Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, January 8, 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  
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26-0008  
MOTION to re-appoint retiree as trustee of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District’s Retirement Fund  
Resolution  
26-0009  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the  
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
Finance Committee  
Report  
3
26-0024  
Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due  
on January 1, 2026  
Attachments:  
DS 2026-1 att  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
4
26-0002  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 26-677-11, Overhead Door  
Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated $597,000.00  
Authorization  
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26-0001  
26-0013  
Authorization to exercise the option to extend and amend agreement with  
EnerConnex, LLC for Contract 20-RFP-18, Management Services to Perform  
Real time Energy Reverse Auctions and Advisory Services  
Authorization to ratify the action taken by the Executive Director to extend the  
declaration of the emergency affecting public health and safety at Main Office  
Building Annex, 111 E. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 from a termination  
date of December 31, 2025, to a termination date of March 31, 2026  
Authority to Advertise  
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26-0007  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-05 SAP Consulting Services, estimated  
cost $450,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Requisition 1649587  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
26-0014  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-709-11, Furnishing and Delivering Calcium  
Nitrate to the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $200,000.00,  
Account 101-66000-623560, Requisition 1648693  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-709-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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26-0015  
26-0016  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-935-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium  
Hydroxide, estimated cost $1,861,300.00, Account 101-69000-623560,  
Requisition 1648719  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-935-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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Authority to advertise Contract 26-972-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to the Stickney Service Area, estimated cost $75,000.00,  
Account 101-69000-623250, Requisition 1649126  
Attachments:  
Contract 26-972-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Issue Purchase Order  
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26-0003  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
Mimecast Advanced Threat Security Support, in an amount not to exceed  
$233,912.35, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1651213  
26-0012  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with the law firm of Robbins  
DiMonte, Ltd, for Contract 25-RFP-13, Professional Legal Services for  
Bankruptcy and Collection Matters for a three-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-30000-612430, Requisition 1634399  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-RFP-13 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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26-0019  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with JobAps Inc. to provide  
software hosting, maintenance and license renewal for the JobAps Applicant  
Tracking System, in an amount not to exceed $154,725.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1651035  
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26-0021  
26-0022  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-18  
Leadership Training for a Three-Year Period to California Creative Solutions,  
Inc., dba CCS Learning Academy, in an amount not to exceed $104,181.00,  
Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1621506  
Attachments:  
Contract 24-RFP-18 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-304-11, Annual Maintenance, Repairing,  
Recharging, and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers  
for a Three (3) Year Period at Various Locations, to U.S. Fire and Safety  
Equipment Co., in an amount not to exceed $186,336.00, Account  
101-25000-612780, Requisition 1639986  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-304-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Award Contract  
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25-0962  
Authority to award Contract 25-635-22 (Re-Bid), SEPA 3 Paver Walkway  
Improvement, to Semper Fi Landscaping, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$191,525.00, Account 201-50000-645720, Requisition 1636647 (Deferred from  
the December 18, 2025 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Contract 25-635-22 (Re-Bid) Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D a  
Legislative History  
12/18/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
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26-0017  
Authority to award Contract 22-093-2M, HVAC Improvements to UV Building  
and Switchgear Building, OWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an  
amount not to exceed $2,980,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for  
change orders in an amount of $149,000.00, for a total amount not to exceed  
$3,129,000.00, Account 201-50000-645780, Requisition 1636149  
Attachments:  
Contract 22-093-2M Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D a  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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26-0018  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend agreement with Unum Life  
Insurance Company of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum Group to  
provide group term life insurance for employees in an amount of $2,020.75,  
from an amount of $397,767.83, to an amount not to exceed $399,788.58,  
Account 101-25000-601250, 501-50000-601250, Purchase Orders 3120773  
and 3120774  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3120774  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3120773  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
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26-0010  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and  
Miscellaneous Claims under $10,000.00  
Authorization  
26-0025  
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Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Timothy Durham vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC004982 Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $187,422.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
Public Health & Welfare Committee  
Authorization  
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25-0885  
Authority to amend the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cook County  
Sheriff’s Office to continue supporting its Prescription Drug Take-Back  
Program by extending the IGA for one year and to make payment to the CCSO  
in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, Account 101-15000-612490 (Deferred  
from the December 4, 2025 Board Meeting)(Deferred from the December 18,  
2025 Board Meeting)  
Attachments:  
IGA 2018 CCSO-MWRD Executed.pdf  
Legislative History  
12/4/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Deferred  
12/18/25  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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26-0026  
Authority to grant the City of Northlake a 25-year, approximately 1,263 sq. ft.  
non-exclusive easement to continue to operate and maintain a stormwater lift  
station on District real estate located south of Diversey Avenue near the  
Northlake Reservoir in Northlake, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee  
of $10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - Northlake Easement Aerial.pdf  
State Legislation & Rules Committee  
Authorization  
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25-0968  
Recommendations for the State of Illinois 2026 Legislative Program (Deferred  
from the December 18, 2025 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
12/18/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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26-0027  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Bishop Dr. Claude Porter  
(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment