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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/21/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 05-21-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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26-0351 11ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of April 2026, in the amount of $35,486,787.05    Not available Not available
26-0364 12Agenda ItemAuthority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $2,183.80, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080   Not available Not available
26-0347 13ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 5, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0359 14ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, May 12, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0352 15Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of May 7, 2026 regarding Issue Purchase Order to Schneider Electric USA, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Distributed Control System (DCS) Test Cabinet to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP) in an amount not to exceed $221,817.45, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1654520, Agenda Item No. 16, File No. 26-0275   Not available Not available
26-0331 16Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, estimated cost $822,100.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623070/623270/623560/634650, Requisitions 1645926, 1646938, 1646947, 1646244, 1648853, 1647942, 1655894, and 1655698   Not available Not available
26-0337 17Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-10 Family Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Administrative Services, for a four-year period, effective on or about February 1, 2027, estimated cost $365,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1657013   Not available Not available
26-0363 18Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-363-11 for public tender of bids a 14-year lease on approximately 9 acres of District real estate located at 6400 Canal Bank Road in Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.07   Not available Not available
26-0329 19Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Agilent Technologies, Inc. to furnish, deliver, install an Agilent 5900 SVDV Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer, peripheral equipment, consumable supplies, and extended warranty, in an amount not to exceed $189,511.76, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, 634970, Requisition 1657716   Not available Not available
26-0335 110Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-07 Flexible Spending Plan Administrator with P&A Administrative Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1650774   Not available Not available
26-0338 111Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-06, FERC Relicensing for Lockport Powerhouse, with HDR Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $701,857.00, Account 101-66000-612430, Requisition 1645218   Not available Not available
26-0340 112Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 26-CON-01 (Project 25-801-2C, formerly Project 25-801-3C), Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials, with Flood Testing Laboratories, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Requisition 1658052   Not available Not available
26-0345 113Agenda ItemIssue Purchase Order to Superior Industrial Equipment, L.L.C., to Provide Flowserve Mechanical Seals to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $96,394.02, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1657152   Not available Not available
26-0346 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Duperon Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Duperon FlexRake components to the Calumet Service Area, in an amount not to exceed $88,800.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1658085   Not available Not available
26-0353 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Interior Alterations Inc., for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning work, in an amount not to exceed $523,598.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1658409   Not available Not available
26-0350 116Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-025-1H, Furnish and Deliver Stem Gate Valves to Various Locations, to Porter Pipe & Supply Company, in an amount not to exceed $94,191.14, Account 101-20000-623090   Not available Not available
26-0358 117Agenda ItemAuthority to Award Contract 26-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to Various Locations, to Colonial Scientific, Inc., in an Amount not to Exceed $99,498.70, Account 101-20000-623570   Not available Not available
26-0365 118Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 21-092-3P, Battery E Activated Sludge Facility, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant (OWRP), to Michels Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $389,933,408.76, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $19,496,670.44, for a total amount not to exceed $409,430,079.20, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1639807   Not available Not available
26-0333 119Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase order with Millan Chicago, LLC for Contract 23-RFP-11 Individual Coaching and Training Services, in an amount of $17,500.00, from an amount of $106,028.75, to an amount not to exceed $123,528.75, Account 101-25000-601100, Purchase Order 3130439   Not available Not available
26-0334 120Agenda ItemAuthority to increase purchase orders and to exercise an option to extend the agreement for an additional one-year period, for Contract 23-RFP-13 for Third Party Claims Administrator Services with Lodestar Claims & Risk Services Inc., formally known as PMA Management Corp., in an amount of $278,333.00, from an amount of $742,642.32, to an amount not to exceed $1,020,975.32, Accounts 101-25000-612430 and 901-30000-601090, Purchase Orders 3128894, 3128895   Not available Not available
26-0336 121Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with AT&T Enterprises, LLC for Point-to-Point DS1 Telemetry Services (known as T1 lines) in an amount of $104,842.39, from an amount of $213,600.00, to an amount not to exceed $108,757.61, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Order 3135153   Not available Not available
26-0339 122Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc. in an amount of $194,700.00, from an amount of $79,346,971.23, to an amount not to exceed $79,541,671.23, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000103   Not available Not available
26-0354 123Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 16-127-3DR A/B and C/D Service Tunnel Rehabilitation - Phase Three, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $110,166.91, from an amount of $29,408,742.77, to an amount not to exceed $29,518,909.68, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000097   Not available Not available
26-0342 124ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions from January through March 2026 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA   Not available Not available
26-0344 125ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of April 2026   Not available Not available
26-0349 126Agenda ItemAuthorization to settle payment dispute claim with AT&T Enterprises, LLC, f/k/a AT&T Corp against the District related to various telecommunication related services, for a final payment of $120,092.93, Account 101-27000-612210 (As Revised)   Not available Not available
26-0281 127Agenda ItemRequesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the appointment of Edward J. Staudacher as the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   Not available Not available
26-0328 128Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2025 real estate taxes in the amount of $468,064.64 for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Will County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130    Not available Not available
26-0330 129Agenda ItemAuthority to extend easement agreement dated February 7, 2002, between the District and the United States Army Corps of Engineers six additional months to allow the continued use of District land located east and west of the Main Channel near Romeo Road/135th Street in Will County, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcels 18.03, 19.01, 19.02 and 19.04, for continued operation and maintenance of aquatic nuisance species barriers. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0355 130Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Evanston/Skokie School District 65 a 25-year, 13,755 sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a widened service drive along the east bank of the North Shore Channel between Church and Dempster Streets in Evanston, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 3.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0356 131Agenda ItemAuthority to grant Evanston/Skokie School District 65 a 25-year, 2,500± sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a 24-inch storm sewer on a 50 ft. by 50 ft. strip of land on the east bank of the North Shore Channel between Church and Dempster Streets in Evanston, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcel 3.08. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0357 132Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment to three property owners for temporary easement extensions in connection with the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a combined total amount of $7,312.66, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund   Not available Not available
26-0361 133Agenda ItemConsent to a partial assignment of lease from the Village of Crestwood, to the Village of Crestwood and ABS Properties, LLC as co-tenants, with respect to 2.016 acres of the Village’s 7.61-acre leasehold located south of the Cal-Sag Channel and west of Cicero Avenue in Crestwood, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 11.04 (eastern portion). Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $10.00   Not available Not available
26-0362 134Agenda ItemAuthority to pay 2025 real estate taxes in the amount of $228,195.36 for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s real estate located in Fulton County, Illinois. Account 101-30000-667130   Not available Not available
26-0343 135ReportReport on Stormwater Partnership Projects, Technical Assistance, and Voluntary Flood-Prone Property Acquisition Submittals   Not available Not available
26-0366 136ResolutionRESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May 25th as Memorial Day   Not available Not available