Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/16/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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Attachments: 07-16-2026 Final Agenda Packet.pdf
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26-0450 11ReportPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the “District”) will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th day of July 2026, in the Board Room at the Administrative Offices of the District, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the intention of the Board of Commissioners of the District to issue not to exceed $550,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds of the District to provide funds required for the replacing, remodeling, completing, altering, constructing and enlarging of sewage treatment works, administrative buildings, water quality improvement projects, or flood control facilities, and additions therefor, including, but not limited to, the construction of pumping stations, tunnels, conduits, intercepting sewers and outlet sewers, together with the equipment, including air pollution equipment, and appurtenances thereto, to acquire property, real, personal or mixed, necessary for said purposes, and for costs Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
26-0485 12ReportReport to the Board of Commissioners on the District’s intention to issue General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds in an amount not to exceed $550,000,000Published and FiledPass Action details Video Video
26-0490 13ReportReport on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2026, in the amount of $43,632,679.22 Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0491 14ReportReport on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due on July 1, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0454 15ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 16, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0456 16ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 23, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0457 17ReportReport of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, June 12, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0468 18ReportReport of bid opening of Tuesday, June 30, 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0474 19Agenda ItemAuthorization to amend Board Order of April 16, 2026, regarding Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Enterprises, LLC, for Telemetry Services in an amount not to exceed $372,448.22, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition 1655902, Agenda Item No. 18, File No. 26-0247ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0453 110Agenda ItemAuthority to advertise Contract 26-934-11, Furnishing and Delivering Magnesium Chloride, estimated cost $1,071,200.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1660336ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0458 111Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to provide Hewlett Packard Maintenance for HPE SANs equipment, in an amount not to exceed $411,820.98, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1660007ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0459 112Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workiva Inc., to provide Software Hosting and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $435,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1660622ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0460 113Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., to furnish and deliver parts for the Distributed Control System (DCS) at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $139,158.00, Account 101-69000-623070, Requisition 1657273ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0461 114Agenda ItemIssue purchase orders to George E. Booth Co., Inc., to furnish and deliver analyzer materials and equipment to various locations for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623070ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0462 115Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Transchicago Truck Group, to furnish and deliver two (2) new 2026 Freightliner 108SD truck chassis and two (2) new 2026 Freightliner 108SD Plus upfit packages with Monroe plows, to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032824-DAI, in an amount not to exceed $604,827.00, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1656092ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0463 116Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement with ABB Inc., for a multi-year system update to provide controller migration in the PCB, Grit, Clarifier, and Pump and Blower House for the ABB Distributed Control System (DCS) at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $5,857,110.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisitions 1659834ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0473 117Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-805-11, Furnish and Deliver Storage Tanks to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $465,000.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1655699ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0475 118Agenda ItemIssue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-21 Rebuild of Dewatering Facility, CWRP, with IHC Construction Companies LLC, in an amount not to exceed $7,105,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-612450, 645650, and 645750, Requisition 1647436.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0480 119Agenda ItemIssue purchase order to Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, to provide a Lower Bearing Assembly for the SEPA 3 and 4 Screw Pumps at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $68,000.00, Account 101-68000-623270, Requisition 1661142ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0481 120Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid, to Alexander Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $164,080.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656819ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0482 121Agenda ItemIssue purchase order for Contract 26-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to MACGAS, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,587,600.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656820ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0455 122Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at Various Locations, to Pipe View, LLC dba Pipe View America, in an amount not to exceed $2,809,800.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1653284ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0472 123Agenda ItemAuthority to award Contract 26-677-12 (Re-Bid), Overhead Door Maintenance at Various Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $597,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Requisitions 1643484, 1643074, and 1640185ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0451 124Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order with Canon Solutions America, Inc. for maintenance and supplies of multifunctional photocopier devices and printers in an amount of $204,596.16, from an amount of $579,513.04, to an amount not to exceed $374,916.88, Account 101-27000-612810, Purchase Order 3116827ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0452 125Agenda ItemAuthority to decrease purchase order and extend the agreement with Labyrinth Solutions LLC d/b/a LSI Consulting, for Contract 22-RFP-14 SAP Consulting Services, in an amount of $72,705.00, from an amount of $429,090.00, to an amount not to exceed $356,385.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3123966ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0476 126Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 06-360-3SR Upper Des Plaines Intercepting Sewer 14B Rehabilitation, NSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of $948,594.00, from an amount of $36,517,025.05, to an amount not to exceed $37,465,619.05, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000100ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0477 127Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 21-091-3P Phosphorus Removal Modifications to Battery D, O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $31,018.92, from an amount of $15,565,795.77, to an amount not to exceed $15,596,814.69, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000099ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0478 128Agenda ItemAuthority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp. in an amount of $165,214.28, from an amount of $32,539,940.03, to an amount not to exceed $32,705,154.31, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000091ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0493 129Agenda ItemAuthority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of $248,000.00 in the Corporate Fund, and Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0486 130ReportReport on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the Director of Engineering during the month of June 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0465 131Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Peter Hopp vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 19WC6924, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $400,100.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0466 132Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Nitin Shukla vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC007300 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $165,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0467 133Agenda ItemAuthority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Silvana Chimera vs. MWRDGC, Claim numbers 20WC030262 and 21WC007233 Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $108,966.25, Account 901-30000-601090ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0469 134ReportReport of Collective Bargaining Activities in 2026Published and FiledPass Action details Not available
26-0464 135ReportReport on the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement FundPublished and FiledPass Action details Video Video
26-0470 136Agenda ItemAuthority to issue a one-week permit to Chicago Transit Authority to temporarily park vehicles as part of its Annual Employee Jamboree on 6.61± acres of District real estate located at 3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels 5.01, 5.02, and 5.03. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0471 137Agenda ItemAuthority to approve, execute, and make payment to the property owner of 9999 W. Roosevelt Road and 10001 W. Roosevelt Road in Westchester, Illinois, 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 $9,774.16, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management FundApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0479 138Agenda ItemAuthority to grant the City of Palos Heights a 47-year, 0.128± acre non-exclusive easement to construct, operate, maintain, repair and replace a 24-inch sanitary sewer on Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 8.08 in Palos Heights, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0483 139Agenda ItemAuthority to grant a 25-year, approximately 20’ x 1080’ non-exclusive easement to Commonwealth Edison Company and Amrize Mid-America, Inc., as co-grantees, to install, operate, maintain, repair, and replace electrical transmission lines and related facilities on District real estate located south of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and east of Illinois Route 83 in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 26.01. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $5,000.00ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0489 140Agenda ItemConsent to assignment of lease agreement dated July 10, 2008, between the District and Trinity Christian College on approximately 57 acres of District real estate located near College Drive and Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights, Illinois, known as Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.03, to Chicago Christian Schools. Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00 ApprovedPass Action details Not available
26-0487 141Agenda ItemAuthority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Board of Education of School District 104 and the Village of Summit for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Suburban Green Schoolyard Pilot Project 3 in Summit, Contract 26-195-5FApprovedPass Action details Video Video
26-0494 142Memorial ResolutionMEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the life of Arnell A. BradyAdoptedPass Action details Video Video