Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, November 21, 2024  
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  
Flynn  
Spyropoulos  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
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  
Brady-Davis  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Brown  
2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
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1
7
4
2
6
11  
8
5
3
7
18  
15  
21  
18  
16  
20  
April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
19  
17  
21  
December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
19  
5
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  
Ordinance  
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Adopt Ordinance O24-015 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $300,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital  
Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
Attachments:  
Adopt Ordinance O24-016 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $25,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Capital Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
Attachments:  
Adopt Ordinance O24-017 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $48,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax  
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
Attachments:  
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Adopt Ordinance O24-018 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $90,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago  
Attachments:  
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Adopt Ordinance O24-019 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the  
Issuance of Not to Exceed $37,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax  
Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating  
employees that have retired in the last year  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
November as Puerto Rican Heritage Month  
Finance Committee  
Report  
8
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of October 2024, in the amount  
of $37,619,194.44  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
9
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for the Executive Director in the amount  
of $2,241.78, Accounts 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
10  
11  
Report of forfeiture of Contract 24-109-11, Furnish and Deliver a Gel  
Permeation Chromatograph System in the Organic Compounds Analytical  
Laboratory at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $43,970.02, Account 101-16000-634970, Purchase  
Order 3131284  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, November 5, 2024  
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Authority to Advertise  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, November 1, 2024  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-655-11, Manhole and Infrastructure Repairs,  
estimated cost $1,200,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition  
1621389  
Attachments:  
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Authority to advertise Contract 25-624-21, HVAC and Sludge Pump  
Improvements at Various Locations, estimated cost $19,945,900.00, Account  
201-50000-645780, Requisitions 1626920 and 1626921  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
15  
Issue purchase order to Thermo LabSystems, Inc., for Renewal Licenses and  
Software Upgrades for the Laboratory Information Management System, in an  
amount not to exceed $144,749.27, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1627675  
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Issue purchase order to Canon Solutions America, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
Multi-Functional Devices, in an amount not to exceed $225,795.41, Accounts  
101-27000-623810, 634810, Requisition 1628223 (As Revised)  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for FileMaker Pro Software  
License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $45,360.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1627797  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC for licensing and maintenance  
of the SolarWinds ITSM system for a one-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $58,770.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1627943  
Issue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM  
Compliance Software License Renewal and Stage Infrastructure, in an amount  
not to exceed $85,540.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1628243  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hinshaw & Culbertson  
LLP to conduct a technical review of the plan document for the District Deferred  
Compensation Plan and Trust in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1627073  
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Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Ponder Diversity Group,  
LLC for Contract 23-RFP-07R, Small Business Program in an amount not to  
exceed $75,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisition 1596936  
Award Contract  
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Authority to award Contract 24-601-21, Mechanical Process Improvements at  
Various Locations, Group A to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc.  
(Independent), in an amount not to exceed $8,991,250.00 and Groups B and D  
to John Burns Construction Company, LLC (Burns), in an amount not to exceed  
$8,867,700.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisitions 1615055, 1615057,  
and 1615060  
Attachments:  
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Authority to award Contract 24-611-11, Repairs and Alterations to Various  
Water Reclamation Facilities, to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $20,779,560.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1614216, 1614474, and  
1614568 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
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Authority to award Contract 24-055-11 Furnish and Deliver Pipe Covering &  
Insulation to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Bay Insulation of  
Illinois, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $44,771.74, Accounts  
101-20000-623170  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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Authority to decrease purchase order to Sunbelt Rentals Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver Two (2) Rental Low-Temperature Chillers and Accessories to the  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant for an approximately three-month period  
under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062320-SNB, in an  
amount of $122,732.71, from an amount of $213,646.03, to an amount not to  
exceed $90,913.32, Account 101-69000-612330, Purchase Order 3130085  
Authority to increase purchase order with the law firm of Neal & Leroy, LLC, to  
represent the District in acquiring certain property rights in connection with the  
construction, operation and maintenance of the Flood Control Project on  
Midlothian Creek (Contract 14-253-5F) in Robbins, Illinois, in an amount of  
$40,000.00, from an amount of $300,000.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$340,000.00, Account 501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3111426  
Authority to increase Contract 17-131-4FR McCook Reservoir Rock Wall  
Stabilization and Geotechnical Instrumentation, SSA, Rebid, to IHC  
Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $339,389.82, from an amount  
of $22,079,118.61, to an amount not to exceed $22,418,508.43, Account  
401-50000-645630, Purchase Order 4000086  
Attachments:  
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Authority to increase purchase order with the law firm of Burke Burns & Pinelli,  
Ltd. to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment of the District’s  
procurement policies and procedures in an amount of $55,000.00, from an  
amount of $95,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $150,000.00. Account  
101-30000-612430, Purchase Order 3130512  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
30  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the months of August and September 2024  
Attachments:  
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee  
Authorization  
31  
Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of  
Teamsters, Local 700  
Attachments:  
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Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and The Building Trades Coalition  
Attachments:  
Authority to Approve the Agreement between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of  
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Electrical Instrumentation and Testing  
(AFL-CIO)  
Attachments:  
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Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of  
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Electrical Operations (AFL-CIO)  
Attachments:  
Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the International Brotherhood of  
Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 9, Motor Vehicle Dispatcher Group  
(AFL-CIO)  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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Authority to grant the Wilmette Park District an 8-year, approximately 7,300± sq.  
ft. non-exclusive easement to construct, operate, and maintain roadway  
improvements to Harbor Drive on portions of North Shore Channel Parcels 1.03  
and 1.14 in Wilmette, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
Attachments:  
Authority to settle the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Wendell Poole, et al., Case No.  
21L050123 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, for final just  
compensation in the amount of $85,000.00, Account 501-50000-667330,  
Stormwater Management Fund  
Attachments:  
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Authority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $7,800.00 to acquire  
the real estate commonly known as 13541 South Sacramento Avenue in  
Robbins, Illinois, through summary judgment in the eminent domain lawsuit  
entitled The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v.  
Charles Soteras, et al., Case No. 2024L050210 in the Circuit Court of Cook  
County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
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Authority to execute a second amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement  
with the Village of Riverside for the Groveland Avenue Levee Improvements in  
Riverside, SSA (18-IGA-20)  
Authority to make payment to the Illinois Department of Transportation for the  
IDOT 55th Street Relief Sewer (23-IGA-34), in an amount not to exceed  
$810,410.04  
Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to the Lyons Township Road District for the Acquisition of  
Flood-Prone Properties and Construction of Stormwater Storage in Lyons  
Township (23-IGA-43), in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00, Account  
501-50000-612400  
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Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and  
make payment to Orland Township Road District for the 157th Street and  
Spring Creek Flood Mitigation in Orland Township (24-IGA-24), in an amount not  
to exceed $150,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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Authority to Approve the Agreement Between the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and SEIU Local 1, Firemen-Oilers and  
Police Officers Division  
Attachments:  
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring  
Commissioner Daniel Pogorzelski for his years of dedication and service to the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring  
Commissioner Mariyana T. Spyropoulos for her years of dedication and service  
to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment