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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/5/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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26-0738 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Reverend Merlon M. Jackson   Not available Not available
26-0781 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing November as National Native American Heritage Month   Not available Not available
26-0783 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Veterans Day    Not available Not available
26-0784 14ResolutionRESOLUTION honoring United States Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin on the occasion of his retirement from the United States Senate   Not available Not available
26-0789 15ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956   Not available Not available
26-0755 16ReportReport on the investment interest income during September 2026   Not available Not available
26-0756 17ReportReport on investments purchased during September 2026   Not available Not available
26-0757 18ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0767 19ReportReport on rejection of bids for Contract 26-624-11, Main Street Bridge Expansion Joint Replacement, estimated cost $220,000.00   Not available Not available
26-0739 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to allow the Director of Procurement and Materials Management to accept pricing for the procurement of Renewable Energy Credits for 2027 and 2028   Not available Not available
26-0740 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to procure electricity for years 2028, 2029, and 2030, subject to obtaining pricing that is favorable to the District   Not available Not available
26-0741 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-04, Environmental Attributes Services Provider, with Power Synch, LLC   Not available Not available
26-0760 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-01 Energy Curtailment Services, with Voltus, Inc. to provide energy curtailment services   Not available Not available
26-0790 115Agenda ItemDeclaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety at Main Office Building Annex, 111 E. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220   Not available Not available
26-0761 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle Aerators and Rotavators with Operators, estimated cost $7,117,500.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1664580 and 1665321   Not available Not available
26-0763 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 27-697-11, Services of Tractors with Rotavators and Sludge Pumps with Operators, estimated cost $1,890,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1664591 and 1665291   Not available Not available
26-0733 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Sirius Automation Group LLC for preventive maintenance, technical support, repair, and repair parts for two Sirius automated weighing robotic systems located at the Egan Analytical Laboratory for three years, in an amount not to exceed $83,116.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1664813   Not available Not available
26-0737 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., to Furnish and Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals to Various Locations under the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 2021002889, in an amount not to exceed $66,000.00, Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1664837   Not available Not available
26-0745 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Trimble Inc. for the Trimble Unity Construct Electronic Project Management System and associated software subscriptions and maintenance services for a five-year period, in an amount not to exceed $2,570,085.60, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition1661757   Not available Not available
26-0749 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish Property Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $2,770,578.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1666284   Not available Not available
26-0768 122Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC and amend an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $5,589,155.86, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1666262   Not available Not available
26-0769 123Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders for Contract 26-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, Item 1 to Refractron Technologies Corp., in an amount not to exceed $98,716.00; Items 2, 5, and 7 to Technology International Inc., in an amount not to exceed $341,060.00; Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623070/623270/623560/634650, Requisitions 1645926, 1646938, 1646947, 1646244, 1647942, and 1655698   Not available Not available
26-0777 124Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 27-348-11, Services to Remove Hazardous Materials from Various District Locations, On an As-Needed Basis, For A Three-Year Period, to Luse Environmental Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition 1659234   Not available Not available
26-0729 125Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and exercise an option to extend the agreements for one year, for Contract 25-RFP-16, State Legislative Consulting Services, with Paul L. Williams & Associates, P.C. in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, Blaida and Associates LLC in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, and McGuireWoods Consulting LLC in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Orders 3138610, 3138612, 3138678, and 3138611   Not available Not available
26-0730 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and exercise an option to extend agreement for a one-year period, for Contract 24-RFP-11, Federal Legislative Consulting Services, with O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC, in an amount of $175,000.00, from an amount of $348,846.00, to an amount not to exceed $523,846.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Purchase Order 3132694   Not available Not available
26-0731 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 26-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period to J.T. Barrier LLC, in an amount of $65,000.00, from an amount of $398,336.94, to an amount not to exceed $463,336.94, Accounts 101-16000/66000/67000/68000/69000-623820, 501-50000-623820, Purchase Order 3138138   Not available Not available
26-0734 128Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 24-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to Linde, Inc, in an amount of $154,632.92, from an amount of $2,042,627.07, to an amount not to exceed $1,887,994.15, Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3130505   Not available Not available
26-0752 129Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 08-174-3D Battery A Improvements and Battery B Installation of Mechanical Mixers, SWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $588,621.38, from an amount of $57,686,617.09, to an amount not to exceed $58,275,238.47, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000122   Not available Not available
26-0753 130Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 20-161-3S Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 3 Rehabilitation, SSA, to Inliner Solutions, LLC in an amount of $415,000.00, from an amount of $18,972,437.27, to an amount not to exceed $19,387,437.27, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000120   Not available Not available
26-0758 131Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order, exercise the option to extend, and amend the agreement with Veritext, LLC, for Contract 23-RFP-03, Court Reporting Services, in an amount of $111,000.00, from an amount of $231,076.13 to an amount not to exceed $342,076.13, Accounts 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, 401-50000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Purchase Orders 3127034, 3127035, 3127036, and 3127037   Not available Not available
26-0759 132Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order, exercise the option to extend, and amend the agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for Contract 25-RFP-09, Professional Auditing Services, in an amount of $247,001.00 from an amount of $248,747.00, to an amount not to exceed $495,748.00, Accounts 101-40000-612430 and P802-11000-798200, Purchase Order 3137332   Not available Not available
26-0765 133Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with AT&T Enterprises, LLC for Telemetry Services, in an amount of $272,000.00, from an amount of $372,448.22, to an amount not to exceed $100,448.22, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3141626   Not available Not available
26-0766 134Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with CDW Government LLC, for Microsoft software and software maintenance for a two-year period, in an amount of $1,565,186.23, from an amount of $3,130,376.46 to an amount not to exceed $1,565,190.23 Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3138038   Not available Not available
26-0771 135Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 25-618-12 (Re-Bid), Specialized Repairs for Large Motors and Excitation Systems, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount of $630,000.00, from an amount of $445,800.00, to an amount not to exceed $1,075,800.00, Accounts 101-68000-612600, Purchase Orders 5002041, 5002042, and 5002046   Not available Not available
26-0762 136ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2026, ended September 30, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0788 137Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of $8,505,300.00 in the Corporate Fund and Capital Improvements Bond Fund   Not available Not available
26-0754 138ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions from July through September 2026 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA   Not available Not available
26-0780 139Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Capital Industrial Coatings, LLC, Case No. 26B-006   Not available Not available
26-0720 140Agenda ItemConsent to a partial assignment of lease from the Village of Crestwood, to the Village of Crestwood and WT Investment, Inc., as co-tenants, with respect to 1.878 acres of the Village’s 8.61-acre leasehold located south of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04 (western portion). Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $10.00 (Deferred from the October 15, 2026 Board Meeting)   Not available Not available
26-0770 141Agenda ItemAuthority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 3 acres of District real estate located at 4100 West 41st Street in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 38.11    Not available Not available
26-0775 142Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 4-year permit to Michels Constuction, Inc. to use approximately 4.5 acres of District real estate located at 3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels 5.02 and 5.03, for staging, equipment storage and other purposes related to District Contract 21-092-3P, Battery E Activated Sludge Facility, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant. Consideration shall be an annual permit fee of $72,862.00.    Not available Not available
26-0779 143Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of March, 19, 2026, regarding Authority 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), Agenda Item No. 29, File No. 26-0174   Not available Not available
26-0785 144Agenda ItemAuthority to amend two lease agreements with Seneca Petroleum Holdings, Inc., on approximately 16 acres of District real estate located southeast of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Will County, Illinois; Main Channel Parcels 20.03 and 21.07. Consideration shall be a new annual rent of $90,480.00 for the lease of Main Channel Parcel 20.03 and $106,996.42 for the lease of Main Channel Parcel 21.07   Not available Not available
26-0778 145Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of December 4, 2025, regarding Authorization for payment to BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware corporation for construction and easement agreements for the Lyons and McCook Levee Improvements Project (Contract 13-199-3F), Consideration shall be a one-time easement fee in an amount not to exceed $361,205.00, Account 501-50000-667340, Agenda Item No. 35, File No. 25-0899   Not available Not available