Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, February 15, 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  
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  
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  
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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  
1
24-0080  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National  
Engineers Week  
Finance Committee  
Report  
2
24-0124  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of January 2024, in the amount of  
$52,750,999.88  
January 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary.pdf  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
3
4
24-0111  
24-0112  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 30, 2024  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 23-682-12 (Re-Bid), Chemical Grouting  
Services, estimated cost $90,000.00  
5
6
24-0119  
24-0123  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 24-698-11, Underground Utility Locating  
and Marking, estimated cost $660,000.00  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, February 6, 2024  
Authority to Advertise  
7
24-0101  
Authority to advertise Contract 20-861-2E, Replacement of Telemetry, Various  
Locations, estimated cost between $1,710,000.00 and $2,070,000.00, Account  
201-50000-645700, Requisition 1613839  
Contract 20-861-2E Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 20-861-2E Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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9
24-0108  
24-0109  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-006-11 Furnish and Deliver Janitorial  
Supplies to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$195,000.00, Account 101-20000-623170 and 623660  
Contract 24-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-073-11 Furnish and Deliver Lab Accessories  
to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $35,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623570  
Contract 24-073-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
10  
24-0087  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hach Company to  
Furnish and Deliver Thirty- three Hach AS 950 Automatic Sampler Units and  
Accessories in an amount not to exceed $192,489.00, Account  
101-16000-634970, Requisition 1611143  
11  
12  
13  
24-0094  
24-0095  
24-0098  
Issue purchase order to R.S. Means Company, LLC, for RSMeans Online  
Annual License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $23,025.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1614198  
Issue purchase order to Kofax, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Software  
Maintenance and Support for the Kofax Network Fax Software, in an amount not  
to exceed $33,458.98, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1614041  
Issue purchase order and enter into a tailored research collaboration grant  
agreement with the Water Research Foundation for the study of balancing  
carbon management, energy management, energy production, nutrient  
removal, and densification, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612490, Requisition 1613837  
Affirmative Action Goals Report - TRC Agreement with Water Research Founda  
Attachments:  
14  
15  
24-0100  
24-0102  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Corp. for  
PRI/DS1 Service, in an amount not to exceed $93,996.00, Account  
101-27000-612210, Requisition 1614592  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-880-2C,  
Geotechnical Analysis and Sub-Surface Exploration for Construction Project  
Services, with Wang Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00,  
Account 201-50000-612240, Requisition 1613357  
Contract 22-880-2C Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Wang En  
Attachments:  
16  
24-0103  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-881-2C,  
Testing and Inspection of Concrete and Construction Materials, with Flood  
Testing Laboratories, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $198,000.00, Account  
201-50000-612240, Requisition 1614576  
Contract 22-881-2C Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report  
Attachments:  
17  
18  
24-0106  
24-0107  
Issue purchase order to AT&T Corp., to Furnish and Deliver POTs Local and  
Long Distance Services, in an amount not to exceed $633,600.00, Account  
101-27000-612210, Requisition 1614596  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-RFP-25R  
(REBID) Compensation and Benefits Study with Korn Ferry (US) in an amount  
not to exceed $150,204.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1591087  
Contract 22-RFP-25 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Korn Fer  
Attachments:  
19  
24-0115  
Issue purchase order to 72 Hour LLC, DBA National Auto Fleet Group, to  
Furnish and Deliver One (1) New 2025 Utilimaster Freightliner MT55 Step Van  
to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA)  
Purchasing Contract No. 060920-NAF, in an amount not to exceed  
$250,716.50, Account 501-50000-634860, Requisition 1614594  
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21  
24-0118  
24-0122  
Issue purchase order for Contract 24-904-11, Furnish and Deliver a 6x4 Dump  
Truck Chassis, to M & K Quality Truck Sales of Illinois, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $164,778.22, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition 1607072  
Contract 24-904-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re  
Attachments:  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 24-608-12 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and  
Delivering Mechanical Parts to Various Locations, to Motion Industries, Inc., in  
an amount not to exceed $396,435.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000,  
69000-623270, Requisitions 1601529, 1601530, and 1601754  
Contract 24-608-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
22  
23  
24-0113  
Authority to award Contract 24-753-11, Contract Farming at the Hanover Park  
Water Reclamation Plant, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $1,185,000.00, Accounts 101-67000-612520, 612530, Requisition  
1605281  
Contract 24-753-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
24-0114  
Authority to award Contract 24-012-11, Furnish and Deliver Paint, Brushes,  
Solvents and Stains to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A  
and B, to The Sherwin-Williams Company, in an amount not to exceed  
$38,262.23, Account 101-20000-623190.  
Contract 24-012-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Contract 24-012-11 Item Descriptions - Groups A and B  
Attachments:  
24  
24-0116  
Authority to award Contract 24-847-11, Truck Hauling of Liquid Sludge from the  
Lemont Water Reclamation Plant, to Anthem Excavating & Demolition, Inc., in  
an amount not to exceed $478,800.00, Account 101-68000-612520, Requisition  
1606155  
Contract 24-847-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
25  
24-0091  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with  
Occupational Health Services of Illinois, P.A. d/b/a Concentra Medical Centers  
for Contract 19-RFP-14 Pre-employment Physical Examinations, Post-Offer  
Physical Assessments and Related Services, in an amount of $2,359.00, from  
an amount of $152,296.50, to an amount not to exceed $154,655.50,  
101-25000-612260, Purchase Order 3108186  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3108186  
Attachments:  
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27  
24-0097  
24-0099  
Authority to increase purchase order with Eurofins Environment Testing North  
Central, LLC for sediment quality analysis in an amount of $470.00, from an  
amount of $9,870.00, to an amount not to exceed $10,340.00, Account  
101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3125441 (As Revised)  
Authority to increase purchase order to AT&T Corporation, to Furnish and  
Deliver Point to Point Switched Ethernet Service in an amount of $1,237.98,  
from an amount of $1,040,021.19, to an amount not to exceed $1,041,259.17,  
Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase Orders 3112515 and 3112516  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 3112515 and 3112516  
Attachments:  
28  
24-0105  
Authority to increase Contract 19-RFP-25 Communications Services, with  
AT&T Corp. in an amount of $41,943.81, from an amount of $1,292,559.20 to  
an amount not to exceed $1,334,503.01, Account 101-27000-612210, Purchase  
Orders 3112783, 3112784, and 3112785  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 3112783, 3112784, and 3112785  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
29  
24-0121  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of January 2024  
Attachment 1 CO Report January 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report January 2024  
Attachments:  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
30  
24-0093  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of January 2024  
R-98 Report January 2024.pdf  
Attachments:  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Authorization  
31  
24-0117  
Request for advice and consent to the reappointment of Jose A. Lopez as a  
Commissioner on MWRD’s Ethics Commission for a two-year term pursuant to  
the Ethics Ordinance  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
32  
24-0110  
Authority to issue a six (6) month permit to ISF Chicago, LLC to use Laramie  
Avenue as an alternate route during the temporary closure of a portion of  
Edmier Road as part of the District’s Influent Gate Demolition Project at the  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Stickney, Illinois. Consideration shall be a  
nominal fee of $10.00  
RE –ISF Chicago LLC 6-month Permit Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
33  
24-0125  
Authority to issue an 8-month permit to Builder’s Asphalt, LLC for the continued  
use of North Shore Channel Parcels 6.06 and 6.11 located along the North  
Shore Channel between Oakton Street and the CTA Yellow Line tracks.  
Consideration shall be a permit fee of $144,187.00  
RE - Builders Asphalt LLC 8-month Permit Aerial  
Attachments:  
34  
35  
24-0127  
24-0128  
Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease up to 14.49± acres of  
District real estate located at 3426 South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois,  
known as Main Channel Parcel 41.07  
RE - Commence Procedure to Lease MCP 41.07 Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease up to 73± acres of District  
real estate located south of the Lockport Powerhouse between the Des Plaines  
River and the Main Channel in Crest Hill, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel  
13.02  
RE - Commence Procedure to Lease MCP 13.02 Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
36  
24-0104  
Report on Green Infrastructure, Detention, and Compensatory Storage  
Volumes Required by the Watershed Management Ordinance  
2023 T1 Stormwater Management Report (2nd Half).pdf  
2023 T2 Offsite Facility Report (2nd Half).pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Item  
37  
24-0126  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Reverend  
Jesse Louis Jackson Senior on his decades of service with the Rainbow PUSH  
Coalition  
(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment