Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, October 17, 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

Brown

Steele

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

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

3 (Annual Meeting)

Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes

Public Comments

Recess and Convene in Public Hearing

24-0899

PUBLIC 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 17th day of October 2024, 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 $325,000,000 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 and expenses for the acquisition of the sites

and rights-of-way necessary thereto, and for engineering expenses for

designing and supervising the construction of such works and other related

and incidental expenses.

By order of Kari K. Steele, the President of the Board of Commissioners of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

DATED the 3rd day of October 2024.

/s/ Jacqueline Torres

Clerk of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

24-0930

Report to the Board of Commissioners on the District’s intention to issue

General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds in an amount not to exceed

$325,000,000

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

Motion

24-0952

MOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the

year 2025

Ordinance

O24-014

Ordinance O24-014 Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of not to exceed

$37,000,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue

Source), 2024 Series E, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

Attachments:

Ord O24-014 ALT REV BTL 2024-10-17.pdf

MWRD O24-014

Resolution

24-0943

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing ALMA

Chicago

24-0945

24-0950

24-0951

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing

“Imagine a Day Without Water”

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October

as LGBT History Month and honoring Tracy Baim

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 35th

anniversary of the Federation of Women Contractors

Finance Committee

Report

Report on the investment interest income during September 2024

Attachments:

Inv Int Inc 2024-09 att.pdf

Report on investments purchased during September 2024

Attachments:

Inv Purch 2024-09 att.pdf

Report on investment inventory statistics at September 30, 2024

Attachments:

Inv Stat 2024 Q3 att.pdf

Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of September 2024, in the

amount of $43,940,373.21

Attachments:

September 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary

Procurement Committee

Report

24-0916

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

24-0942

Authorization

24-0863

Authorization to make payment to Current Innovation, NFP (Current) for the

2024 annual membership dues, in the amount of $100,000.00, Account

101-15000-612280 (Deferred from the October 3, 2024 Board Meeting)

Legislative History

10/3/24

Board of Commissioners

Deferred

24-0932

Authorization for payment to Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies

(IAWA) for 2024/2025 membership dues in the amount of $14,120.00, Account

101-15000-612280

24-0933

24-0934

Authorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2025 membership

dues, in the amount of $20,383.80, Account 101-15000-612280

Authorization for payment to the U.S. Water Alliance for the 2025 annual

membership dues in the amount of $37,500.00, Account 101-15000-612280

Authority to Advertise

24-0887

24-0888

24-0895

Authority to advertise Contract 25-692-11, Utilization and Transportation of Air

Dried Biosolids from LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $3,686,200.00,

Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621439 and 1621818

Attachments:

Contract 25-692-11 (Groups A and B) Affirmative Action Goals Report.

Authority to advertise Contract 25-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from

LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $29,505,000.00, Accounts

101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621438 and 1621816

Attachments:

Contract 25-690-11 (Groups A and B) Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to advertise Contract 25-691-11, Truck Hauling of Processed Solids

for LASMA and CALSMA, estimated cost $7,462,000.00, Accounts

101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1621440 and 1621817

Attachments:

Contract 25-691-11 (Group A) Affirmative Action Goals Report

Contract 25-691-11 (Group B) Affirmative Action Goals Report

24-0901

Authority to advertise Contract 25-063-11 Furnish and Deliver V-Belts,

Conveyor Belts and Bearings to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,

estimated cost $72,000.00, Account 101-20000-623270

Attachments:

Contract 25-063-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.

24-0920

Authority to advertise Contract 25-667-11, Native Prairie Landscape

Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $456,600.00, Account

101-69000-612420, Requisition 1617127

Attachments:

Contract 25-667-11 Groups A, B, and C Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Issue Purchase Order

24-0874

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Environmental

Systems Research Institute, Inc. to renew the ESRI Enterprise License

Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $1,545,000.00, Account

101-27000-612820, Requisition 1625524

24-0879

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc.

for preventive maintenance, technical support, repairs, parts, and consumable

supplies for six AQ400 Discrete Analyzers at various locations in an amount

not to exceed $35,365.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition

1625214

24-0880

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Brinkmann

Instruments, Inc. d/b/a Metrohm USA, Inc., for preventive maintenance and

consumable supplies for an Ion Chromatograph and Alkalinity Titrator in an

amount not to exceed $63,537.07, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570

Requisition 1625054

24-0889

24-0896

24-0897

Issue purchase order to Dell Marketing LP, to Furnish and Deliver Microsoft

Azure Cloud Services, in an amount not to exceed $121,384.60, Account

101-27000-612820, Requisition 1625922

Issue purchase order to DLT Solutions, LLC, for Eagle Point Software

Corporation’s Pinnacle Series Software Annual Renewal, in an amount not to

exceed $16,065.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1624001

Issue purchase order to CommVault Systems, Inc. for maintenance renewal

for CommVault’s Backup Software and Premier Maintenance Package, in an

amount not to exceed $177,426.27, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition

1626029

24-0898

24-0910

Issue purchase order to CDW Government, LLC and enter into an agreement

with Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Software and Software Maintenance,

in an amount not to exceed $4,023,362.64, Account 101-27000-612820,

Requisition 1625643

Issue purchase orders to Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) to Furnish and

Deliver Expedited Mail, Small Ground Freight, and Related Products and

Services to Various Locations under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S.

Communities) Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number 2020.002169, in an

amount not to exceed $16,700.00, Accounts 101, 501-16000, 27000, 30000,

50000-612040 Requisitions 1623878, 1625638, 1625655, 1625784, 1625785

and 1625792

24-0911

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 $388,600.00, 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 1623151,

1623287, 1623466, 1623600, 1623864, 1624009, 1624790, 1625068,

1625221

24-0912

24-0924

Issue purchase order to Omnant Technologies, LLC for annual access to

Omnant Forthsite Software, in an amount not to exceed $19,262.50, Accounts

101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1625196

Issue purchase order to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., to Furnish and

Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals to Various Locations under

the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative

Contract Number 2021002889, in an amount not to exceed $56,200.00,

Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1625791

24-0925

24-0929

Issue purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to Furnish and

Deliver Electrical Catalog Products for a One-Year Period, under OMNIA

Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Contract #EV2370, in an amount not to

exceed $113,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000,

69000-623070, Requisitions 1623474, 1623576, 1625511 and 1625531

Issue a purchase order and enter into an agreement with Canary Systems, Inc.

for Contract 23-172-1H McCook and Thornton Reservoir Instrumentation

Website 2024-2027, for a Three (3) Year Automated Data Acquisition System

Website Hosting and Hardware Support Service Program at the McCook

Reservoir and Thornton Composite Reservoir, in an amount not to exceed

$272,435.00, Account 101-50000-623800, Requisition 1625656

24-0938

Issue purchase order for Contract 24-111-11, Flow Measurements for South

Park Intercepting Sewers, to ADS, LLC (ADS), in an amount not to exceed

$34,000.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1621276

Award Contract

24-0900

Authority to award Contract 17-273-4P, Furnish and Install Odor Control

System at Thornton Reservoir, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc.

(Independent), in an amount not to exceed $3,064,500.00, plus a five (5)

percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $153,225.00, for a total

amount not to exceed $3,217,725.00, Account 401-50000-645620, Requisition

1620315

Attachments:

Contract 17-273-4P Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D an

24-0903

Authority to award Contract 24-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper

Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group

A to Taylor Distribution Group LLC d/b/a TDG Scientific, in an amount not to

exceed $3,642.01, Groups B and C to Wipeco, Inc., in an amount not to

exceed $69,101.00, and Group D to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an

amount not to exceed $4,959.00. Account 101-20000-623660

Attachments:

Contract 24-009-11 Item Descriptions.pdf

Contract 24-009-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

24-0904

24-0905

Authority to award Contract 24-026-11, Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe, Valves,

and Fittings to Various Locations, to Harrington Industrial Plastics, LLC, in an

amount not to exceed $37,375.72 Account 101-20000-623090

Attachments:

Contract 24-026-11 Item Descriptions

Authority to award Contract 24-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to

Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 21 and 22

to Valdes, LLC in an amount not to exceed $36,624.82; Items 2, 5, 9, 13, 14,

and 20 to Quimex, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $23,111.50; Items 3, 4, 15,

and 17 to Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $27,087.70;

and Items 7, 12, 16, 19, and 23 to Petroleum Service Company, in an amount

not to exceed $56,465.00, Account 101-20000-623860

Attachments:

Contract 24-030-11 Item Descriptions

Contract 24-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Contract 24-030-11 Tabulation of Bids Received

24-0906

Authority to award Contract 24-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls,

Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A

and B to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc., in an amount not to exceed

$16,440.17, and Group C to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in and

amount not to exceed $9,069.10. Account 101-20000-623700

Attachments:

Contract 24-032-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

24-0907

24-0908

Authority to award Contract 24-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium

Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Conserv F.S., Inc. in

an amount not to exceed $46,155.28, Account 101-20000-623130

Attachments:

Contract 24-036-11 Item Descriptions

Contract 24-036-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to award Contract 24-051-11, Furnish and Deliver Hand Tools to

Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C, D, and E to Root

Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $98,499.17, Account

101-20000-623110, 623680

Attachments:

Contract 24-051-11 Item Descriptions (Groups A,B, C, D and E

Contract 24-051-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

24-0915

Authority to award Contract 24-029-11, Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and

Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period,

Group A to Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in an amount not to

exceed $52,658.04, Groups B and E to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co. Inc., in an

amount not to exceed $15,151.68, Group C to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in

an amount not to exceed $6,688.10 and Group D to Root Brothers Mfg. &

Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $23,585.60. Accounts

101-20000-623570, 623680, 623700, 623780.

Attachments:

Contract 24-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.

24-0936

Authority to award Contract 01-103-AS 39th Street Conduit Rehabilitation -

Phase II, SSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. (Michels), in an amount not to

exceed $39,418,164.03, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in

an amount of $1,970,908.20, for a total amount not to exceed $41,389,072.23,

Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1607772

Attachments:

Contract 01-103-AS - Affirmative Action Revised Appendix D Report - Michels T

24-0937

24-0949

Authority to award Contract 24-629-11, Rack and Pinion Manlift Inspection and

Repair, to Mid-American Elevator Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed

$641,375.00, Accounts 101-68000/ 69000-612600/612680, Requisitions

1620134 and 1620135

Attachments:

Contract 24-629-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to award Contract 24-635-51, Reservoir Mowing at Various Locations

in Cook County, Illinois, Groups A and B, to Lizzette Medina & Company

(Lizzette), in an amount not to exceed $646,608.60, Account

501-50000-612620, Requisition 1616903

Attachments:

Contract 24-635-51 (Groups A and B) - Revised Appendix D Report - Lizzette M

Contract 24-635-51 Group A - Waiver Request Report -Lizzette Medina & Comp

Contract 24-635-51 Group B - Waiver Request Report - Lizzette Medina & Comp

Contract 24-635-51 (Group A) Revised Appendix D - Lizzette Medina & Compan

Contract 24-635-51 (Group B) Revised Appendix D - Lizzette Medina & Compan

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

24-0891

Authority to increase agreement with Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and

Deliver Xylem Flygt A-C, Sulzer ABS, ITT Gould and Netzsch pumps and

replacement parts to various locations in an amount of $110,000.00, from an

amount of $425,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $535,000.00, Accounts

101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623110, 623270 and

623990, Agreement 7002116

24-0892

Authority to increase purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. to

Furnish and Deliver Electrical Catalog Products, under OMNIA Partners

(formerly U.S. Communities) Contract #EV2370, for a One-Year Period, in an

amount of $13,500.00, from an amount of $114,800.00, to an amount not to

exceed $128,300.00, Accounts 101-15000/66000/67000/68000/69000-623070,

Purchase Orders 3127089 and 3127090

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 3127089 and 3127090

24-0893

Authority to increase agreement with Gardner Denver Nash LLC, to Furnish

and Deliver Digester Compressors, Gas Booster Pumps, and related

equipment to various locations, for a three-year period, in an amount of

$120,000.00, from an amount of $554,900.00, to an amount not to exceed

$674,900.00, Accounts, 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623270, Agreement

7002110

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Outline Agreement 7002110 - Gardner Denver Nash

24-0914

Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Canon

Solutions America, Inc, for maintenance and supplies of multifunctional

photocopier devices and printers in an amount of $265,977.17, from an

amount of $877,876.75, to an amount not to exceed $611,899.58, Account

101-27000-612810, Purchase Order 3116827

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3116827

24-0917

Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with Ameex

Technologies Corporation, for Contract 21-RFP-11 Application Development

Consulting Services, in an amount of $146,750.00, from an amount of

$280,320.00, to an amount not to exceed $133,570.00, Account

101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3119085

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3119085

24-0918

Authority to decrease Contract 24-622-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous

Electrical and Mechanical Equipment to Various Locations, to Integrated

Power System, LLC (Items 1,2,6,7,8, and 9), in an amount of $114,769.00,

from an amount of $658,507.00, to an amount not to exceed $543,738.00,

Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623270/634650/623070/623090, Purchase

Order 3128958

24-0926

Authority to increase Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Midlothian

Creek in Robbins, CSA to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an

amount of $14,186.26, from an amount of $11,338,641.67, to an amount not to

exceed $11,352,827.93, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order

4000089

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000089.pdf

24-0927

Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in an

amount of $77,190.58, from an amount of $8,776,938.40, to an amount not to

exceed $8,854,128.98, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085.pdf

24-0928

24-0931

Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Gewalt

Hamilton Associates, Inc., for Contract 22-874-5F, General Stormwater Task

Order Consulting Services, in an amount of $598,805.00, from an amount of

$1,640,600.00, to an amount not to exceed $2,239,405.00, Account

501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3121832

Authority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR, Central Boiler Facility and

Electrical Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant (Rebid), to IHC

Construction Companies LLC in an amount of $231,941.29, from an amount of

$14,046,353.25, to an amount not to exceed $14,278,294.54, Account

401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000081

24-0947

Authority to increase payment to Inspe Associates LLC for Medical Expert

Consulting Services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, from an amount

of $50,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, Account

901-30000-667220

Budget & Employment Committee

Authorization

24-0948

Authority to transfer 2024 departmental appropriations in the amount of

$80,000.00 in the Corporate Fund

Attachments:

10.17.24 Board Transfer BF5.pdf

Judiciary Committee

Report

24-0944

Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and

Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00

Authorization

24-0941

Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Edward

Chesser vs. MWRDGC, Claim Numbers 17WC024477, 17WC024478, and

23WC009689 in the sum of $20,302.15, Account 901-30000-601090

Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

Authorization

24-0939

Authority to extend until October 31, 2024, the terms of the collective

bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago and SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division

24-0940

Authority to extend until November 30, 2024, the terms of the collective

bargaining agreements between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago and 1) the Building Trades Coalition; 2) International

Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700; 3) International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9 (Electrical Instrumentation and Testing);

4) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9

(Electrical Operations); 5) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,

Local Union No. 9 (Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group); and 6) International

Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 399

Maintenance & Operations Committee

Reports

24-0894

Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of

Maintenance and Operations during the month of September 2024

Attachments:

R-98 Report September 2024.pdf

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

24-0866

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the

Board of Education of School District 154.5 and the Village of Burnham for the

design, construction, operation and maintenance of the NatureNook Pilot

Project 1 in Burnham, Contract 24-279-5F (Deferred from the October 3, 2024

Board Meeting)

Attachments:

24-279-5F Burnham IGA Exhibit.pdf

Legislative History

10/3/24

Board of Commissioners

Deferred

Miscellaneous and New Business

Adjournment