Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, April 3, 2025  
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.  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
STANDING COMMITTEES  
Chairperson  
Vice Chairperson  
Affirmative Action  
Steele  
Garcia  
Budget & Employment  
Engineering  
Ethics  
Flynn  
Waller  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
Brown  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution  
Information Technology  
Judiciary  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Brady-Davis  
Davis  
Labor & Industrial Relations  
Maintenance & Operations  
Monitoring & Research  
Municipalities  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service  
Public Health & Welfare  
Public Information & Education  
Procurement  
Flynn  
Steele  
Waller  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brown  
Brown  
Waller  
McElroy Kirkwood  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Waller  
Garcia  
Davis  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Brady-Davis  
McElroy Kirkwood  
Garcia  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
2025 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
9
23  
20  
20  
17  
15  
26  
6
6
April  
3
May  
1
June  
5
July  
17  
14  
4
August  
September  
October  
November  
18  
16  
20  
2
6
December  
December  
2 (Annual Meeting)  
18  
4
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  
1
2
25-0263  
25-0277  
MOTION to appoint Hearing Officer for 2025-26  
MOTION to appoint Patrick Blanchard as Interim Inspector General of the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
Ordinance  
O25-010  
3
Adopt Ordinance O25-10 establishing an Office of Interim Inspector General  
and establishing policies and practices for the Interim Inspector General (As  
Revised)  
MISC NB - O25-10 Interim Inspector General - Brd Ltr.pdf  
MISC NB - O25-10 Interim IG Ordinance  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
25-0272  
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the 40th  
anniversary of Chicago Gaelic Park  
Finance Committee  
Report  
5
25-0268  
Report on the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget  
Presentation Award to the District for the 2024 Budget and Certificates of  
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the District, the MWRD  
Retirement Fund, and to the MWRD Retiree Health Care Trust for the Fiscal  
Year 2023  
Authorization  
25-0271  
6
Authorization to amend Board Order of March 20, 2025, regarding Revised  
Investment Policy for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago dated as of March 20, 2025, Agenda Item No. 8, File No. 25-0211  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of March 20, 2025, Agenda Item No. 8, File  
District Investment Policy 2025 REDLINE 3.20.25  
District Investment Policy 2025  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
7
8
25-0260  
25-0261  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, March 21, 2025  
Report of Request for Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) opening of Friday,  
March 14, 2025  
9
25-0266  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (As Revised)  
Authorization  
10  
25-0243  
Authorization to increase cost estimate for Contract 24-695-21, Truck Scale  
Replacement at Various Locations, Groups A, B, and C, from $850,000.00 to  
$1,055,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1615890  
Contract 24-695-21 (Groups A, B, and C) Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise  
11  
12  
25-0242  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-03 Dental Plan Administrator, for a  
three-year period, effective January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, Account  
101-25000-601250  
Contract 25-RFP-03 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
25-0246  
Authority to Advertise Contract 25-105-11 Laboratory Analysis of Per- and  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Adsorbable Organic Fluorine in Wastewater  
Samples, estimated cost $98,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition  
1635925  
13  
14  
15  
25-0248  
25-0249  
25-0257  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-004-11, Furnish and Deliver Steel & Stainless  
Steel, estimated cost $192,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623030, 623130,  
623090  
Contract 25-004-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-033-11 Furnish and Deliver Air Filters to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $125,000.00, Account  
101-20000-623270  
Contract 25-033-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-11 Custom Application Development  
Consulting and Database Support Consulting, estimated cost $150,000.00,  
Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1635926 (As Revised)  
Contract 25-RFP-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
16  
25-0262  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-093-2M HVAC Improvements to UV Building  
and Switchgear Building, OWRP, estimated cost between $2,609,311.80 and  
$3,158,640.60, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1636149  
22-093-2M Affirmative Action Goal Report  
Contract 22-093-2M Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
17  
18  
25-0250  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for LogicMonitor Infrastructure  
Monitoring Solution, in an amount not to exceed $121,915.75, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1636273  
25-0253  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-05,  
Perform Psychological Evaluations and Fitness for Duty Examinations for  
Selected Employees, with Psychological Dimensions LLC in an amount not to  
exceed $60,000.00, Account 101-25000-612260, Requisition 1618511  
Contract 24-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
19  
20  
25-0264  
25-0265  
Issue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One (1)  
New Caterpillar Model 450 Backhoe Loader to the Calumet Water Reclamation  
Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 011723-CAT,  
in an amount not to exceed $207,702.00, Account 101-68000-634760,  
Requisition 1636281  
Issue purchase orders to Alfa Laval, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Repair Parts  
for Alfa Laval Centrifuges and Ashbrook Simon-Hartley Gravity Belt Thickeners  
to various locations for a three-year period, in a total amount not to exceed  
$2,970,000.00, Accounts 101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090,  
623270  
21  
25-0275  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with attorney Patrick  
Blanchard to serve as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago’s Interim Inspector General and to perform inspector general services  
for MWRD, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00, Account  
101-11000-612430, Requisition 1636634  
Award Contract  
22  
25-0225  
Authority to award Contract 25-027-11, Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic  
Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Pacific Star  
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $99,525.84, Group B to Fisher  
Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $68,308.17, Group C to  
Crown Packaging International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $65,109.12,  
and Group D to Qorpak, a division of Berlin Packaging, in an amount not to  
exceed $25,062.60, Account 101-20000-623570 (Deferred from the March 20,  
2025 Board Meeting)  
Contract 25-027-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report Groups A, B, C, and D  
Contract 25-027-11 Item Descriptions Groups A, B, C, and D  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/20/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
23  
25-0227  
Authority to award Contract 25-028-11, Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters,  
Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
Groups A, C and D to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $188,304.04, and Group B to Taylor Distribution Group LLC, in an  
amount not to exceed $15,801.49, Account 101-20000-623570 (Deferred from  
the March 20, 2025 Board Meeting)  
Contract 25-028-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report Groups A, B, C, and D  
Contract 25-028-11 Items Descriptions - Groups A, B, C, and D  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/20/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
24  
25-0236  
Authority to award Contract 20-087-3P, Chemical Phosphorus Removal,  
OWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed  
$14,226,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an  
amount of $711,300.00, for a total amount not to exceed $14,937,300.00,  
Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1627083 (Deferred from the March 20,  
2025 Board Meeting)  
Contract 20-087-3P Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D an  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/20/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
25  
25-0245  
Authority to increase agreement with Hach Company to Furnish and Deliver  
analyzer equipment and parts to various locations in an amount of $285,000.00,  
from an amount of $459,900.00, to an amount not to exceed $744,900.00,  
Accounts 101-67000, 68000, 69000-623070, Outline Agreement 7002187  
Change Order Log - Outline Agreement 7002187 - Hach Company  
Attachments:  
26  
25-0254  
Authority to increase the purchase orders and to exercise the option to extend  
the agreements for an additional two-year period for Contract 22-RFP-12 for  
Insurance Broker Services, with Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc., whose  
name was changed to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. as of May 31, 2024, in an  
amount of $235,200.00, from an amount of $352,800.00 to an amount not to  
exceed $588,000.00 and Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc., in an amount of  
$216,300.00, from an amount of $315,000.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$531,300.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Purchase Orders 3122013,  
3122018, 3130698  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3122013  
Attachments:  
27  
25-0258  
Authority to increase Contract 19-151-4C Geotechnical Related Work  
Associated with the McCook and Thornton Reservoirs to Black and Veatch  
Corporation in an amount of $341,399.00, from an amount of $1,149,693.00, to  
an amount not to exceed $1,491,092.00, Account 401-50000-612430, Purchase  
Order 3109177  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3109177  
Attachments:  
28  
29  
25-0259  
25-0274  
Authority to increase Contract 19-159-3P Chemical Addition Backup System,  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies LLC in an  
amount of $32,033.98, from an amount of $8,854,128.98, to an amount not to  
exceed $8,886,162.96, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000085  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000085  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and extend agreement for a two (2) month  
period, for Contract 22-408-12 Janitorial Services for the Main Office Building  
Complex (Re-Bid), with Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $164,000.00, from an amount of $2,589,424.84, to an amount not to  
exceed $2,753,424.84, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Purchase  
Order 5001868  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
30  
25-0267  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous  
Claims under $10,000.00  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Authorization  
32  
25-0247  
Authority to enter into two amendments of lease agreements with a tenant  
farmer for a land parcel located at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois,  
pursuant to 22-RFP-17, Farm Management Support Services  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
33  
25-0270  
Authority to grant the Village of Forest View a 25-year, approximately 70’ x  
1,050’ non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a 42-inch  
diameter storm sewer and outfall structure south of Grove Avenue and  
extending to the north bank of the Main Channel in Forest View, Illinois; Main  
Channel Parcels 37.04 and 37.12. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
RE- Village of Forest View 25-Year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
34  
25-0273  
Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Chicago Transit  
Authority for the Red Line Extension Project  
RE - Authority to Negotiate CTA IGA Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
35  
25-0278  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing April as  
National Arab American Heritage Month  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment