Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, October 16, 2025  
10:30 AM  
Board Room  
Board of Commissioners  
Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis, Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner  
Cameron Davis, Vice-President Patricia Theresa Flynn, Chairman of Finance  
Marcelino Garcia, Commissioner Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Commissioner Eira L.  
Corral Sepúlveda, Commissioner Sharon Waller, 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  
Flynn  
Waller  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Brown  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Davis  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Flynn  
Steele  
Waller  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brown  
Brown  
Waller  
McElroy Kirkwood  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Waller  
Garcia  
Davis  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Brady-Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Garcia  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
9
23  
20  
20  
17  
15  
26  
6
6
April  
3
May  
1
June  
5
July  
17  
14  
4
August  
September  
October  
November  
18  
16  
20  
2
6
December  
December  
2 (Annual Meeting)  
18  
4
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  
Resolution  
1
2
25-0764  
25-0781  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
“Imagine a Day Without Water”  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
America 250 Project  
Finance Committee  
Report  
3
25-0768  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2025, in the  
amount of $46,233,088.47  
September 2025 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
4
5
6
25-0771  
Report on the investment interest income during September 2025  
Inv Int Inc 2025-09 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
25-0772  
Report on investments purchased during September 2025  
Inv Purch 2025-09 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
25-0775  
Report on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2025  
Inv Stat 2025 Q3 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
7
25-0779  
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Acting Executive Director in the amount of $7,242.12,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612050  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
8
9
25-0758  
25-0759  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 30, 2025  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-635-21, SEPA 3 Paver Walkway  
Improvement, estimated cost between $190,000.00 and $230,000.00  
10  
11  
25-0760  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-922-21, Specialized Railroad Car  
Rehabilitation in the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost between  
$1,710,000.00 and $2,070,000.00  
25-0763  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, October 3, 2025  
Authorization  
12  
13  
25-0739  
Authorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies  
(NACWA) for 2025/2026 membership dues in the amount of $107,125.00,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
25-0743  
Authorization to extend the current Eligible Underwriters List through September  
30, 2026, or until a new list is generated.  
Contract 20-RFP-04 Eligible Firms List  
Attachments:  
14  
15  
16  
25-0744  
25-0752  
25-0762  
Authorization to amend Board Order of September 18, 2025, regarding Authority  
to advertise Request for Proposal 25-RFP-19 Legal Advisory Services Related  
to the District Financing Program for a five-year period, estimated cost  
$235,100.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1645302 (As Revised),  
Agenda Item No. 18, File No. 25-0700  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 18, 2025, Agenda Item No. 1  
Attachments:  
Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 25-361-11 Proposal  
to Lease 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, for a 39-year term from Sanchez Group in the amount of  
$396,084.00  
Contract 25-361-11 Aerial View - 12.91± acres, Stickney, IL - Main Channel Parc  
Attachments:  
Authorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2026 annual  
membership dues in the amount of $40,000.00, Account 101-15000-612280  
17  
25-0774  
Authorization to amend Board Order of August 14, 2025, regarding Authority to  
advertise Contract 25-RFP-14 Professional Services for TARP Mainstream  
Tunnel Inspection from DS-M114N to CS-ADD, estimated cost $1,200,000.00,  
Account 201-50000-612440, Requisition 1643102, Agenda Item No. 19, File No.  
25-0594  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of August 14, 2025, Agenda Item No. 19, F  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise  
18  
19  
20  
25-0741  
25-0751  
25-0766  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-22 Legal Services for Workers’  
Compensation Defense for a three-year period, with an option to extend for an  
additional two years, estimated cost $750,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430,  
Requisition 1645179  
Contract 25-RFP-22 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-362-11 for public tender of bids the sale of  
approximately 0.14± acres of District land located at 6861 North Milwaukee  
Avenue in Niles, Illinois. The minimum sale price shall be established at  
$92,130.00 (As Revised)  
Contract 25-362-11 Aerial View - 0.14± acres - 6861 North Milwaukee Avenue, N  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Bulk Liquid Argon  
to various locations, estimated cost $86,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840  
Contract 26-002-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
21  
25-0742  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PTS, Professional  
Technical Services, Inc. d/b/a EST Analytical for preventive maintenance,  
repairs and consumable supplies for Skalar analyzers, in an amount not to  
exceed $141,725.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970 and 623570, Requisition  
1645158  
22  
23  
24  
25-0748  
25-0750  
25-0753  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC and amend an agreement with  
Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft software and software maintenance for a  
two-year period, in an amount not to exceed $3,130,376.46, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646264  
Issue purchase order to KARA Company, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver one  
Self-Leveling Robotic Total Station, two GPS Antennas, and related  
accessories, in an amount not to exceed $88,869.09, Account  
101-50000-634990, Requisition 1645822  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 25-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Ferric  
Chloride, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$21,599,835.80, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions  
1638638, 1636892, and 1636980  
Contract 25-630-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
25  
26  
25-0755  
25-0756  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of  
Autodesk AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $109,547.48, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646167  
Issue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power and Water  
Solutions, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Equipment required to Upgrade DCS  
Hardware at the Kirie, Egan, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plants, in  
an amount of $183,751.00, Account 101-67000-623070, Requisition 1644908  
27  
25-0757  
Issue purchase orders to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver  
Maintenance, Repair and Operating Catalog Products, under the Sourcewell,  
formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Cooperative Purchasing  
Contract #091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $403,700.00, Accounts  
101, 501-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000,  
69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570,  
623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1644459,  
1644511, 1644524, 1644532, 1645215, 1645532, 1645547, 1645700, 1645791  
28  
25-0773  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bowman Consulting  
Group Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03, Professional Engineering Services for  
Project 14-065-5F Flood Control Project on Central Road from the Des Plaines  
River to Glenwood Lane, NSA in an amount not to exceed $2,204,293.84,  
Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1644812  
Contract 24-CON-03 (Project 14-065-5F) Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix  
Attachments:  
29  
25-0777  
Issue purchase orders to Staples Contract and Commercial, LLC, to Furnish  
and Deliver Miscellaneous Non-Stock Office Supplies to various locations under  
the Sourcewell, formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Purchasing  
Co-operative Contract Number 070924-SCC, in an amount not to exceed  
$78,000.00, Accounts 101, 501-11000, 15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000,  
30000, 40000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623520, Requisitions  
1462110, 1643419, 1643494, 1643497, 1643500, 1643506, 1643519, 1643612,  
1643685, 1644196, 1644521, 1644650, and 1644651  
Award Contract  
30  
31  
32  
25-0754  
25-0767  
25-0770  
Authority to award Contract 25-605-21, Lockport Powerhouse Tailrace Barrier,  
to Global Infrastructure LLC dba Chicago Underwater, in an amount not to  
exceed $203,946.00, Account 201-50000-645620, Requisition 1635910  
Contract 25-605-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 25-624-21, Sludge Pump Improvements at Various  
Locations, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $6,850,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1626921  
Contract 25-624-21 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D and Appe  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 25-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to  
Various Locations for a one (1) year period, to Liberty Fastener Company, in an  
amount not to exceed $68,644.55, Account 101-20000-623110  
Contract 25-056 -11 Item Descriptions  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
33  
34  
35  
25-0745  
25-0746  
25-0747  
Authority to increase 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 of $36,300.00, from an  
amount of $63,500.00, to an amount not to exceed $99,800.00, Account  
101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3136074  
Authority to decrease the purchase order with CDW Government, LLC, and  
amend an agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and  
Software Maintenance in an amount of $2,682,241.76, from an amount of  
$4,023,362.64, to an amount not to exceed $1,341,120.88, Account  
101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3132582  
Authority to increase agreement with ABB, Inc., to provide replacement parts for  
the ABB Industry Care Select Coverage of distribution control systems at  
various locations, in an amount of $42,000.00, from an amount of $250,000.00,  
to an amount not to exceed $292,000.00, Account 101-67000-623070,  
Agreement 7002257  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
36  
25-0780  
Authority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$13,105,300.00 in the Capital Improvements Bond Fund, and Bond Redemption  
and Interest Fund  
10.16.25 Board Transfer for Board Approval.pdf  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
37  
25-0776  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of August 2025  
Attachment 1 CO Report August 2025 5% Contingency - Final.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report August 2025 - FINAL.pdf  
Attachment 3 CO Report August 2025 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachments:  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
38  
25-0761  
Final Report for Emergency Contract 25-800-01, Emergency Work to  
Rehabilitate the Calumet WRP Digester Facility Main Switchgear, Account  
201-50000-645750, Purchase Order 3134962  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
25-0778  
39  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental agreement with and  
make payment to the City of Markham for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone  
Property in Markham (25-IGA-22), in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00,  
Account 501-50000-612400  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment