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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 10-1-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Revised Errata Correction 10-1-26.pdf
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26-0680 11MotionMOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the year 2027   Not available Video Video
26-0687 12MotionMOTION to appoint Patrick M. Blanchard as MWRD Inspector General   Not available Not available
26-0684 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month    Not available Not available
26-0686 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating President Valdas Adamkus (As Revised)   Not available Video Video
26-0683 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2026, in the amount of $36,970,290.63    Not available Not available
26-0652 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 15, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0651 17Agenda ItemAuthorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for 2026/2027 membership dues in the amount of $111,410.00, Account 101-15000-612280   Not available Not available
26-0679 18Agenda ItemAuthorization to rescind 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
26-0623 19Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-753-11, Farming at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,125,000.00, Accounts 101-67000-612520/612530, Requisition 1662846 (Deferred from the September 17, 2026 Board Meeting)   Not available Video Video
26-0649 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not-to-exceed $330,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820, 501-50000-63280, Requisitions 1662529, 1662536, 1663469, 1663845, 1663870   Not available Not available
26-0655 111Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $408,800.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820   Not available Not available
26-0657 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $4,154,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1661723 and 1663202   Not available Video Video
26-0658 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $31,648,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1661517 and 1663201   Not available Video Video
26-0661 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-677-11, Overhead Door Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $398,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Requisitions 1643484, 1643074, and 1640185   Not available Not available
26-0662 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-643-21, Rehabilitation of Electric Motors at Various Locations, estimated cost between $562,210.00 and $680,570.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1664589   Not available Not available
26-0642 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Zayo Group, LLC for a dark fiber ring in an amount not to exceed $630,300.00, Account 101-27000- 612210, Requisition 1662864   Not available Not available
26-0643 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Software Licenses Subscription Renewal in an amount not to exceed $85,626.05, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1663616   Not available Not available
26-0647 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for license renewal of Autodesk software subscriptions, in an amount not to exceed $111,717.76, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1662535   Not available Not available
26-0650 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to Staples Contract and Commercial, LLC, to Furnish and deliver various 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 $76,700.00, Accounts 101, 501-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623520, Requisitions 1462110, 1662438, 1662442, 1662443, 1664018, 1664034, 1664035, 1664036, 1664037, 1664038, 1664039, 1664337, 1664338, and 1664339   Not available Not available
26-0667 120Agenda ItemIssue Purchase Order to Omi Industries, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Ecosorb 806 Odor Neutralizers to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, Account 101-68000-623560, Requisition 1664290   Not available Not available
26-0670 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to E.J. Ward, Inc., to Furnish, Deliver, and Activate Fueling Terminals at various plant locations throughout the District, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 081524-EJW, in an amount not to exceed $206,256.08, Account 101-15000-634810/612430, Requisition 1664355   Not available Video Video
26-0676 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-934-11, Furnishing and Delivering Magnesium Chloride, to Scotwood Industries, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,083,573.60, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1660336   Not available Not available
26-0681 123Agenda 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 Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,772,695.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Requisition 1654025   Not available Not available
26-0659 124Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-416-11, Operating Engineering and Related Trade Services To the Main Office Building Complex, to The Stone Group, Inc. (Stone Group), in the amount of $144,792.82 from an amount of $4,104,595.44 to 3,959,802.62, Account 101-15000-612370/612390, Purchase Order 5001983   Not available Not available
26-0660 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase agreement with LAI, LLC, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Process Equipment and Parts to Various Locations for a Three-Year Period, in an amount of $200,000.00, from an amount of $2,025,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,225,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623270, 623780, and 634650, Agreement 7002322   Not available Not available
26-0663 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-633-11, Furnish and Deliver Polymer to Polydyne, Inc., in an amount of $294,106.31, from an amount of $28,802,521.96, to an amount not to exceed $28,508,415.65, Accounts 101-67000/69000-623560, Purchase Orders 3127025 and 3127026   Not available Not available
26-0665 127Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hydroxide, to Alexander Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $283,869.70, from an amount of $1,258,558.12, to an amount not to exceed $974,688.42, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3128390   Not available Not available
26-0666 128Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid to Shannon Chemical Corporation, in an amount of $112,364.00, from an amount of $202,531.20, to an amount not to exceed $90,167.20, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3130403   Not available Not available
26-0669 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 25-404-21, Furnish, Deliver, and Install One Chiller at the Main Office Building, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in the amount of $70,150.30 from an amount of $602,000.00 to 672,150.30, Account 201-50000-645680, Purchase Order 5002052   Not available Not available
26-0671 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-087-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal, OWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $119,571.67, from an amount of $14,344,512.49, to an amount not to exceed $14,464,084.16, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000124   Not available Not available
26-0672 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for Contract 23-CON-01, Civil Consulting Support Services (Project 21-869-3S) in an amount of $482,104.26, from an amount of $1,500,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,982,104.26, Accounts 401-50000-612450, 501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3129770   Not available Not available
26-0674 132Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation - Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $312,723.41, from an amount of $40,433,262.16, to an amount not to exceed $40,120,538.75, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000119   Not available Not available
26-0682 133Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of $1,618,000.00 in the Corporate Fund, Capital Improvements Bond Fund, and the Bond Redemption & Interest Fund   Not available Not available
26-0675 134ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00   Not available Not available
26-0678 135Agenda ItemAuthority to grant the Village of Summit a 25-year, approximately 0.28-acre non-exclusive easement to continue operating and maintaining a 10-inch diameter sanitary sewer traversing portions of District Main Channel Parcels 34.02 and 34.09. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0626 136Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to the Village of La Grange for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the 50th Street Storm Sewer Flood Relief Project in La Grange (26-IGA-12), in an amount not to exceed $15,314,000.00 (Deferred from the September 17, 2026 Board Meeting)   Not available Video Video