Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, July 11, 2024  
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 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  
Flynn  
Spyropoulos  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Spyropoulos  
Steele  
Flynn  
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  
Brady-Davis  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Brown  
2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
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April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
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December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
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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  
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24-0608  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Dennis Deer  
Motion  
24-0597  
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3
MOTION to Approve Funds for 2024 District-wide Picnic  
Ordinance - Right of Way  
R24-001  
Adopt Ordinance No. R24-001 Establishing the Right-of-Way for the  
maintenance and rehabilitation of District structures under the contract for  
Upper Des Plaines Dropshafts 1/1A, 5 Rehabilitation and Calumet Dropshaft  
34 Modification, NSA & CSA (Contract 23-378-3S) in parts of Sections 5, 6,  
and 7, Township 37 North, Range 15, East of the Third Principal Meridian in  
the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  
Attachments:  
MISC NB – R24-001 ROW Ordinance Chicago Illinois - Board Letter.pdf  
MISC NB – R24-001 ROW Ordinance Chicago Illinois - Ordinance and Exhibit A  
Resolution  
24-0605  
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 10th  
anniversary of the Pat Mac Ride  
Finance Committee  
Report  
5
24-0578  
Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due  
on July 1, 2024  
Attachments:  
DS 2024-07 att.pdf  
Authorization  
24-0577  
6
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $5,894.21,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030, 612050 and 101-15000-612010,  
612030, 612080  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
7
24-0565  
Report on rejection of proposals for Contract 23-RFP-07, Small Business  
Program, estimated cost $75,000.00  
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9
24-0594  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 18, 2024  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 25, 2024  
24-0600  
Authorization  
10  
11  
24-0559  
Authorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for  
Fiscal Year 2024 Membership Dues, in an amount not to exceed $133,645.14,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
24-0586  
Authorization for payment to reimburse registration fees for Commissioners  
and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago employees to  
attend the 2024 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibit and  
Conference, in an amount not to exceed $28,600.00, Accounts 101-11000,  
15000, 16000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 69000-601100  
Authority to Advertise  
12  
13  
24-0547  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-804-11, Furnish and Deliver Three  
Non-Restrained Flexible Pipe Couplings to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, estimated cost $114,900.00, Account 101-68000-623090, Requisition  
1619807  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-804-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
24-0558  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-11 Federal Legislative Consulting  
Services, estimated cost $175,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430,  
Requisition 1620302  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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15  
16  
17  
24-0560  
24-0561  
24-0562  
24-0567  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-013-11 Furnish and Deliver Calibration  
Gases to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$42,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-013-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals  
to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $162,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623570  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B and C.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Work Gloves to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $42,500.00,  
Account 101-20000-623700  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-049-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-629-11, Rack and Pinion Manlift Inspection  
and Repair, estimated cost $641,375.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-612600/612680, Requisitions 1620134 and 1620135  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-629-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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19  
20  
21  
22  
24-0568  
24-0571  
24-0582  
24-0593  
24-0599  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-648-11, Snow Plowing at the Lockport  
Powerhouse, estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-66000-612420,  
Requisition 1620208  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-648-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-05 Perform Psychological Evaluations  
and Fitness for Duty Examinations for Selected Employees, estimated cost  
$60,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1618511  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goal Report  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-805-11, Furnish and Deliver Portable Dry Ice  
Cleaning Equipment to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost  
$47,400.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1619057  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-805-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Hardware to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $105,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623110  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-056-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-638-21, HVAC Improvements at Various  
Locations, estimated cost $19,144,325.00, Accounts 201-50000-645780,  
Requisitions 1620791 and 1620793  
Attachments:  
Goal Review of Contract 24-638-21 (Group A).pdf  
Goal Review of Contract 24-638-21 (Group B).pdf  
Issue Purchase Order  
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24-0550  
24-0563  
24-0572  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with T.Y. Lin International  
Great Lakes, Inc., for Contract 23-RFP-06 Arc Flash Training - NFPA 70E to  
provide instructor-led refresher training for employees that work with high  
voltage electricity in accordance with updated information under the National  
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E Standard for an amount not to exceed  
$35,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1613193  
Issue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
One (1) 2024 Genie Z-60 FE BI-Energy 4WD with JIB Articulating Boom Lift  
and (1) 2024 Genie Z-30/20N 2WD with JIB Articulating Boom Lift to the  
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA)  
Purchasing Contract No. 020923-TER, in an amount not to exceed  
$238,760.00, Account 101-68000-634990, Requisition 1618221.  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-19  
Professional Engineering Services for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant  
Biosolids Management Strategy, with Black & Veatch Corporation, in an  
amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition  
1604172  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Black & V  
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24-0576  
24-0583  
Issue purchase order and renew the license agreement with PT Chicago, LLC  
for rooftop space at Presidential Towers located at 575 West Madison Street in  
Chicago, Illinois for TARP telemetry radio equipment for a three (3) year period  
from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed  
$213,712.00. Account 101-69000-612330, Requisition 1620790  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Shimadzu Scientific  
Instruments, Inc. to Furnish, Deliver, and Install a High-Temperature  
Combustion Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, with Associated Accessories, and  
Preventative Maintenance in the Analytical Laboratory at the Egan Water  
Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $59,259.94, Accounts  
101-16000-612970, 634970, Requisition 1620769  
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24-0585  
24-0588  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Thermo Fisher  
Scientific, Inc. to conduct an assessment of District’s current production  
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), in an amount not to  
exceed $20,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1619343 (As  
Revised)  
Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 23-889-5F  
Wetland Specialist Services for Watershed Management Ordinance Permits  
with Engineering Resource Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$97,000.00, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. in an amount not to  
exceed $97,000.00, and Hey and Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed  
$97,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Requisition 1620037  
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24-0589  
24-0590  
Issue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1)  
New Caterpillar Model 330-07E Super Long Reach Configuration Excavator to  
the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), under Sourcewell (formerly  
NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 011723-CAT, in an amount not to exceed  
$336,080.00, Account 101-68000-634760, Requisition 1620558  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 24-617-11, Furnish and Deliver  
Refurbished Low Voltage AC and DC Motors to Various Locations, to L&S  
Electric, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $317,460.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Requisitions 1611385, 1611387, and  
1611388  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-617-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
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24-0591  
24-0592  
Issue purchase order for Contract 24-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric  
Acid to Shannon Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed  
$202,531.20, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1615493  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Issue purchase order for Contract 24-107-11, Analysis of Per- and  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples, to Eurofins Environment  
Testing North Central, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $96,250.00, Account  
101-16000-612490, Requisition 1615585  
Award Contract  
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24-0604  
Authority to award Contract 24-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various  
Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an  
amount not to exceed $1,904,600.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612420, Requisitions 1609292, 1580835, and  
1577294  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group A - Revised) and Revised A  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group B - Revised) and Revised A  
Contract 24-665-11 Affirmative Action Goals (Group C - Revised) and Revised A  
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24-0609  
Authority to award Contract 14-253-5FR (Re-Bid), Flood Control Project on  
Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois, to V3 Construction Group, LTD. (V3), in  
an amount not to exceed $19,841,500.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for  
change orders in an amount of $992,075.00, for a total amount not to exceed  
$20,833,575.00, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1613092  
Attachments:  
Contract 14-253-5FR Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D a  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
36  
24-0556  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes  
and Hoists at Various Locations, to Sievert Electric Service & Sales Co., in an  
amount of $49,524.83, from an amount of $482,007.85, to an amount not to  
exceed $432,483.02, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680/612760, Purchase Orders 5001765,  
5001766, and 5001767  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001765, 5001766, and 5001767  
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24-0566  
Authority to decrease Contract 21-697-11, Services of Tractors with Rotavators  
and Sludge Pumps with Operators, Groups A and B, to Stewart Spreading,  
Inc., in an amount of $335,281.38, from an amount of $1,351,326.96, to an  
amount not to exceed $1,016,045.58, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520,  
Purchase Orders 5001810 and 5001811  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001810 and 5001811  
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24-0569  
24-0574  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with WM  
Reply, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-13, Intranet Development and Platform  
Support, in an amount of $90,000.00, from an amount of $380,000.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $470,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase  
Order 3125792  
Authority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline  
Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Construction Corp. in  
an amount of $293,010.81, from an amount of $27,604,063.36, to an amount  
not to exceed $27,897,074.17, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order  
4000091  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000091.pdf  
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24-0575  
24-0581  
24-0584  
Authority to increase Contract 17-131-4FR McCook Reservoir Rock Wall  
Stabilization and Geotechnical Instrumentation, SSA, Re-Bid, to IHC  
Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $1,386,133.61, from an  
amount of $20,692,985.00, to an amount not to exceed $22,079,118.61,  
Account 401-50000-645630, Purchase Order 4000086  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000086  
Authority to increase Contract 20-618-11, Furnish and Deliver HVAC and  
Refrigeration Parts and Services to Various Service Locations to Core  
Mechanical, Inc., in an amount of $50,000.00, from an amount of $402,556.55  
to an amount not to exceed $452,556.55, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612680/623070/623270, Purchase Order 5001749  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001749.pdf  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an  
amount of $4,727.80, from an amount of $8,521,323.25, to an amount not to  
exceed $8,526,051.05, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085  
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24-0601  
Authority to increase Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Flood Control  
Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, CSA, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen &  
Associates LLC in an amount of $211,212.36, from an amount of  
$11,127,429.31, to an amount not to exceed $11,338,641.67, Account  
501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000089.pdf  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
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24-0595  
Authority to transfer 2024 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$340,000.00 in the Corporate Fund  
Attachments:  
07.11.24 Board Transfer BF5.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
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24-0554  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and  
Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00  
Authorization  
24-0580  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Anthony Jordan  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 22WC011021 in the sum of $35,141.62,  
Account 901-30000-601090  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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24-0555  
Authority to issue a one-year permit to American Survey and Engineering to  
conduct potholing and related utility investigation work as part of the IL-43  
(Harlem Avenue) Roadway Improvement Project at 5005 S. Harlem Avenue in  
Forest View, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 37.03. Consideration shall be a  
permit fee of $5,000.00  
Attachments:  
RE - IDOT 1-Year Permit MCP 37.03 Aerial  
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24-0557  
Authority to issue a six-month permit to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority  
to access Main Channel Parcel 31.01 to remove surplus material in connection  
with ISTHA’s I-294 Mile Long Bridge Project in Willow Springs, Illinois.  
Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - ISTHA 6-Month Permit MCP 31.01 Aerial.pdf  
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24-0573  
24-0607  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the  
Village of Kenilworth to relocate drop chambers and other structures that  
connect to North Shore Intercepting Sewer 7 in the Village of Kenilworth,  
Illinois  
Attachments:  
RE - IGA w the Village of Kenilworth - Aerial.pdf  
Authority to enter into a 39-year lease agreement with Amtrak on 19,584± sq.  
ft. of District real estate located at 413 West Taylor Street in Chicago, Illinois,  
known as Main Channel Parcel 45.01 (portion) for storage of railway and track  
materials. Consideration shall be an initial annual rental fee of $68,500.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Amtrak Request to Lease MCP 45.01 aerial.pdf  
RE - Lease to Amtrak on MCP 45.01 Support Letter  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
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24-0603  
Report on Stormwater Partnership Project Submittals (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
24.07.11 BL Report on SPP EXHIBIT.pdf  
2024 SPP MWRD Rankings  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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24-0612  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Burke Burns & Pinelli,  
Ltd. to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of the District’s  
procurement policies and procedures in an amount not to exceed $95,000.00.  
Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1621317  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment