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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/16/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 10-16-2025 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction.pdf
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
25-0764 11ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing “Imagine a Day Without Water”AdoptedPass Action details Not available
25-0781 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the America 250 ProjectAdoptedPass Action details Not available
25-0768 13ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2025, in the amount of $46,233,088.47 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0771 14ReportReport on the investment interest income during September 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0772 15ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0775 16ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0779 17Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Acting Executive Director in the amount of $7,242.12, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612050ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-0758 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 30, 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0759 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 25-635-21, SEPA 3 Paver Walkway Improvement, estimated cost between $190,000.00 and $230,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0760 110ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 25-922-21, Specialized Railroad Car Rehabilitation in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost between $1,710,000.00 and $2,070,000.00Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0763 111ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, October 3, 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0739 112Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2025/2026 membership dues in the amount of $107,125.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-0743 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to extend the current Eligible Underwriters List through September 30, 2026, or until a new list is generated.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0744 114Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of September 18, 2025, regarding Authority to advertise Request for Proposal 25-RFP-19 Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program for a five-year period, estimated cost $235,100.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1645302 (As Revised), Agenda Item No. 18, File No. 25-0700ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0752 115Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 25-361-11 Proposal to Lease 12.91± acres of District real estate located north of the Main Channel between Central and Laramie Avenues in Stickney, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 39.02, for a 39-year term from Sanchez Group in the amount of $396,084.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-0762 116Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2026 annual membership dues in the amount of $40,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-0774 117Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of August 14, 2025, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-14 Professional Services for TARP Mainstream Tunnel Inspection from DS-M114N to CS-ADD, estimated cost $1,200,000.00, Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1643102, Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 25-0594ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0741 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-22 Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense for a three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years, estimated cost $750,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1645179ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0751 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-362-11 for public tender of bids the sale of approximately 0.14± acres of District land located at 6861 North Milwaukee Avenue in Niles, Illinois. The minimum sale price shall be established at $92,130.00 (As Revised)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0766 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Bulk Liquid Argon to various locations, estimated cost $86,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0742 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PTS, Professional Technical Services, Inc. d/b/a EST Analytical for preventive maintenance, repairs and consumable supplies for Skalar analyzers, in an amount not to exceed $141,725.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970 and 623570, Requisition 1645158ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0748 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC and amend an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft software and software maintenance for a two-year period, in an amount not to exceed $3,130,376.46, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646264ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0750 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to KARA Company, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver one Self-Leveling Robotic Total Station, two GPS Antennas, and related accessories, in an amount not to exceed $88,869.09, Account 101-50000-634990, Requisition 1645822ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0753 124Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 25-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Ferric Chloride, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,599,835.80, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1638638, 1636892, and 1636980ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0755 125Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of Autodesk AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $109,547.48, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646167ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0756 126Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Equipment required to Upgrade DCS Hardware at the Kirie, Egan, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $183,751.00, Account 101-67000-623070, Requisition 1644908ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0757 127Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Maintenance, Repair and Operating Catalog Products, under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Cooperative Purchasing Contract #091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $403,700.00, Accounts 101, 501-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570, 623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1644459, 1644511, 1644524, 1644532, 1645215, 1645532, 1645547, 1645700, 1645791ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0773 128Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03, Professional Engineering Services for Project 14-065-5F Flood Control Project on Central Road from the Des Plaines River to Glenwood Lane, NSA in an amount not to exceed $2,204,293.84, Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1644812ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0777 129Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Staples Contract and Commercial, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Non-Stock Office Supplies to various locations under the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 070924-SCC, in an amount not to exceed $78,000.00, Accounts 101, 501-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623520, Requisitions 1462110, 1643419, 1643494, 1643497, 1643500, 1643506, 1643519, 1643612, 1643685, 1644196, 1644521, 1644650, and 1644651ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0754 130Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-605-21, Lockport Powerhouse Tailrace Barrier, to Global Infrastructure LLC dba Chicago Underwater, in an amount not to exceed $203,946.00, Account 201-50000-645620, Requisition 1635910ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0767 131Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-624-21, Sludge Pump Improvements at Various Locations, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $6,850,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1626921ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0770 132Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Liberty Fastener Company, in an amount not to exceed $68,644.55, Account 101-20000-623110ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0745 133Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 25-105-11 Laboratory Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Adsorbable Organic Fluorine in Wastewater Samples to Enthalpy Analytical, LLC in an amount of $36,300.00, from an amount of $63,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $99,800.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3136074ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-0746 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease the purchase order with CDW Government, LLC, and an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance in an amount of $2,682,241.76, from an amount of $4,023,362.64, to an amount not to exceed $1,341,120.88, Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3132582ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0747 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with ABB, Inc., to provide replacement parts for the ABB Industry Care Select Coverage of distribution control systems at various locations, in an amount of $42,000.00, from an amount of $250,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $292,000.00, Account 101-67000-623070, Agreement 7002257ApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0780 136Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of $13,105,300.00 in the Capital Improvements Bond Fund, and Bond Redemption and Interest FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
25-0776 137ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of August 2025Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0761 138ReportFinal Report for Emergency Contract 25-800-01, Emergency Work to Rehabilitate the Calumet WRP Digester Facility Main Switchgear, Account 201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 3134962Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
25-0778 139Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental agreement with and make payment to the City of Markham for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone Property in Markham (25-IGA-22), in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400ApprovedPass Action details Not available