Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, May 4, 2023  
10:30 AM  
Board Room  
Board of Commissioners  
Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner Cameron Davis, Vice-President  
Kimberly Du Buclet, Commissioner Patricia Theresa Flynn, Chairman of Finance  
Marcelino Garcia, Commissioner Daniel Pogorzelski, Commissioner Eira L. Corral  
Sepúlveda, Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, President Board of  
Commissioners Kari K. Steele  
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL GOVERN THE MEETING PROCESS:  
1. Board Members who vote "Nay, Present, or Abstain" or have a question on any  
item may request the item be removed from the Consent Agenda.  
2. Citizens in the audience who address the Board on any item may request the item  
be removed from the Consent Agenda.  
3. Items removed from the Consent Agenda are considered separately.  
4. One roll call vote is taken to cover all Consent Agenda Items.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Federal Legislation  
Finance  
Du Buclet  
Pogorzelski  
Flynn  
Du Buclet  
Garcia  
Spyropoulos  
Du Buclet  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Steele  
Spyropoulos  
Steele  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Flynn  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Du Buclet  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Du Buclet  
Garcia  
Garcia  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Brown  
Du Buclet  
Davis  
Brown  
2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
5
19  
16  
16  
20  
18  
15  
2
2
April  
6
May  
4
June  
1
July  
13  
10  
7
August  
September  
October  
November  
21  
19  
16  
5
2
December  
December  
5 (Annual Meeting)  
21  
7
Call Meeting to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes  
Public Comments  
Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole  
Committee of the Whole  
Executive Session  
Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners  
Motions, Ordinances and Resolutions  
Memorial Resolution  
1
23-0456  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Stanisława “Stasia” Rawicka (As Revised)  
Resolution  
23-0453  
2
3
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago  
River Day  
23-0454  
23-0455  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as  
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring the Asian American  
Caucus  
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as  
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and honoring Water and Waste  
Management (As Revised)  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
5
6
7
23-0389  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 4, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 18, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 25, 2023  
23-0393  
23-0445  
Authorization  
8
9
23-0408  
Authorization for payment to the Illinois Central Railroad Company to rehabilitate  
a railroad crossing, in a total amount of $70,303.90, Account 201-50000-645790  
Authority to Advertise  
23-0394  
Authority to advertise Contract 14-259-5F Flood Control Project in the Vicinity of  
131st Street and Cypress Lane in Palos Heights, estimated cost between  
$452,541.60 and $553,106.40, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition  
1599293  
Contract 14-259-5F Affirmative Action 98% Review and Goals Report  
Contract 14-259-5F Project View  
Attachments:  
10  
23-0395  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording  
of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations, estimated cost between  
$4,560,000.00 and $5,520,000.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Requisition  
1598921  
Contract 22-875-1S Affirmative Action 98% Review and Goals Report  
Contract 22-875-1S Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
11  
12  
23-0401  
23-0404  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-10 Pre-employment Physical  
Examinations, Post-offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, for a  
three-year period, effective January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, estimated  
cost $144,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1598035  
Contract 23-RFP-10 Affirmative Action Goal Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-03, Court Reporting Services for a  
three-year period, with an option to extend for an additional two years, estimated  
cost $333,000.00, Accounts 101-25000-612250, 101-30000-612250,  
101-40000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Requisitions 1598945, 1599066,  
1598944 and 1595419  
Contract 23-RFP-03 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
13  
14  
23-0383  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver FireEye  
Network Security Licensing and Support, in an amount not to exceed  
$95,500.00, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1599172  
23-0384  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Cisco Wireless  
Equipment, in an amount not to exceed $38,546.55, Accounts  
101-27000-612820, 612840, and 623850, Requisition 1599291  
15  
23-0388  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric  
Acid to Wilson Industrial Sales Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$174,636.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1593363  
Contract 23-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
16  
17  
23-0390  
23-0398  
Issue purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corporation for Smartsheet  
Software License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $23,442.50, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1599298  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for the Renewal of Six  
Hundred (600) Citrix XenApp Software Maintenance Licenses and Renewal of  
Two (2) Citrix NetScaler MPX Appliances in an amount not to exceed  
$70,324.80, Accounts 101-27000-612820 and 612840, Requisition 1599411  
18  
19  
23-0399  
23-0400  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 21-RFP-13,  
Procure a Public Sector Budget System with Questica LTD, in an amount not  
to exceed $1,523,348.00, Accounts 101-15000-612430 and 101-15000-612820,  
Requisition 1569397  
Contract 21-RFP-13 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Neal and  
Leroy, L.L.C. to represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in  
connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Central  
Park Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in  
Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF), in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00,  
Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1599400  
20  
21  
23-0435  
23-0436  
Issue a purchase order to Peterson and Matz, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Three  
(3) Wilo Submersible Grit Pumps, and Three Lifting Chains, in an amount not to  
exceed $66,285.00, Accounts 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1597280.  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 23-622-11, Furnish and Deliver  
Miscellaneous Electrical & Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to  
Boiler Equipment Company (Item 1), in an amount not to exceed $88,000.00, to  
Refractron Technologies Corp. (Item 5), in an amount not to exceed  
$51,525.00, and to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. (Item 8) in an  
amount not to exceed $39,500.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270,  
623090, Requisitions 1591394, 1591291, 1591402  
Contract 23-622-11 Bid Tabulation Sheet  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
22  
23-0327  
Authority to award Contract 19-155-3MR, Boilers 3, 4, 5 and MCC  
Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid) to Path Construction  
Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,882,000.00, plus a five (5)  
percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $1,094,100.00, for a total  
amount not to exceed $22,976,100.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition  
1576462 (Deferred from the April 6, 2023 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the  
April 20, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Contract 19-155-3MR (Re-Bid) Affirmative Action Goals Report - Path Construct  
Contract 19-155-3MR (Re-Bid) Revised Appendix D Report - Path Construction  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/6/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Deferred  
4/20/23  
23  
23-0386  
Authority to award Contract 23-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural  
Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair in Fulton County, Illinois,  
Groups A and C, to C&J Mowing and Fencing, LLC, in an amount not to exceed  
$885,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisitions 1576860 (As Revised)  
Contract 23-659-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A.pdf  
Contract 23-659-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group C.pdf  
Attachments:  
24  
25  
26  
23-0387  
23-0411  
23-0434  
Authority to award Contract 23-694-11, Truck Scale Maintenance at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B, and C to Abest Scale Co., in an amount not to exceed  
$67,365.00, Accounts 101-68000, 69000-612650, 612680, 623270 Requisitions  
1579054, 1580712, 1589634  
Contract 23-694-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 23-073-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Lab  
Accessories to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, to Fisher Scientific  
Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $32,263.24, Account  
101-20000-623570  
Contract 23-073-11 Item Descriptions.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 23-664-11, Seal Coating of Roads and Patching of  
Pavement at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to United  
Contractors Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Illinois Valley Paving, in an amount not to  
exceed $50,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1580718  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
27  
23-0396  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with AECOM  
Technical Services, Inc. for Contract 16-836-3S Civil Consulting Support  
Services in an amount of $400,000.00, from an amount of $2,100,000.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00, Account 401-50000-612450, Purchase  
Order 3111933  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3111933  
Attachments:  
28  
29  
23-0403  
23-0409  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an  
amount of $27,829.84, from an amount of $8,314,552.60, to an amount not to  
exceed $8,342,382.44, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Siemens  
Industry, Inc., to provide panel and network upgrades, maintenance, and repair  
services on HVAC control systems at the Stickney, Calumet, Kirie, and Hanover  
Park Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $61,583.00 from an amount of  
$2,263,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $2,324,583.00, Account  
201-50000-645780, Purchase Order 3120251  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
30  
23-0444  
Authority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$739,000.00 in the Corporate Fund and Construction Fund  
05.04.23 Board Transfer BF5 #1.pdf  
05.04.23 Board Transfer BF5 #2.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
31  
32  
33  
23-0382  
23-0407  
23-0451  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Antonio Soto vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 20WC026876, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $94,504.14, Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Erin Keohane vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC026591, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,221.80, Account 901-30000-601090  
Authority to settle claim of Inliner Solutions, LLC for additional time and material  
costs associated with Contract 06-155-3S, in the amount of $1,350,000.00,  
Account 401-50000-645700  
Monitoring & Research Committee  
Authorization  
34  
23-0392  
Adoption of the Climate Action Plan of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District of Greater Chicago  
05.04.23 Attachment MWRD Climate Action Plan.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment