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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/17/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 7-17-2025 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Correction 7-17-2025.pdf
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25-0544 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Brad Cummings   Not available Not available
25-0557 12ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Team MWRD’s Outstanding Performance in the Active Transportation Alliance’s 2025 Bike Commuter Challenge   Not available Not available
25-0562 13ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the importance of water reuse   Not available Not available
25-0499 14ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0546 15ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2025, in the amount of $39,856,456.07    Not available Not available
25-0545 16Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $6,264.28, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, 612080 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080   Not available Not available
25-0519 17ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 1, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0549 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, July 8, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0550 19ReportReport Regarding the District Doing Business with Corporations or Limited Liability Companies Not Authorized to Transact Business in Illinois   Not available Not available
25-0523 110Agenda ItemAuthorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-01 Medicare Advantage Plan, with Humana Insurance Company for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, Account 101-25000-601250   Not available Not available
25-0525 111Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 15, 2025, regarding Authority to advertise Contract 25-404-21 Remove and Replace One 23XL Chiller for the Main Office Building, estimated cost $700,000.00, Accounts 201-50000-645680, Requisition 1638641, Agenda Item No. 09, File No. 25-0370   Not available Not available
25-0530 112Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Orders of Transmittal letter for Board Meeting of March 20, 2025, Agenda Item No. 12, File No. 25-0192, Transmittal letter for Board Meeting of April 3, 2025, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 25-0262, Transmittal letter for Board Meeting of April 17, 2025, Agenda Item No. 13, File No. 25-0285   Not available Not available
25-0531 113Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 15, 2025, regarding Authority to award Contract 25-655-11, Manhole and Infrastructure Repairs, to Sumit Construction Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1621389, Agenda Item No. 17, File No. 25-0367   Not available Not available
25-0532 114Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 1, 2025, regarding Authority to award Contract 24-638-22 (Re-Bid), HVAC Improvements at Various Locations, Group A to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $24,528,000.00 and Group B to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,296,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1620791 and 1620793, Agenda Item No. 12, File No. 25-0323   Not available Not available
25-0485 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Ferric Chloride, estimated cost $22,464,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1638638, 1636892 and 1636980 (Deferred from the June 26, 2025 Board Meeting)   Not available Not available
25-0496 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-617-11, Power Distribution Equipment Inspection and Repairs, in an amount not to exceed $735,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650/623070, Requisitions 1641184, 1641186 and 1641187   Not available Not available
25-0501 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 21-092-3P Battery E Activated Sludge Facility, OWRP , estimated cost between $308,754,750.00 and $373,755,750.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1639807   Not available Not available
25-0504 118Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-16, State Legislative Consulting Services, estimated cost $100,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1641566, 1641567, 1641568, and 1641569   Not available Not available
25-0506 119Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-821-21, Furnish, Deliver, and Install Grit Screw Conveyors at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $10,260,000.00 and $12,420,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750 Requisition 1639417   Not available Not available
25-0507 120Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-612-21, Roof Replacement and Rehabilitation at various locations, estimated cost between $3,895,000.00 and $4,715,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1634050, 1634141, and 1634143   Not available Not available
25-0508 121Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-361-11 for public tender of bids a 39-year lease on 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. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $343,000.00   Not available Not available
25-0510 122Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-721-21, Restoration of Egan WRP Permeable Paver Parking Lot, estimated cost between $142,500.00 and $172,500.00, Account 201-50000-645780 Requisition 1638047   Not available Not available
25-0511 123Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-635-21, SEPA 3 Paver Walkway Improvement, estimated cost between $190,000.00 and $230,000.00, Account 201-50000-645720, Requisition 1636647   Not available Not available
25-0521 124Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-942-11, Job Order Contracting Services, estimated cost $12,000,000.00, Accounts 101/201/401/501/901-VAR-VAR   Not available Not available
25-0522 125Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-674-11, Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts and Services for Trucks and Trailers at Various Locations, estimated cost $482,700.00, Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/ 69000-612860/623250, Requisitions 1638648, 1639053, 1639420, and 1639431   Not available Not available
25-0524 126Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-659-11 Agricultural Management, Agricultural Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Removal at Fulton County, Illinois, estimated cost $1,260,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1639875   Not available Not available
25-0527 127Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-730-21, HVAC Improvements at the Egan & Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, estimated cost between $18,580,000.00 and $22,490,000.00, Account 401-50000-645780, Requisitions 1626920 and 1638370   Not available Not available
25-0528 128Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 13-199-3F Lyons and McCook Levee Improvements Project, estimated cost between $2,709,842.70 and $3,280,335.90, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1638642   Not available Not available
25-0553 129Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Paper Towels to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $151,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660   Not available Not available
25-0554 130Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570   Not available Not available
25-0555 131Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Equipment to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $64,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623570, 623680, 623700, 623780   Not available Not available
25-0556 132Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 25-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $80,000.00, Account 101-20000-623110   Not available Not available
25-0533 133Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation and SAP Concur to provide software hosting for the SAP Concur Travel and Reimbursement Solution, in an amount not to exceed $118,075.68, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1641931   Not available Not available
25-0536 134Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for 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 not to exceed $63,500.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1635925   Not available Not available
25-0538 135Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into a Collaborative Research Project with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pursuant to the terms of the Master Agreement on the Environmental Benefits and Use of Biosolids for Production of Industrial Hemp, estimated cost $90,261.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1640403   Not available Not available
25-0498 136Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 24-695-22 (Re-Bid), Truck Scale Replacement at Various Locations, Group A, to Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. (Brechbuhler), in an amount not to exceed $375,000.00, and Groups B and C, to Abest Scale Company (Abest), in an amount not to exceed $434,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1615890   Not available Not available
25-0505 137Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-656-11, Services to Repair Allen Bradley Computer Systems and Equipment at Various Locations, to WESCO Distribution, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $835,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650/623070, Requisitions 1634172, 1634173, 1635105   Not available Not available
25-0514 138Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 19-375-3P, Chemical Addition Backup System, KWRP, to John Burns Construction Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $5,398,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $269,900.00, for a total amount not to exceed $5,667,900.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1634764   Not available Not available
25-0515 139Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-878-1S, Condition Assessment of Local Sewers, to Pipe View, L.L.C. dba Pipe View America, in an amount not to exceed $2,507,350.91, Account 101-50000-612240, Requisition 1642498 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
25-0516 140Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-903-22 (Re-Bid), Centrifuge Improvements at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to William T. Connelly, Inc. dba Connelly Electric Co., in an amount not to exceed $5,450,000.00 Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1611553   Not available Not available
25-0517 141Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 23-416-2S, Kirie - Egan Solids Pipeline Rehabilitation Section No.1, NSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,274,537.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $363,726.85, for a total amount not to exceed $7,638,263.85, Account 401-50000-645750, Requisition 1621718   Not available Not available
25-0518 142Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-722-11, High Temperature Epoxy Pipe Coating at the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $77,500.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1634044   Not available Not available
25-0535 143Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-647-11, Boiler Tuning and Maintenance Services at Various Locations, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650/623090, Requisitions 1632661, 1633436, and 1633437 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
25-0539 144Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-727-21, Roof Replacement at Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to DCG Roofing Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,116,700.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1633427   Not available Not available
25-0552 145Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-004-11, Furnish and Deliver Steel & Stainless Steel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Super Roco Steel and Tube, LTD. II, in an amount not to exceed $152,354.93, Accounts 101-20000-623030, 623090, 623130   Not available Not available
25-0490 146Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation - Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $1,245,780.90, from an amount of $39,863,453.03, to an amount not to exceed $41,109,233.93, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000119 (Deferred from the June 26, 2025 Board Meeting)   Not available Not available
25-0509 147Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Labyrinth Solutions LLC d/b/a LSI Consulting, for Contract 22-RFP-14 SAP Consulting Services, in an amount of $150,000.00, from an amount of $204,090.00, to an amount not to exceed $354,090.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3123966   Not available Not available
25-0512 148Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 23-685-51, Furnishing, Delivering and Administration of Rain Barrels, to Greenlane Environmental & Recycling Services Inc., in an amount of $50,000.00, from an amount of $494,204.25, to an amount not to exceed $544,204.25, Account 501-50000-623990, Purchase Order 3122945   Not available Not available
25-0520 149Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease Contract 21-616-11, Furnish and Deliver Chiller Parts and Services to Various Locations, to Autumn Construction Services, Inc., in an amount of $77,760.87, from an amount of $587,498.62, to an amount not to exceed $509,737.75, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623070/623270, Purchase Order 5001852   Not available Not available
25-0526 150Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with Sirius Automation Group Inc. for preventive maintenance, technical support, repair, and parts for three Sirius automated weighing robotic systems at various locations for three years, in an amount of $12,658.34, from an amount of $116,685.00, to an amount not to exceed $104,026.66, Account 101-16000-612970, Purchase Order 3127086   Not available Not available
25-0547 151Agenda 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 $318,712.06, from an amount of $11,563,638.59, to an amount not to exceed $11,882,350.65, Account 401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000094   Not available Not available
25-0551 152ReportReport on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of 2025, ended June 30, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0558 153Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of $50,000.00 in the Stormwater Management Fund   Not available Not available
25-0503 154ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of May 2025   Not available Not available
25-0540 155ReportReport on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00   Not available Not available
25-0548 156ReportReport on the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund (As Revised)   Not available Not available
25-0541 157Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the permit agreement issued to Walsh Vinci Transit Community Partners on a portion of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago, Illinois to allow the permittee to conduct soil borings. Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00   Not available Not available
25-0542 158Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9-month permit extension to Petroleum Fuel and Terminal Company to continue to stage and launch boats on 3± acres of District real estate located in Lockport, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 15.05. Consideration shall be a monthly permit fee of $6,500.00   Not available Not available
25-0543 159Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 9-month permit extension to Petroleum Fuel and Terminal Company to continue to stage, launch boats, park vehicles, and store equipment on 5.5± acres of District real estate located at 7800 Canal Bank Road in Summit, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcels 34.03 and 35.06. Consideration shall be a monthly permit fee of $12,500.00   Not available Not available
25-0529 160Agenda ItemAuthority to amend the intergovernmental agreement with and make payment to the Village of South Holland for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thorn Ditch Flood Mitigation Project in South Holland (24-IGA-05), in an amount not to exceed $5,860,000.00   Not available Not available