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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 9-18-2025 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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IW25-002 11Industrial Waste OrdinanceRequest Authority to Transmit the Proposed Amended Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for Approval   Not available Not available
25-0696 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month    Not available Not available
25-0701 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing September as National Preparedness Month   Not available Not available
25-0702 14ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring Jaime di Paulo, Alderman Gilbert Villegas, and UIC LARES    Not available Not available
25-0703 15ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners welcoming the Water Environment Federation to Chicago for the 98th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference   Not available Not available
25-0675 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during July 2025   Not available Not available
25-0676 17ReportReport on investments purchased during July 2025   Not available Not available
25-0677 18ReportReport on the investment interest income during August 2025   Not available Not available
25-0678 19ReportReport on investments purchased during August 2025   Not available Not available
25-0691 110ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2025, in the amount of $42,562,343.25    Not available Not available
25-0704 111ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, September 9, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0670 112Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-102-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts for the PC100 Boat, estimated cost $84,600.00, Account 101-16000-612790, Requisition 1644515   Not available Not available
25-0673 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-05 Professional Underwriting Services for District Bond Sales for a five-year period.   Not available Not available
25-0686 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-677-11, Overhead Door Maintenance at various Service Areas, estimated cost $597,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Requisitions 1643484, 1643074, and 1640185   Not available Not available
25-0687 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-06, FERC Relicensing for Lockport Powerhouse, estimated cost $2,000,000.00, Account 101-66000-612430, Requisition 1645218   Not available Not available
25-0697 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $372,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820   Not available Not available
25-0698 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not-to-exceed $360,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820, 501-50000-623280, Requisitions 1642501, 1642947, 1643743, 1644094, 1644809   Not available Not available
25-0700 118Agenda ItemAuthority 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)   Not available Not available
25-0679 119Agenda 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 1644812 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
25-0689 120Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to D & S Private Detective, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $259,999.80, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1636772   Not available Not available
25-0667 121Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 23-102-11 Collection, Shipment, and Analysis of Water Samples from the Thorton Composite Reservoir, McCook Reservoir Site and Monitoring Wells to A3 Environmental, LLC in an amount of $22,707.00, from an amount of $142,537.24, to an amount not to exceed $119,830.24, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 5001903   Not available Not available
25-0669 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Grace Analytical Laboratory, Inc. for Chemical Analysis in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $6,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $21,500.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 8010960   Not available Not available
25-0680 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Construction Corporation in an amount of $585,612.93, from an amount of $27,920,405.57, to an amount not to exceed $28,506,018.50, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000091   Not available Not available
25-0681 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas Piping Replacement - Phase II, SWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $366,486.74, from an amount of $54,972,836.26, to an amount not to exceed $55,339,323.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000106 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
25-0682 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and Electrical Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $38,767.30, from an amount of $14,448,051.58, to an amount not to exceed $14,486,818.88, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081   Not available Not available
25-0683 126Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 15-266-4H5, Decommissioning of the Thornton Transitional Reservoir, CSA, Rebid, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in a net credit amount of $154,837.56, from an amount of $26,133,634.92, to an amount not to exceed $25,978,797.36 Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000082   Not available Not available
25-0685 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Woodland Valuation Services, LLC d/b/a Appraisal Associates, Contract 24-RFP-06, Professional Real Estate Appraisal Services for a three-year period, in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $175,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $190,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3132683   Not available Not available
25-0705 128Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of $317,700.00 in the Corporate Fund   Not available Not available
25-0684 129Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements for plant upgrades with the Fox River Water Reclamation District    Not available Not available
25-0694 130Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Keith Conry vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 18WC06548, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $56,641.50, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
25-0690 131ReportReport on change orders authorized and approved by the Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations during the month of August 2025   Not available Not available
25-0692 132Agenda ItemAuthorization to Amend the Investment Policy for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 401(a) Plan, effective October 1, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0693 133Agenda ItemAuthorization to implement the Plan Document for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 401(a) Plan, effective July 1, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0688 134Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Northern Illinois Gas Company, d/b/a Nicor Gas Company, a 25-year, 12,000± square foot non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a 4-inch diameter natural gas pipeline beneath the Cal-Sag Channel and a portion of Main Channel Parcel 26.03 in Lemont, Illinois. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $6,480.00   Not available Not available
25-0695 135Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 2-month permit to Bulley & Andrews, LLC to temporarily install a hydraulic lift on the District’s Main Office Building Annex walkway for construction purposes. Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00   Not available Not available