Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, May 7, 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

26-0315

26-0316

26-0317

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating Asian

American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honoring Don V. Villar

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as

Jewish American Heritage Month

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Chicago

Water Week (As Revised)

Finance Committee

Authorization

26-0321

Authority to Transfer $5,000,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Bond Fund

to the Stormwater Management Fund

Procurement Committee

Report

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, April 10, 2026

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, April 24, 2026

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Authorization

26-0301

Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 26-360-11 Proposal

to Lease approximately 2.5 acres of District real estate located at 15680 Canal

Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 23.10, for a

14-year term from DCC Propane, LLC in the amount of $152,003.00

Contract 26-360-11 Aerial View - Main Channel Parcel 23.10, Lemont, IL.

Attachments:

Authority to Advertise

26-0284

Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-09 Claims Management Services for a

three-year period, estimated cost $150,000.00, Account 901-30000-667220,

Requisition 1656081

Contract 26-RFP-09 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

26-0289

26-0295

Authority to advertise Contract 26-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid,

estimated cost $345,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656819

Contract 26-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Authority to advertise Contract 26-673-11, Heavy Equipment Maintenance at

Various Locations, estimated cost $802,200.00, Accounts

101-67000/68000/69000-612760, Requisitions 1655274, 1655803, and 1655281

Contract 26-673-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

26-0299

26-0300

Authority to advertise Contract 26-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid

Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost

$1,975,200.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656820

Contract 26-641-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Authority to advertise Contract 26-614-11, Elevator Maintenance at Various

Locations, estimated cost $4,736,320.00, Accounts

101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612680 and 201-50000-645780, Requisitions

1653682, 1653693 and 1655519

Contract 26-614-11 Groups A, B, C, D, and E Affirmative Action Goals Report

Contract 26-214-11 Project Views

Attachments:

Contract 26-614-11 201 Project Fact Sheet

26-0324

Authority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial

Supplies to Various Locations, estimated cost $181,000.00, Accounts

101-20000-623170, 623660

Contract 26-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Issue Purchase Order

26-0275

26-0276

Issue purchase order to Schneider Electric USA, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver

One (1) Distributed Control System (DCS) Test Cabinet to the Calumet Water

Reclamation Plant (CWRP), in an amount not to exceed $221,817.45, Account

101-68000-634650, Requisition 1654520

Issue purchase order to Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver

One (1) New 2026 Genie GS-3232 Electric Slab Scissor Lift and Two (2) New

2026 Genie GS-1932 Electric Slab Scissor Lifts, to the Calumet Water

Reclamation Plant (CWRP), under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing

Contract No. 020923-TER, in an amount not to exceed $79,180.00, Account

101-68000-634990, Requisition 1656715

26-0282

26-0283

Issue purchase order for Contract, 26-709-11, Furnishing and Delivering

Calcium Nitrate to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant to Alexander Chemical

Corporation in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, Account

101-66000-623560, Requisition 1648693

Contract 26-709-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Attachments:

Issue purchase orders to Deere & Company, to furnish and deliver nine (9)

2026 John Deere Gator all-terrain utility vehicles to the North, Calumet and

Stickney Service Areas, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing

Contract No. 112624-DAC, in an amount not to exceed $178,443.70, Accounts

101-67000/68000/69000-634860, Requisitions 1656191, 1657016, and 1657141

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

26-0273

Authority to increase purchase orders and amend agreement with Johnson

Controls Fire Protection LP, to Provide a Maintenance and Repair Services

Agreement for Fire Detection Systems at the Stickney, Hanover Park, Kirie,

Egan and O’Brien Water Reclamation Plants, in an amount of $88,590.54, from

an amount of $1,057,507.98, to an amount not to exceed $1,146,098.52,

Accounts 101-67000/69000-612780, Purchase Orders 3118316 and 3118317

Change Order Log - POs 3118316 and 3118317.pdf

Attachments:

26-0296

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

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., in

an amount of $10,376.96, from an amount of $8,938,574.56, to an amount not

to exceed $8,948,951.52, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order

4000085

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085

Attachments:

26-0297

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

Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction

Companies, L.L.C., in an amount of $9,436.76, from an amount of

$14,518,193.31, to an amount not to exceed $14,527,630.07, Account

401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081

Change Order Log- Purchase Order 4000081

Attachments:

26-0298

Authority to decrease Contract 20-161-3S Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 3

Rehabilitation, SSA, to Inliner Solutions, LLC in an amount of $1,168,620.56,

from an amount of $20,079,177.33, to an amount not to exceed $18,910,556.77,

Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000120

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000120

Attachments:

Budget & Employment Committee

Report

26-0314

Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the first quarter of 2026,

ended March 31, 2026

2026 Q1 Budget Summary Report.pdf

Attachments:

Engineering Committee

Authorization

26-0290

Authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chicago

Transit Authority (CTA) for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise compliance

under an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Red Line Extension

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

26-0277

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Chaz Payne vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC17726 and 24WC17729, Illinois Workers’

Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $400,000.00, Account

901-30000-601090

26-0293

26-0294

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Jose Escobedo vs.

MWRDGC, Claim Number 24WC026579, Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $20,918.40, Account 901-30000-601090

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Donald Schufman vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 23WC26480, Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $76,865.25, Account 901-30000-601090

Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee

Authorization

26-0278

Request for advice and consent to the reappointment of Jose A. Lopez as

Commissioner on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for a two-year term pursuant to

the Ethics Ordinance

Public Information & Education

Authorization

26-0291

Authority to participate in 2026 WEFTEC Operations Challenge

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

26-0313

Authority to approve, execute, and make payment to four property owners for

temporary easement extensions in connection with the Addison Creek Channel

Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a

combined total amount of $23,889.89, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater

Management Fund

26-0318

Authorization to: (1) declare as surplus and not required for corporate purposes,

and to sell to the Chicago Transit Authority, 14.29± acres of District real estate

located at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago, Illinois; and (2)

enter into permanent and temporary easement agreements with the Chicago

Transit Authority in connection with Red Line Extension Project. Consideration

shall be $4,490,000.00

RE - CTA RLE Project Sale of Real Estate Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

26-0304

26-0305

26-0306

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Dolton for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Dolton (26-IGA-01), in an amount

not to exceed $556,100.00

26-IGA-01 Dolton IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Forest Park for the design, construction,

operation, and maintenance of the Green Alley Project 4 in Forest Park

(26-IGA-02), in an amount not to exceed $224,300.00

26-IGA-02 Forest Park IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Maywood for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Maywood (26-IGA-03), in an

amount not to exceed $1,005,400.00

26-IGA-03 Maywood IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Norridge for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Norridge (26-IGA-04), in an

amount not to exceed $410,000.00

26-IGA-04 Norridge IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the City of Northlake for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Grant Park Recreation Center Permeable Parking Lots

in Northlake (26-IGA-05), in an amount not to exceed $263,600.00

26-IGA-05 Northlake IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of River Forest for the design, construction,

operation, and maintenance of the Village Hall Permeable Parking Lot 2 in River

Forest (26-IGA-06), in an amount not to exceed $195,600.00

26-IGA-06 River Forest IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Riverdale for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Green Alley Project in Riverdale (26-IGA-07), in an

amount not to exceed $449,900.00

26-IGA-07 Riverdale IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and

make payment to the Village of Skokie for the design, construction, operation,

and maintenance of the Green Alley Project 3 in Skokie (26-IGA-08), in an

amount not to exceed $464,500.00

26-IGA-08 Skokie IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Miscellaneous and New Business

Adjournment