Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, March 20, 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  
Resolution  
1
2
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing March  
22nd as World Water Day  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
National Honor Society of Wendell Phillips High School  
Finance Committee  
Report  
3
4
5
6
7
Report on the investment interest income during January 2025  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during January 2025  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during February 2025  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during February 2025  
Attachments:  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of February 2025, in the amount  
of $33,705,606.44 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
8
Revised Investment Policy for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago dated as of March 20, 2025  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
9
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 4, 2025  
10  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 22-903-21, Centrifuge Improvements at  
the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $5,451,597.00  
11  
12  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 11, 2025  
Authority to Advertise  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-654-11, Furnish and Deliver Parts and Repair  
Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost $1,077,700.00,  
Accounts 101-66000/67000/68000/69000-612600/623070/623270, Requisitions  
1628821, 1632615, 1632616, and 1632617  
Attachments:  
13  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-618-11, Specialized Repairs for Large Motors  
and Excitation Systems, estimated cost $445,800.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/623070, Requisitions 1632666, 1632667, and  
1632668  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
14  
15  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 24-RFP-14,  
Agenda Management Solution for a five-year period with Granicus, LLC in an  
amount not to exceed $150,287.54, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1623606  
Attachments:  
Issue purchase orders for Contract 25-619-11, Lubricant Analysis and Testing,  
to Tribologik Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $110,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612240, Requisitions 1619811, 1619729, and 1619730  
(As Revised)  
Attachments:  
16  
17  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-100-13 (Re-Bid), Preventative  
Maintenance for Steam Sterilizers, Labor, and Parts, to Scientific Services  
Plus, LLC., in an amount not to exceed $45,005.00, Account  
101-16000-612970, Requisition 1619436  
Issue purchase order for Contract 25-670-51, Repair and Maintenance of  
Debris, Pontoon and Skimmer Boats, Groups A and B, to Marine Services  
Corp., in an amount not to exceed $178,850.00, Account 501-50000-612790,  
Requisition 1623437  
Attachments:  
Award Contract  
18  
19  
20  
Authority to award Contract 24-616-11, Furnish and Deliver Chiller Parts and  
Services to Various Locations, Group B, to Carrier Corporation in an amount  
not to exceed $435,000.00. Accounts 101-69000-612680/623270, Requisition  
1622712  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 25-664-11, Seal Coating of Roads and Patching of  
Pavement at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois, to United  
Contractors Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Illinois Valley Paving, in an amount not to  
exceed $60,000.00, Account 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1627189  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 25-667-11, Native Prairie Landscape Maintenance  
at Various Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to Semper Fi Landscaping, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $456,600.00, Account 101-69000-612420,  
Requisition 1617127  
Attachments:  
21  
Authority to award Contract 25-027-11, Furnish and Deliver Glass and Plastic  
Labware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Pacific Star  
Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $99,525.84, Group B to Fisher  
Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $68,308.17, Group C to  
Crown Packaging International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $65,109.12,  
and Group D to Qorpak, a division of Berlin Packaging, in an amount not to  
exceed $25,062.60, Account 101-20000-623570  
Attachments:  
22  
Authority to award Contract 25-028-11, Furnish and Deliver Paper Filters,  
Crucibles, and Petri Dishes to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
Groups A, C and D to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $188,304.04, and Group B to Taylor Distribution Group LLC, in an  
amount not to exceed $15,801.49, Account 101-20000-623570  
Attachments:  
23  
Authority to award Contract 20-087-3P, Chemical Phosphorus Removal,  
OWRP, to IHC Construction Companies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed  
$14,226,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an  
amount of $711,300.00, for a total amount not to exceed $14,937,300.00,  
Account 401-50000-645650, Requisition 1627083  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
24  
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 $40,500.00,  
from an amount of $357,267.83, to an amount not to exceed $397,767.83,  
Account 101-25000-601250, 501-50000-601250, Purchase Orders 3120773  
and 3120774 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
25  
26  
Authority to increase Contract 24-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
various locations for a one-year period, Items 7, 12, 16, 19, and 23 awarded to  
Petroleum Service Company, from an amount of $66,464.99, to an amount not  
to exceed $141,464.99, Account 101-20000-623860, Agreement 7002216  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with The  
Northern Trust Corporation formally known as The Northern Trust Company, for  
Contract 17-RFP-10 Commercial Banking and Investment Custody Services, in  
an amount of $7,500.00, from an amount of $245,444.44 to an amount not to  
exceed $252,944.44, Account 101-11000-612430, Purchase Order 3104902  
Attachments:  
27  
Authority to increase purchase order and extend co-operative contract with  
Cintas Corporation No. 2, under the OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S.  
Communities) to rent, launder, and deliver laboratory coats and coveralls to  
various locations, under Purchasing Co-operative Contract Number  
R-BB-19002, in the amount of $9,900.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$19,800.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Purchase Order 3129964  
28  
Authority to increase Contract 73-161-EH McCook Reservoir Excavation  
Agreement, to Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC, in an amount of  
$2,487,293.00, from an amount of $115,370,234.25, to an amount not to exceed  
$117,857,527.25, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 5000176  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
29  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the year ended December  
31, 2024  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
30  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of February 2025  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
31  
Authority to approve Amended Agreed Order of Settlement issued by the  
Board-appointed Hearing Officer in the reinstated Show Cause proceedings of  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. Electronic  
Plating Co., Case No. 22B-003 (Deferred from the March 6, 2025 Board  
Meeting)  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/6/25  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
32  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Robert Biel vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim numbers 17WC019694 and 22WC033084, Illinois Workers’  
Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $27,066.37, Account  
901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Reports  
33  
Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of  
Maintenance and Operations during the month of February 2025  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
34  
Authority to pay final just compensation in the amount of $582,000.00 to acquire  
the real estate commonly known as 15305 Myrtle Avenue and 15307 Myrtle  
Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, for the Central Park Stormwater Detention Basin and  
Separate Storm Sewer Improvements in Harvey, Illinois (Contract 18-249-AF),  
Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater Management Fund  
Attachments:  
35  
Authority to issue a 9-month permit to Walsh Vinci Transit Community Partners  
on a portion of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago,  
Illinois to conduct a tree survey, general survey, and soil resistivity testing.  
Consideration shall be a fee of $5,000.00.  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
36  
Report on Conceptual Stormwater Project Submittals  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
37  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Executive Director Brian A. Perkovich’s 31 years of service to the District and  
congratulating him on his well-earned retirement  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment