwood Lane in Maine Township and Northfield Township, Illinois (Contract 14-065-5F), and authority for payment to the owner, Ridgewood Cemetery Company, Inc., in an amount of $8,150,000.00, plus closing costs. Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0198 130Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a five-year permit to the Village of Forest View for the continued use of the District’s truck scale located north of the Main Channel and west of Harlem Avenue in Forest View, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 35.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0201 131Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 6-month permit extension to the Grand Prairie Water Commission on District real estate located along the north and south sides of the Cal-Sag Channel in the City of Palos Hills and the Village of Palos Park, Cook County, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 7.01, 7.02, 8.03 and 8.09. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video