Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, November 7, 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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April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
19  
17  
21  
December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
19  
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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  
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24-0972  
24-0973  
24-0984  
24-0985  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October  
as Hindu Heritage Month  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Veterans Day  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
November as National Native American Heritage Month  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners authorizing the  
adoption of Volume I of the Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation  
Plan in its entirety and certain portions of Volume 2  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
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6
24-0958  
24-0959  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 15, 2024  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, October 11, 2024  
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24-0993  
Report on amendment of Board Order of September 19, 2024, regarding  
Authority to award Contract 24-651-21, Remove and Replace Pavement at  
Various Locations, Groups A, B, and D, to McGill Construction Co. (McGill), in  
an amount not to exceed $682,317.00, and Group C to K-Five Construction  
Corporation (K-Five), in an amount not to exceed $393,500.00, Account  
201-50000-645750, Requisition 1616892, Agenda Item No. 26, File No. 24-0827  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 19, 2024 - Contract 24-651-2  
Attachment to Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 19, 2024 - Con  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
24-0990  
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Authorization to enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-23 Deferred  
Compensation Plan Administrator, with the Variable Annuity Life Insurance  
Company, for a five-year period, effective January 1, 2025 to December 31,  
2029  
Contract 23-RFP-23 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise  
9
24-0954  
24-0982  
24-1007  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-408-11 Janitorial Services for the Main Office  
Building Complex, estimated cost $2,900,000.00, Accounts  
101-15000-612370/612390, Requisition 1622025  
Contract 25-408-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
10  
11  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-646-51, Small Streams Maintenance in Cook  
County, Illinois, estimated cost $3,890,000.00, Accounts  
101/501-50000/66000-612420/612620, Requisition 1624775  
Contract 25-646-51 - Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 20-087-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal,  
OWRP, estimated cost between $15,949,033.20 and $19,306,724.40, Account  
401-50000-645650, Requisition 1627083  
Contract 20-087-3P Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 20-087-3P Affirmative Action 98% Goals Report  
Issue Purchase Order  
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13  
14  
24-0961  
24-0963  
24-0965  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for Adobe Software License  
Subscription Renewal and New Licenses, in an amount not to exceed  
$109,855.70, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800 Requisition 1626048  
Issue purchase order to National Fire Protection Association for National Fire  
Codes On-Line Subscription License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed  
$27,720.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1626306  
Issue purchase order to CommVault Systems, Inc. for Maintenance renewal  
and license adjustment for CommVault’s Backup Software, in an amount not to  
exceed $27,948.80, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1627174  
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16  
24-0968  
24-0979  
Issue purchase order to AVI-SPL LLC and enter into a three-year agreement  
with Avaya, Inc. for Telecommunications Equipment, Maintenance Support, and  
E911 Calling, in an amount not to exceed $1,513,932.44, Accounts  
101-27000-612430 and 612840, Requisition 1627173 (As Revised)  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-08  
On-Site Training Services: Odor Recognition in Wastewater Treatment to RK &  
Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, Account  
101-25000-601100, Requisition 1609828  
Contract 23-RFP-08 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
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18  
24-0980  
24-0981  
Issue purchase order to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for Furnishing Marine  
Liability and Hull Insurance for District marine vessels in an amount not to  
exceed $38,365.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1626430  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Appendix A Report - Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc.  
Attachments:  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish  
Property Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed  
$3,071,000.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1626736  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Appendix A Report - Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc.  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
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24-0991  
Authority to award Contract 20-161-3S, Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 3  
Rehabilitation, SSA, to Inliner Solutions, LLC (Inliner), in an amount not to  
exceed $19,872,654.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in  
an amount of $993,632.70, for a total amount not to exceed $20,866,286.70,  
Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1617130  
Contract 20-161-3S Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D and Appe  
Attachments:  
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21  
24-0999  
24-1001  
Authority to award Contract 25-673-11, Heavy Equipment Maintenance at  
Various Locations, Groups A and B, to West Side Tractor Sales Co., in an  
amount not to exceed $650,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612760,  
Requisitions 1620029 and 1620010  
Contract 25-673-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 24-987-11, Specialty Railroad Track Services in the  
Stickney Service Area, to Harbour Contractors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$1,900,000.00, Account 101-69000-612670, Requisition 1597409  
Contract 24-987-11 Revised Appendix D and Appendix V Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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24-0955  
Authority to decrease Contract 23-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric Acid  
to Wilson Industrial Sales Company, Inc., in an amount of $47,410.00, from an  
amount of $147,439.60, to an amount not to exceed $100,029.60, Account  
101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3124049  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3124049  
Attachments:  
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25  
26  
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24-0957  
24-0967  
24-0971  
24-0983  
24-0987  
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  
$57,729.00, from an amount of $2,346,976.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$2,289,247.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001882  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001882  
Attachments:  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-613-13 (Re-Bid), Scavenger Services at  
Various Service Areas, Groups A and B, to Independent Recycling Services,  
Inc., in an amount of $93,978.70, from an amount of $2,637,539.00, to an  
amount not to exceed $2,543,560.30, Accounts  
101/501-50000/68000/69000-612520, Purchase Orders 5001818 and 5001819  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001818 and 5001819  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 23-646-51, Small Streams Maintenance in Cook  
County, Illinois, Group A, to J & L Contractors, Inc., in an amount of  
$347,000.00, from an amount of $3,588,228.88, to an amount not to exceed  
$3,935,228.88, Accounts 101/501-50000/66000-612420/612620, Purchase  
Order 5001893  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001893.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 16-127-3DR A/B and C/D Service Tunnel  
Rehabilitation - Phase Three, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Rebid, to IHC  
Construction Companies, LLC in an amount of $173,551.28, from an amount  
of$29,006,234.25, to an amount not to exceed $29,179,785.53, Account  
401-50000-645750, Purchase Order 4000097  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000097  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 24-101-11 Boat Maintenance, Repairs, and Parts  
for the PC100 Boat to Marine Services Corp. in an amount of $26,800.00, from  
an amount of $70,100.00, to an amount not to exceed $96,900.00, Account  
101-16000-612790, 623990, Purchase Order 3127207 (As Revised)  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
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24-1002  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2024,  
ended September 30, 2024  
2024 Q3 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
29  
24-0994  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from July through  
September 2024 for contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel  
Improvements, SSA  
Attachment 1 CO Report for 11-187-3F July to September 2024.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report for 11-187-3F July to September 2024.pdf  
Industrial Waste & Water Pollution Committee  
Report  
30  
24-0956  
Report on Public Notification of Dischargers found in Significant Noncompliance  
with Pretreatment Standards or Other Requirements  
2023 Significant Noncompliance Board Letter.pdf  
2023 Significant Noncompliance - Attachment 1.pdf  
2023 Significant Noncompliance - Attachment 2.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
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24-0977  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Michael Dermody vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 23 WC 28669, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $30,746.10 Account 901-30000-601090  
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee  
Authorization  
24-0998  
Authority to extend until November 30, 2024, the terms of the collective  
bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago and SEIU Local 1, Firemen and Oilers Division  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
24-1000  
Annual Report for the Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust for 2023  
Deferred Comp Report 2023 FINAL  
Attachments:  
Exhibit 1a - Deferred Comp Financial Statements  
Exhibit 1b - Statement of Investments  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
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24-0970  
Authority to grant a 26-year, approximately 20’ x 1080’ non-exclusive easement  
to Commonwealth Edison Company to install, operate, maintain, repair, and  
replace electrical transmission lines and related facilities on District real estate  
located south of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and east of Illinois Route  
83 in Lemont, Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 26.01. Consideration shall be an  
initial annual fee of $5,000.00  
RE - 26-year ComEd Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
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24-0989  
Authority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $6,000.00 to acquire  
the real estate commonly known as 3136 West 139th Street in Robbins, Illinois,  
through summary judgment in the eminent domain lawsuit entitled The  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Heirs at Law  
and/or Legatees of Ethel Knox, Deceased, et al., Case No. 2024L050219 in the  
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater  
Management Fund  
RE - Authority to pay just compensation 3136 W. 139th Robbins Parcel 29 Aeria  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
37  
24-0995  
Report on termination of Project 23-IGA-26, Acquisition of Flood-Prone  
Properties in Northlake Phase IV, approved in an amount of $550,000.00,  
Account 501-50000-612400, Purchase Order 3126967  
Exhibit 1 - 09.30.24 Northlake Cancellation Letter.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment