Agenda - Board of Commissioners

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, June 4, 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

Motion

26-0404

MOTION to extend the term of Patrick Blanchard as Interim Inspector General

of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Resolution

26-0394

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as

Pride Month and honoring Mary DeBacker

26-0395

26-0396

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as

a month of celebration of Puerto Rican pride

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June as

Caribbean American Heritage Month

Finance Committee

Report

26-0388

26-0391

Report on the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust

Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due

on June 1, 2026

DS 2026-06 att.pdf

Attachments:

Procurement Committee

Report

26-0379

26-0402

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Final Report for the declaration of an emergency affecting public health and

safety at Main Office Building Annex, 111 E. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Authorization

26-0372

Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-361-11 Proposal

to Lease approximately 860 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 100 E. Erie

Street in Chicago, Illinois, for a 10-year term from Credit Union 1 in the amount

of $8,600.00

Contract 26-361-11 Aerial View - 860 sq. ft. of District real estate, Chicago, IL

Attachments:

26-0373

26-0389

Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-362-11 Proposal

to Lease approximately 525 sq. ft. of District real estate located at 6001 W.

Pershing Road in Cicero, Illinois, for a 10-year term from Credit Union 1 in the

amount of $5,000.00

Contract 26-362-11 Aerial View - 525 sq. ft. of District real estate - SWRP

Attachments:

Authorization to enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-19, Legal Advisory

Services Related to the District Financing Program, with Katten Muchin

Rosenman LLP for Bond and Tax Counsel Services, and with Burke Burns &

Pinelli, Ltd., for Issuer’s Counsel Services, for a five-year period, in connection

with the sales of General Obligation Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds

of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Accounts

401-50000-767300 and 401-50000-767400

ATTACHMENT A 25-RFP-19 Counsel Eligible Firms 2026

Contract 25-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Authority to Advertise

26-0337

Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-10 Family Medical Leave Act and

Americans with Disabilities Act Administrative Services, for a four-year period,

effective on or about February 1, 2027, estimated cost $365,000.00, Account

101-25000-612430, Requisition 1657013 (Deferred from the May 21, 2026

Board Meeting)

Contract 26-RFP-10 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Legislative History

5/21/26

Board of Commissioners

Deferred

26-0375

Authority to advertise Contract 26-624-11, Main Street Bridge Expansion Joint

Replacement, estimated cost $220,000.00, Account 101-66000-612620,

Requisition 1653931

Contract 26-624-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Attachments:

26-0381

Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-08 Pre-employment Physical

Examinations, Post-offer Physical Assessments and Related Services, for a

three-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029, estimated

cost $150,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1658974

Contract 26-RFP-08 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Issue Purchase Order

26-0369

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-11

Custom Application Development Consulting & Database Support Consulting

with V3iT Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account

101-27000-612340, Requisition 1635926

26-0390

Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-19

Legal Advisory Services Related to the District Financing Program with Katten

Muchin Rosenman LLP for General Legal Advisory Consulting Services, in an

amount not to exceed $250,000.00, and with Chapman and Cutler LLP for

SRF/WIFIA Loan Program Legal Advisory Services, in an amounts not to

exceed $205,650.00, Accounts 101-11000-612430, and 401-50000-612430,

767300, Requisitions 1645302 and 1645792

ATTACHMENT A 25-RFP-19 Counsel Eligible Firms 2026

Contract 25-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

26-0397

26-0399

Issue purchase order for Contract 26-103-11, Laboratory Analysis of Per- and

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, to Pace Analytical Services, LLC, in an amount not

to exceed $58,555.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1654793

Issue purchase orders for Contract 26-633-11, Furnishing and Delivering

Polymer, to Polydyne, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $21,227,180.00,

Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1655694, 1655290,

and 1655789

Contract 26-633-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised 03-20-2026.pdf

Attachments:

26-0400

26-0401

Issue purchase order and enter into a co-funding agreement with the Water

Research Foundation for the Research Priority Program Project #5362

“Quantifying Point Source Mitigation-Ready Methane Emissions at Water

Resource Recovery Facilities” in an amount not to exceed $140,000.00,

Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1658600

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Interior Alterations Inc.,

for HVAC work, in an amount not to exceed $523,598.00, Account

201-50000-645780, Requisition 1658409

Award Contract

26-0365

Authority to award Contract 21-092-3P, Battery E Activated Sludge Facility,

O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant (OWRP), to Michels Construction, Inc., in an

amount not to exceed $389,933,408.76, plus a five (5) percent allowance for

change orders in an amount of $19,496,670.44, for a total amount not to exceed

$409,430,079.20, Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1639807 (Deferred

from the May 21, 2026 Board Meeting)

Contract 21-092-3P - Affirmative Action Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Re

Attachments:

Legislative History

5/21/26

Board of Commissioners

Deferred

26-0383

Authority to award Contract 26-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the

Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, to Anthem Excavating & Demolition, Inc., in

an amount not to exceed $611,940.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition

1650511

Contract 26-847-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re

Attachments:

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

26-0370

Authority to decrease Contract 25-699-11, Services of Heavy Equipment with

Operators, Groups A and B, to McGill Construction, LLC, in an amount of

$261,344.50, from an amount of $3,637,006.00, to an amount not to exceed

$3,375,661.50, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Purchase Orders 5002017

and 5002018

Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5002017 and 5002018

Attachments:

26-0374

Authority to increase Contract 17-135-3V Roof Replacement of the Lue-Hing

M&R Complex, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction

Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $2,734.69, from an amount of

$11,901,090.72, to an amount not to exceed $11,903,825.41, Account

401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000094

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000094

Attachments:

26-0377

26-0378

Authority to Increase Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded

Gasoline to Various Locations, Group A to Petroleum Traders Corporation, in a

total amount not to exceed $110,000.00, from a total amount of $267,858.24, to

a total amount not to exceed $377,858.24, Account 101-20000-623820, Outline

Agreement 7002314

Authority to Increase Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded

Gasoline to Various Locations, Group B to Avalon Petroleum Company, in a

total amount not to exceed $46,000.00, from a total amount of $68,530.46, to a

total amount not to exceed $114,530.46, Accounts 101-16000, 20000,

69000-623820, Purchase Orders 3138132 and 3138133, and Outline

Agreement 7002315

26-0380

Authority to decrease Contract 24-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and

Hoists at Various Locations, to Sievert Electric Service & Sales Co., in an

amount of $67,250.92, from an amount of $953,900.00, to an amount not to

exceed $886,649.08, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680,

Purchase Orders 5001945, 5001946, 5001947

26-0384

26-0405

Authority to increase purchase order with WM Reply, Inc., for Contract

22-RFP-13, Intranet Development and Platform Support, in an amount of

$65,000.00, from an amount of $645,000.00, to an amount not to exceed

$710,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3125792

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3125792

Attachments:

Authority to Increase purchase order and amend agreement with attorney

Patrick Blanchard to continue his service as the Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Interim Inspector General, in an

amount of $150,000.00 from an amount of $279,137.50, to an amount not to

exceed $429,137.50. Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3135089

PMM - Increase PO and amend Agreement with interim IG - Change Order Log

Attachments:

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

26-0371

26-0408

Authority to enter into a settlement agreement resolving a dispute with AGC

Liquidation Corporation f/k/a American Gases Corporation arising from Contract

22-641-11 in the amount of $301,316.58

Authorization to amend the Resolution (R98-017), authorizing the Director of

Engineering (formerly Chief Engineer) and the Director of Maintenance and

Operations (formerly Chief of Maintenance and Operations) to approve change

orders which cumulatively, but not Individually, increase or decrease the cost of

contracts by $25,000.00 or more

Authorization to Amend Resolution R98-017 - 11.02.2006 Report.pdf

Attachments:

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

26-0393

Authority to purchase the real estate commonly known as 14279 Linder Avenue,

14250 Long Avenue, and 14256 Long 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, Marquette Bank f/k/a Marquette National Bank, as trustee

under Trust Agreement dated October 3, 1985 and known as Trust No. 11176,

in an amount of $339,000.00, plus closing costs, Account 501-50000-667330,

Stormwater Management Fund

RE - Purchase Parcels 3, 4 and 5 Marquette Bank Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

Miscellaneous and New Business

Adjournment