Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, September 18, 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  
Ordinance - Industrial Waste  
1
IW25-002  
Request Authority to Transmit the Proposed Amended Sewage and Waste  
Control Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater  
Chicago to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for Approval  
Board Letter - SWCO USEPA Approval Amendment 9.18.25.pdf  
Sewage Waste Control Ordinance - Redline - USEPA - 9.5.25.pdf  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
25-0696  
2
3
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month  
25-0701  
25-0702  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
September as National Preparedness Month  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National  
Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring Jaime di Paulo, Alderman Gilbert  
Villegas, and UIC LARES  
5
25-0703  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners welcoming the  
Water Environment Federation to Chicago for the 98th Annual Technical  
Exhibition and Conference  
Finance Committee  
Report  
6
25-0675  
25-0676  
25-0677  
25-0678  
25-0691  
Report on the investment interest income during July 2025  
Inv Int Inc 2025-07 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
7
Report on investments purchased during July 2025  
Inv Purch 2025-07 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
8
Report on the investment interest income during August 2025  
Inv Int Inc 2025-08 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
9
Report on investments purchased during August 2025  
Inv Purch 2025-08 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
10  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of August 2025, in the amount of  
$42,562,343.25  
August 2025 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
11  
25-0704  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
Authority to Advertise  
12  
13  
25-0670  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-102-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts  
for the PC100 Boat, estimated cost $84,600.00, Account 101-16000-612790,  
Requisition 1644515  
25-0673  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-05 Professional Underwriting Services  
for District Bond Sales for a five-year period.  
Contract 25-RFP-05 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
14  
15  
16  
25-0686  
25-0687  
25-0697  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-677-11, Overhead Door Maintenance at  
various Service Areas, estimated cost $597,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612680, Requisitions 1643484, 1643074, and 1640185  
Contract 26-677-11 Groups A, B, and C Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-06, FERC Relicensing for Lockport  
Powerhouse, estimated cost $2,000,000.00, Account 101-66000-612430,  
Requisition 1645218  
Contract 25-RFP-06 Affirmative Action Goals Report.  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded  
Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$372,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820  
Contract 26-021-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
17  
25-0698  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not-to-exceed  
$360,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820,  
501-50000-623280, Requisitions 1642501, 1642947, 1643743, 1644094,  
1644809  
Contract 26-022-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
18  
25-0700  
Authority to advertise Request for Proposal 25-RFP-19 Legal Advisory Services  
Related to the District Financing Program for a five-year period, estimated cost  
$235,100.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition 1645302 (As Revised)  
Contract 25-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
19  
25-0679  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bowman Consulting  
Group Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03, Professional Engineering Services for  
Project 14-065-5F, Flood Control Project on Central Road from the Des Plaines  
River to Glenwood Lane, NSA in an amount not to exceed $2,204,293.84,  
Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1644812 (As Revised)  
Contract 24-CON-03 (Project 14-065-5F) Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
20  
25-0689  
Authority to award Contract 25-666-11, Security Services at the Prairie Plan  
Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to D & S Private Detective, Inc., in an amount not  
to exceed $259,999.80, Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition 1636772  
Contract 25-666-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
21  
25-0667  
Authority to decrease Contract 23-102-11 Collection, Shipment, and Analysis of  
Water Samples from the Thornton Composite Reservoir, McCook Reservoir  
Site and Monitoring Wells to A3 Environmental, LLC in an amount of  
$22,707.00, from an amount of $142,537.24, to an amount not to exceed  
$119,830.24, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 5001903  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001903  
Attachments:  
22  
23  
25-0669  
25-0680  
Authority to increase purchase order with Grace Analytical Laboratory, Inc. for  
Chemical Analysis in an amount of $15,000.00, from an amount of $6,500.00, to  
an amount not to exceed $21,500.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase  
Order 8010960  
Authority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline  
Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Construction  
Corporation in an amount of $585,612.93, from an amount of $27,920,405.57, to  
an amount not to exceed $28,506,018.50, Account 401-50000-645750,  
Purchase Order 4000091  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000091  
Attachments:  
24  
25  
26  
27  
25-0681  
25-0682  
25-0683  
25-0685  
Authority to increase Contract 18-148-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas  
Piping Replacement - Phase II, SWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in  
an amount of $366,486.74, from an amount of $54,972,836.26, to an amount  
not to exceed $55,339,323.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order  
4000106 (As Revised)  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000106  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and Electrical  
Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC in an amount of $38,767.30, from an amount of  
$14,448,051.58, to an amount not to exceed $14,486,818.88, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000081  
Attachments:  
Authority to decrease Contract 15-266-4H5, Decommissioning of the Thornton  
Transitional Reservoir, CSA, Rebid, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC in a  
net credit amount of $154,837.56, from an amount of $26,133,634.92, to an  
amount not to exceed $25,978,797.36 Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase  
Order 4000082  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 400092.  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order with Woodland Valuation Services, LLC  
d/b/a Appraisal Associates, Contract 24-RFP-06, Professional Real Estate  
Appraisal Services for a three-year period, in an amount of $15,000.00, from an  
amount of $175,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $190,000.00, Account  
501-50000-612430, Purchase Order 3132683  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Authorization  
28  
25-0705  
Authority to transfer 2025 departmental appropriations in the amount of  
$317,700.00 in the Corporate Fund  
09.18.25 Board Transfer for Board Approval #1.pdf  
09.18.25 Board Transfer for Board Approval #2.pdf  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Authorization  
29  
25-0684  
Authority to negotiate intergovernmental agreements for plant upgrades with the  
Fox River Water Reclamation District  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
30  
25-0694  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Keith Conry vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 18WC06548, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $56,641.50, Account 901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
31  
25-0690  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Acting Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of August 2025  
R-98 Report August 2025.pdf  
Attachments:  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
32  
33  
25-0692  
Authorization to Amend the Investment Policy for the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Deferred Compensation Plan and  
Trust and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 401(a)  
Plan, effective October 1, 2025  
Investment Policy - Amended (Final-Redlined) Mar 2025 (add 401a)  
Attachments:  
25-0693  
Authorization to implement the Plan Document for the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 401(a) Plan, effective July 1, 2025  
401a_Basic Plan Document (Final).pdf  
Attachments:  
401a_Plan Document_Adoption_Agreement.pdf  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
34  
25-0688  
Authority to grant Northern Illinois Gas Company, d/b/a Nicor Gas Company, a  
25-year, 12,000± square foot non-exclusive easement to continue to operate  
and maintain a 4-inch diameter natural gas pipeline beneath the Cal-Sag  
Channel and a portion of Main Channel Parcel 26.03 in Lemont, Illinois.  
Consideration shall be an initial annual fee of $6,480.00  
RE - Nicor Easement E-284 Renewal.pdf  
Attachments:  
35  
25-0695  
Authority to issue a 2-month permit to Bulley & Andrews, LLC to temporarily  
install a hydraulic lift on the District’s Main Office Building Annex walkway for  
construction purposes. Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00  
RE - Bulley and Andrews Permit Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment