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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/22/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Accessible Agenda Accessible Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: 01-22-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf, Errata Corrections 1.22.26.pdf
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26-0062 11Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Rick Garcia   Not available Video Video
IW26-001 12Industrial Waste OrdinanceRequest Authority to Review the Proposed Amended Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Proposed Procedural Rules Governing All Administrative Proceedings Before Board-Appointed Hearing Officers Brought Pursuant to the Amended Ordinance   Not available Video Video
26-0041 13ReportReport on the investment interest income during December 2025   Not available Not available
26-0042 14ReportReport on investments purchased during December 2025   Not available Not available
26-0043 15ReportReport on investment inventory statistics at December 31, 2025   Not available Video Video
26-0047 16ReportReport to the Board of Commissioners on payment of restricted interest earnings in the amount of $544,619.52 for the 2025 calendar year, pursuant to the terms of a Project Partnership Agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers approved by the Board on January 24, 2019   Not available Not available
26-0056 17ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of December 2025, in the amount of $43,829,069.28    Not available Not available
26-0044 18Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $6,650,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2026, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9c   Not available Not available
26-0045 19Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $305,600,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2026, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9b   Not available Not available
26-0046 110Agenda ItemAuthority to Transfer up to $64,125,000.00 from the Stormwater Management Working Cash Fund to Finance Stormwater Management Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2026, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e   Not available Not available
26-0060 111Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $654.00, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, 612050, 612080 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612050   Not available Video Video
26-0036 112ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, January 6, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0028 113Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-06 Employee Benefits Consulting Services, for a three-year period, effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029, estimated cost $194,500.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1649979   Not available Not available
26-0034 114Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-07 Flexible Spending Plan Administrator, for a four-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2030, estimated cost $425,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1650774 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
26-0037 115Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-822-31, TARP Mechanical Equipment Improvements at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost between $24,225,000.00 and $29,325,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1651734   Not available Video Video
26-0038 116Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-360-11 for public tender of bids for a 14-year lease on approximately 2.5 acres of District real estate located at 15680 Canal Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 23.10. The minimum initial annual rental bid shall be established at $75,000.00   Not available Not available
26-0048 117Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-713-11, Scavenger Services at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,423,000.00, Account 101-67000-612520, Requisition 1652776   Not available Not available
26-0029 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Envea Inc. to furnish and deliver Cairsens Cairpol Hydrogen Sulfide replacement sensors and Caircloud data management, in an amount not to exceed $119,330.00, Accounts 101-16000-612820, 623570, Requisition 1648991   Not available Not available
26-0032 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc., to Provide Services for Inspection, Repair and Upgrades of the Aeration Blowers Nos. 4 and 6 at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $4,021,608.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1617960   Not available Not available
26-0055 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-100-11, Preventive Maintenance for Laboratory Balances and Meters, to Certified Balance and Scale Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $58,800.00, Account 101-16000-612970, Requisition 1647089   Not available Not available
26-0051 121Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 22-377-2DR (Re-Bid), Raw Sewage Discharge Pipe Support Modifications for Pumps 1-3, Kirie Water Reclamation Plant (KWRP), to John Burns Construction Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $9,657,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $482,850.00, for a total amount not to exceed $10,139,850.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1629461   Not available Not available
26-0053 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 25-821-21, Furnish, Deliver, and Install Grit Screw Conveyors at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP), to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $11,496,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1639417   Not available Not available
26-0054 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-625-11, Diving Services at Various Locations, to Global Infrastructure LLC dba Chicago Underwater, in an amount not to exceed $190,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition 1639876   Not available Not available
26-0030 124Agenda ItemAuthority to increase the purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC and amend the agreement with Avaya, LLC. for Telecommunications Equipment, Maintenance Support, and E911 Calling, in an amount of $43,900.80 from an amount of $1,513,932.44, to an amount not to exceed $1,557,833.24, Account 101-27000-612840, Purchase Order 3132688   Not available Not available
26-0049 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease 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 $5,966.40, from an amount of $11,907,057.12, to an amount not to exceed $11,901,090.72, Account 401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000094   Not available Not available
26-0057 126ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of December 2025   Not available Not available
26-0033 127Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of William Collins vs. MWRDGC, Claim numbers 17WC018405 and 17WC018406, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $14,033.87, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0040 128Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Kevin Mathieu vs. MWRDGC, Claim number W003639421, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $23,427.75, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0052 129Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Ebonie Lewis Bradford vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 19WC025402 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090   Not available Not available
26-0039 130Agenda ItemCivil Service Board’s 2025 Annual Report   Not available Not available
26-0035 131Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a 5-year permit to the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey to continue to operate, maintain, and remove a streamflow gauging station on the Summit Conduit outfall located on Main Channel Parcel 35.08 (HASMA) in Summit, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0058 132Agenda ItemConsent to assignment of easement agreement dated May 5, 2016, from American Grading Co. to Duridge RE Holdings LLC to use and maintain an access road on 71,226 sq. ft. of District real estate located along the eastern edge of the District’s Mainstream Pumping Station in Hodgkins, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 33.07. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00   Not available Not available