Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/4/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 06-04-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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26-0404 11MotionMOTION to extend the term of Patrick Blanchard as Interim Inspector General of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0394 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as Pride Month and honoring Mary DeBackerAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0395 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as a month of celebration of Puerto Rican prideAdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0396 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as Caribbean American Heritage Month AdoptedPass Action details Not available
26-0388 15ReportReport on the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care TrustPublished and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0391 16ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on June 1, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0379 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 19, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0402 18ReportFinal Report for the Declaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety at Main Office Building Annex, 111 E. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0372 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-361-11 Proposal to Lease approximately 860 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 100 E. Erie Street in Chicago, Illinois, for a 10-year term from Credit Union 1 in the amount of $8,600.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0373 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-362-11 Proposal to Lease approximately 525 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 6001 W. Pershing Road in Cicero, Illinois, for a 10-year term from Credit Union 1 in the amount of $5,000.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0389 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-19, Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program, with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP for Bond and Tax Counsel Services, and with Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd., for Issuer’s Counsel Services, for a five-year period, in connection with the sales of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts 401-50000-767300 and 401-50000-767400ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0337 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-10 Family Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Administrative Services, for a four-year period, effective on or about February 1, 2027, estimated cost $365,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1657013 (Deferred from the May 21, 2026 Board Meeting)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0375 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-624-11, Main Street Bridge Expansion Joint Replacement, estimated cost $220,000.00, Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1653931ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0381 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-08 Pre-employment Physical Examinations, Post-offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029, estimated cost $150,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1658974ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0369 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-11 Custom Application Development Consulting & Database Support Consulting with V3iT Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account 101-27000-612340, Requisition 1635926ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0390 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-19 Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP for General Legal Advisory Consulting Services, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, and with Chapman and Cutler LLP for SRF/WIFIA Loan Program Legal Advisory Services, in an amounts not to exceed $205,650.00, Accounts 101-11000-612430, and 401-50000-612430, 767300, Requisitions 1645302 and 1645792ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0397 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-103-11, Laboratory Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, to Pace Analytical Services, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $58,555.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1654793ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0399 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 26-633-11, Furnishing and Delivering Polymer, to Polydyne, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,227,180.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1655694, 1655290, and 1655789ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0400 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a co-funding agreement with the Water Research Foundation for the Research Priority Program Project #5362 “Quantifying Point Source Mitigation-Ready Methane Emissions at Water Resource Recovery Facilities” in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1658600ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0401 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Interior Alterations Inc., for HVAC work, in an amount not to exceed $523,598.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1658409ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0365 121Agenda 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 (Deferred from the May 21, 2026 Board Meeting)DeletedPass Action details Not available
26-0383 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, to Anthem Excavating & Demolition, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $611,940.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition 1650511ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0370 123Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 25-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with Operators, Groups A and B, to McGill Construction, LLC, in an amount of $261,344.50, from an amount of $3,637,006.00, to an amount not to exceed $3,375,661.50, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Orders 5002017 and 5002018ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0374 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 17-135-3V Roof Replacement of the Lue-Hing M&R Complex, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $2,734.69, from an amount of $11,901,090.72, to an amount not to exceed $11,903,825.41, Account 401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000094ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0377 125Agenda ItemAuthority to Increase Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations, Group A to Petroleum Traders Corporation, in a total amount not to exceed $110,000.00, from a total amount of $267,858.24, to a total amount not to exceed $377,858.24, Account 101-20000-623820, Outline Agreement 7002314ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0378 126Agenda ItemAuthority to Increase Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations, Group B to Avalon Petroleum Company, in a total amount not to exceed $46,000.00, from a total amount of $68,530.46, to a total amount not to exceed $114,530.46, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820, Purchase Orders 3138132 and 3138133, and Outline Agreement 7002315ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0380 127Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and Hoists at Various Locations, to Sievert Electric Service & Sales Co., in an amount of $67,250.92, from an amount of $953,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $886,649.08, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680, Purchase Orders 5001945, 5001946, 5001947ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0384 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with WM Reply, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-13, Intranet Development and Platform Support, in an amount of $65,000.00, from an amount of $645,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $710,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3125792ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0405 129Agenda ItemAuthority to Increase purchase order and amend agreement with attorney Patrick Blanchard to continue his service as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Interim Inspector General, in an amount of $150,000.00 from an amount of $279,137.50, to an amount not to exceed $429,137.50. Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3135089ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0371 130Agenda ItemAuthority to enter into a settlement agreement resolving a dispute with AGC Liquidation Corporation f/k/a American Gases Corporation arising from Contract 22-641-11 in the amount of $301,316.58ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0408 131Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend the Resolution (R98-017), authorizing the Director of Engineering (formerly Chief Engineer) and the Director of Maintenance and Operations (formerly Chief of Maintenance and Operations) to approve change orders which cumulatively, but not Individually, increase or decrease the cost of contracts by $25,000.00 or moreApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0393 132Agenda ItemAuthority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 14279 Linder Avenue, 14250 Long Avenue, and 14256 Long Avenue in Midlothian, Illinois for the construction of the Flood Control Project on Calumet-Sag Tributary C in Midlothian and Crestwood, Illinois (Contract 21-IGA-18) and authority for payment to the owner, Marquette Bank f/k/a Marquette National Bank, as trustee under Trust Agreement dated October 3, 1985 and known as Trust No. 11176, in an amount of $339,000.00, plus closing costs, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available