Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, July 13, 2023  
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  
Spyropoulos  
Pogorzelski  
Flynn  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Steele  
Federal Legislation  
Finance  
Garcia  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
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  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Garcia  
Garcia  
Brown  
Davis  
2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
5
19  
16  
16  
20  
18  
15  
2
2
April  
6
May  
4
June  
1
July  
13  
10  
7
August  
September  
October  
November  
21  
19  
16  
5
2
December  
December  
5 (Annual Meeting)  
21  
7
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  
1
2
3
23-0646  
23-0678  
23-0700  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Urban  
Rivers  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
100th anniversary of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners reaffirming the  
District’s commitment to affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion  
Finance Committee  
Report  
4
5
6
23-0625  
23-0626  
23-0696  
Report on designation of authority to affix signature of Chairman of the  
Committee on Finance  
FIN - Chairman of Finance, Garcia - Authority to Affix Signatures - Attachment.p  
Attachments:  
Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due  
on July 1, 2023  
DS 2023-07 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2023, in the amount of  
$33,678,691.77  
June 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
7
8
9
23-0633  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 13, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 20, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 27, 2023  
23-0639  
23-0677  
Authorization  
10  
23-0627  
Authorization for payment to the Lower Des Plaines Watershed Group for  
Fiscal Year 2023 Membership Dues in an amount not to exceed $125,903.69,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
Authority to Advertise  
11  
12  
23-0629  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-013-11 Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases  
to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $33,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623840  
Contract 23-013-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
23-0630  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-030-11 Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost $303,000.00, Account  
101-20000-623860  
Contract 23-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
13  
14  
23-0634  
23-0636  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-009-11 Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper  
Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-20000-623660  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel  
and Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year  
Period, estimated cost $121,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623680, 623570,  
623700, 623780  
Contract 23-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
15  
16  
17  
23-0637  
23-0640  
23-0654  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-032-11 Furnish and Deliver Coveralls,  
Rainwear & Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $41,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-026-11 Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe,  
Valves, and Fittings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$50,000.00, Account 101-20000-623090  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-036-11 Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium  
Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$45,000.00, Account 101-20000-623130  
18  
19  
23-0655  
23-0665  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-051-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Hand Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$108,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623110, 623680  
Contract 23-051-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas  
Piping Replacement Phase II, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated  
cost between $34,156,300.00 and $41,347,100.00, Account 401-50000-645750,  
Requisition 1602023  
Contract 18-148-3P Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 18-148-3P Affirmative Action Goals Report  
20  
23-0688  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-07 Small Business Program, estimated  
cost $75,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1596936  
Issue Purchase Order  
21  
22  
23-0631  
Issue a purchase order to Brown Bear Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver  
Planetary Gearbox Replacement Parts at the Stickney Water Reclamation  
Plant, in an amount not to exceed $25,371.71, Account 101-69000-623270,  
Requisition 1601409  
23-0632  
Issue purchase order to Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver One (1) Hyundai Electric Forklift to the Egan Water Reclamation Plant,  
under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 091520-HCE, in the  
amount not-to-exceed $36,424.15, Account 101-67000-634860. Requisition  
1601852  
23  
24  
25  
23-0638  
23-0641  
23-0645  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AVO Training Institute,  
Inc., to provide electrical maintenance training to the North Service Area, in an  
amount not to exceed $15,313.00, Account 101-67000-601100, Requisition  
1597695  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-114-11, Analysis of Per- and  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples, to Environmental  
Monitoring and Technologies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $39,200.00,  
Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1598046  
Issue purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC for Avaya Equipment and Maintenance, in  
an amount not to exceed $339,247.02, Accounts 101-27000-612430, 623850,  
634840, Requisition 1602115  
Affirmative Action Goals Report - AVI-SPL, LLC  
Attachments:  
26  
27  
23-0652  
23-0659  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workiva Inc., to provide  
Software Hosting and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $392,332.56, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1602117  
Issue purchase order to Sutton Ford, Inc., to furnish and deliver ten 2023 Ford  
Edge sport utility vehicles under the City of Chicago Purchasing Contract  
101191, in an amount not to exceed $362,403.40, Account 101-15000-634860,  
Requisition 1600678  
28  
23-0660  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workforce Software,  
LLC to provide Continuous Care Services Hours Package for the Time  
Management System in an amount not to exceed $11,750.00 Account  
101-40000-612430, Requisition 1602118  
29  
30  
23-0663  
23-0664  
Issue purchase order to Biotage, LLC to furnish and deliver two (2) Turbovap® II  
Evaporation Systems in an amount not to exceed $27,754.00, Account  
101-16000-634970, Requisition 1601264  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-20  
Conduct a Full-Scale Trial of Additives to Reduce Odor and Solids at the  
Thornton Composite Reservoir, with OptimaBiome LLC in an amount not to  
exceed $936,400.00, Account 101-16000-612430, Requisition 1587946  
Contract 22-RFP-20 Affirmative Action Appendix A Report - OptimaBiome, LLC  
Attachments:  
31  
32  
23-0671  
23-0674  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Center for Personal  
Protection and Safety, Inc., for Contract 22-RFP-21 Active Shooter and  
Workplace Violence Training On-Line Course with Customization, in an amount  
not to exceed $61,350.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1592231  
Contract 22-RFP-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-822-11, Furnish and Deliver One Large  
Swing Lathe to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Luxe Business  
Partners, Inc. dba Iverson & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$363,537.88, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition 1595047  
Contract 23-822-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
33  
34  
23-0675  
23-0676  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-907-11, Furnish and Deliver a CNC  
Vertical Bed Milling Machine to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to  
Greenway & Associates, Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $64,900.00, Account  
101-69000-634990, Requisition 1595166  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-824-11, Furnish and Deliver One  
Horizontal Wheel Press to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to Savage  
Engineering and Sales, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $262,000.00, Account  
101-68000-634990, Requisition 1595271  
Contract 23-824-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
35  
36  
23-0681  
23-0682  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company, to  
provide maintenance, calibration, and repair services of various Hach  
equipment located in the North Service Area, in an amount not to exceed  
$28,776.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1599059  
Issue purchase orders to Superior Industrial Equipment LLC, to provide  
Worthington pump parts to the Calumet and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants, in  
a total amount not to exceed $323,050.20, Accounts 101-67000, 68000-623270,  
Requisitions 1595810, 1595811, 1599849  
37  
23-0683  
Issue purchase orders and enter into an agreement with Enterprise Fleet  
Management, Inc., Enterprise FM Trust and WEX Bank, to provide fleet vehicle  
services under Sourcewell Contract 030122-EFM, in an amount not to exceed  
$5,760,800.00, Accounts 101-15000-612080/612330/612860, Requisitions  
1602131, 1602338.  
Award Contract  
38  
39  
23-0673  
Authority to award Contract 23-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan  
Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to Gamma Team Security, Inc., in an amount not  
to exceed $162,000.00, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1580719  
Contract 23-666-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
23-0699  
Authority to award Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements,  
SSA to Judlau Contracting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $77,297,500.00,  
plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of  
$3,864,875.00, for a total amount not to exceed $81,162,375.00, Account  
401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1583426  
Contract 11-187-3F Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D and Appe  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
40  
41  
23-0647  
Authority to increase purchase order to Lifting Gear Hire Corp., in an amount of  
$15,235.00 from an amount of $9,765.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$25,000.00, Account 101-67000-612330, Purchase Order 3124191  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3124191  
Attachments:  
23-0651  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with Interpersonal  
Frequency LLC, for Contract 21-RFP-07, Enhancements to the District’s New  
Website in an amount of $100,150.00, from an amount of $299,950.00 to an  
amount not to exceed $400,100.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase  
Order 3119613  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3119613  
Attachments:  
42  
43  
23-0657  
23-0658  
Authority to increase purchase order to LoadSpring Solutions, Inc. for Web  
Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount of $8,889.00,  
from an amount of $78,225.00, to an amount not to exceed $87,114.00,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Purchase Order 3108943  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3108943  
Attachments:  
Authority to decrease purchase order and amend the agreement with V3IT  
Consulting, Inc. for Contract 19-RFP-23 SAP Consulting Services, in an  
amount of $89,000.00, from an amount of $230,150.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $141,150.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase Order 3112546  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112546  
Attachments:  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
23-0661  
23-0666  
23-0667  
23-0668  
23-0690  
23-0693  
Authority to decrease Contract 22-107-21 Installation of a New Air Diffuser  
System in the North Aeration Basin and Associated Work at the Egan Water  
Reclamation Plant to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. in an amount of  
$78,180.00, from an amount of $2,425,156.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$2,346,976.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001882  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001882  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 14-111-5FR Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue  
from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, SSA to Rausch Infrastructure, LLC. in  
an amount of $490,613.56, from an amount of $9,597,186.01, to an amount not  
to exceed $10,087,799.57, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order  
4000090  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000090.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with SEECO  
Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract 18-851-3C,  
Geotechnical Analysis and Sub-Surface Investigation for Construction Projects  
in an amount of $140,000.00, from an amount of $372,101.53, to an amount not  
to exceed $512,101.53, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100988  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3100988.PDF  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Flood  
Testing Laboratories, Inc., for professional engineering services for Contract  
18-852-3C, Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials, in  
an amount of $60,000.00, from an amount of $198,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $258,000.00, Account 201-50000-612240, Purchase Order 3100708  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3100708.PDF  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline  
Replacement - Section 1, North Service Area, to Joel Kennedy Construction  
Corporation in an amount of $350,000.00, from an amount of $27,200,638.47, to  
an amount not to exceed $27,550,638.47, Account 401-50000-645750,  
Purchase Order 4000091  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000091  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Accurate  
Employment Screening, LLC for Contract 19-RFP-02 Pre-employment  
Background Checks and Related Services, in an amount of $2,000.00, from an  
amount of $26,789.95, to an amount not to exceed $28,789.95,  
101-25000-612430, Purchase Order 3107192  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3107192  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
50  
23-0691  
Authority to transfer 2023 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$320,600.00 in the Corporate Fund  
07.13.23 Board Transfer BF5 #1.pdf  
07.13.23 Board Transfer BF5 #2.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
51  
52  
23-0695  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous  
Claims under $10,000.00  
Authorization  
23-0694  
Authority to settle Show Cause proceedings in Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District of Greater Chicago v. Cody Metal Finishing, Inc., Case No. 23B-002,  
and approve the Agreed Order of Settlement entered by the Board-appointed  
Hearing Officer  
Cody Metal Finishing - Agreed Order of Settlement (SIGNED)  
Attachments:  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
53  
23-0701  
Report on the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund  
2022 ACFR SUMMARY PRESENTATION  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
23-0619  
54  
Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the  
appointment of Thaddeus J. Kosowski as the Director of Human Resources for  
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (Deferred from  
the June 15, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Kosowski Thaddeus - Resume.pdf  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
6/15/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
55  
23-0687  
Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the  
appointment of Sean T. Kelly as the Director of Information Technology for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
Kelly Sean_Resume.pdf  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
56  
23-0642  
Authority to grant Comcast of Chicago, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 2,912± sq.  
ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an underground vault and  
cable lines on District real estate located east of the North Shore Channel and  
south of Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; North Shore Channel Parcels 8.04  
and 8.07. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $14,960.00  
RE - Easement to Comcast NSCP 8.04 and 8.07 - Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
57  
23-0644  
Authority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 15,391±  
sq. ft. non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a ½” diameter aerially  
suspended fiber optic cable and appurtenances thereto on District real estate  
located south of 114th Street and north of 117th Street in Cook County, Illinois;  
Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.04 and 8.09. Consideration shall be an initial annual  
fee of $13,082.00  
RE - Easement to Comcast CSCP 8.04 and 8.09, Cook County - Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
58  
23-0656  
Authority to grant Comcast of Illinois IV, Inc. a 25-year, approximately 10’ x 534’  
non-exclusive easement to continue to operate an aerially suspended cable  
transmission line and appurtenances thereto on District real estate located east  
of McCormick Boulevard and west of Kedzie Avenue in Lincolnwood, Illinois;  
North Shore Channel Parcels 7.06 and 7.07. Consideration shall be an initial  
annual fee of $5,000.00  
RE - Easment to Comcast NSCP 7.06 and 7.07 Lincolnwood - Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
59  
23-0679  
Authority to issue a one-year permit extension to Peoples Gas Light and Coke  
Company to continue to use 0.939± total acres of Cal-Sag Channel Parcels  
8.01, 8.04 and 8.09 in Palos Township, Illinois as construction staging areas  
and to dewater a utility tunnel. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00  
RE - Peoples Gas Permit Extention CSCP 8.01, 8.04 and 8.09 Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
60  
23-0692  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Village of Glencoe for the design, construction,  
operation,and maintenance of the South Green Bay Road Stormwater  
Improvement Plan in Glencoe (23-IGA-32), in an amount not to exceed  
$1,000,000.00  
Village of Glencoe - South Green Bay Road Drainage Basin Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
61  
62  
23-0697  
23-0698  
Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment  
to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the IDOT 55th Street  
Relief Sewer (23-IGA-34), in an amount not to exceed $1,430,600.00  
Authority to negotiate and enter into a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program  
Subrecipient Agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for  
funding for the Addison Creek Channel Improvements Project (11-187-3F)  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
63  
23-0702  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners supporting the  
efforts of communities in Cook County to make financial disaster assistance  
available to their residents  
64  
65  
23-0703  
23-0704  
MOTION to appoint Commissioner Yumeka Brown to serve as a Member of the  
Cook County Pharmaceutical Disposal Advisory Committee  
MOTION to appoint President Kari K. Steele as Trustee of the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District’s Retirement Fund  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment