Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, April 2, 2026  
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.  
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  
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26-0232  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing April as  
National Arab American Heritage Month  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
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26-0213  
26-0214  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 17, 2026  
Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, March 13, 2026 (As  
Revised)  
Authorization  
26-0235  
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Authorization to revise the Contract Change Order Policy for Capital  
Improvement Construction Projects (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of November 15, 2012 - Agenda Item No. 4  
Authority to Advertise  
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26-0212  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-915-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Change Out  
Media in the Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Vessels at the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,370,000.00, Account 101-69000-612650,  
Requisition 1654025  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-915-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
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26-0216  
26-0217  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals  
to various locations, estimated cost $82,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-025-1H Furnish and Deliver Stem Gate  
Valves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$108,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-025-1H Revised Appendix D Report.pdf  
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26-0222  
26-0225  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-633-11, Furnishing and Delivering Polymer,  
estimated cost $39,266,980.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560,  
Requisitions 1655694, 1655290, and 1655789  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-633-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised  
Authority to advertise Contract 18-249-BF Demolition for Central Park  
Stormwater Detention Basin and Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in  
Harvey, estimated cost between $893,112.10 and $1,081,136.70, Account  
501-50000-645620, Requisition 1655625  
Attachments:  
Contract 18-249-BF Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Contract 18-249-BF Project Fact Sheet  
Issue Purchase Order  
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26-0218  
Issue purchase order to Flow-Technics Inc., to Provide two (2) ITT Goulds  
Model #3196 XLTi Centrifugal Pumps to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, in a total amount not to exceed $104,886.00, Account  
101-68000-634650, Requisition 1655691  
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26-0220  
26-0223  
26-0224  
Issue purchase order to Polydyne Inc., to Furnish and Deliver two (2) Polymer  
Dosing Systems at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to  
exceed $276,000.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1655802  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for LogicMonitor  
Infrastructure Monitoring Solution, in an amount not to exceed $135,280.00,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1655896  
Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-22  
Legal Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense for a three-year period,  
with the option to extend for an additional two-year period, with Dennis Noble  
and Associates, P.C. in an amount not to exceed $401,500.00, Nyhan,  
Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry P.C. in an amount not to exceed $295,000.00, and  
Rusin Law, Ltd. in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00. Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisitions 1645179, 1655700, and 1655791 (As  
Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-22 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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26-0226  
Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC for Autodesk Technical Support  
for AutoCAD, Autodesk AEC Collection, and Autodesk Revit software  
applications, in an amount not to exceed $234,099.12, Account  
101-50000-612430, Requisition 1610124  
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26-0229  
26-0230  
Issue purchase order to West Side Tractor Sales Co., to Furnish and Deliver  
one (1) New John Deere 210 P Excavator to the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, under Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 011723-JDC, in an amount  
not to exceed $209,983.13, Account 101-69000-634760, Requisition 1655800  
Issue Purchase Order and Enter into an Agreement with ABB Inc., for a  
Multi-Year Industry Care Priority Agreement to Provide Telephone Support,  
Online Support, and Software Maintenance for the ABB DCS System at  
O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, in an Amount not to Exceed $1,803,985.00,  
Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1649597  
Award Contract  
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26-0215  
Authority to award Contract 26-612-11, Street Sweepers at Various Locations,  
to Advance Sweeping Services, Inc., Groups A and B, in an amount not to  
exceed $271,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612420, Requisitions  
1646951 and 1647199  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-612-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
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26-0221  
26-0238  
Authority to award Contract 26-972-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to the Stickney Service Area, to Chicago Tire, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-69000-623250, Requisitions  
1649126  
Authority to award Contract 25-730-21, HVAC Improvements at the Egan &  
Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, Groups A and B, to John Burns Construction  
Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $17,961,000.00, Account  
401-50000-645780, Requisitions 1626920 and 1638370  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-730-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D an  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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26-0227  
Authority to decrease Contract 11-404-3S Upper Des Plaines Intercepting  
Sewer 11D, Ext. C Rehabilitation, NSA, to Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. in  
an amount of $1,125,983.84, from an amount of $8,470,659.74, to an amount  
not to exceed $7,344,675.90, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order  
4000105  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000105  
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26-0228  
Authority to increase Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel  
Improvements, SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc. in an amount of $461,624.33,  
from an amount of $78,698,502.04, to an amount not to exceed  
$79,160,126.37, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000103  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - PO 4000103.  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
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26-0239  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the year ended  
December 31, 2025  
Attachments:  
2025 Q4 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0237  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Alberto Saenz vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC027661 Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $74,851.50, Account 901-30000-601090  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0211  
Authority to issue a five-year permit to the City of Chicago Department of  
Public Health to continue to access the District’s Intercepting Sewer Systems  
in Chicago, Illinois to install, maintain, monitor and remove sampling devices to  
collect wastewater samples as part of its wastewater surveillance project for  
pathogens of public health concern. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Chicago Department of Public Health Permit Aerial.pdf  
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26-0233  
Authorization to declare District real estate as surplus and not required for  
corporate purposes, and to enter into a 50-year lease with the Village of  
Lemont for municipal and public recreational use of two parcels owned by the  
District located at 11 and 13 Stephen Street in Lemont, IL. Consideration shall  
be a one-time fee of $10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - 11 and 13 Stephen Street Lemont Lease Aerial.pdf  
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26-0234  
26-0236  
Authorization to declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,  
and to sell to the Village of Lemont, two parcels of District real estate located  
at 19 Stephen Street and 21 Stephen Street in Lemont, Illinois. Consideration  
shall be $165,700.00  
Attachments:  
RE - 19 and 21 Stephen Street Lemont Sale Aerial.pdf  
Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 14259 Linder  
Avenue in Midlothian, Illinois for the construction of the Flood Control Project  
on Calumet-Sag Tributary C in Midlothian and Crestwood, Illinois (Contract  
21-IGA-18) and authority for payment to the owner, Zachary Hettinger, in an  
amount of $101,000.00, plus closing costs. Account 501-50000-667330,  
Stormwater Management Fund  
Attachments:  
RE - Purchase of 14259 Linder Ave in Midlothian Aerial.pdf  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment