Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, November 6, 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 - User charge  
1
UC25-001  
Request Authority to Review the Proposed Amended User Charge Ordinance of  
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (As Revised)  
Board Letter - 2026 User Charge Ordinance - Review 11.6.25 Mtg..pdf  
Ordinance - User Charge 2025 (Clean)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - User Charge 2025 (Redline)  
Resolution  
25-0802  
2
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring  
Greencorps Chicago for providing valuable paid job training for individuals with  
barriers to employment  
3
4
25-0822  
25-0823  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
November as National Native American Heritage Month (As Revised)  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Veterans Day  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
6
7
25-0795  
25-0801  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 14, 2025  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
8
25-0811  
25-0820  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-654-12 (Re-Bid), Furnish and Deliver  
Parts and Repair Services for Sluice Gate Valve Actuators, estimated cost  
$1,077,700.00 (As Revised)  
9
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 25-721-21, Restoration of Egan WRP  
Permeable Paver Parking Lot, estimated cost between $142,500.00 and  
$172,500.00  
10  
25-0825  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
Authorization  
11  
25-0786  
Authorization to rescind Board Order to issue purchase order and enter into an  
agreement with A360 Enterprises, LLC dba Allyant Corp., for Contract  
25-RFP-10, Accessibility Audit and ADA Compliance Plan for Digital Platforms,  
in an amount not to exceed $38,670.00, Account 101-15000-612430,  
Requisition 1632665, Agenda Item No. 38, File No. 25-0619  
12  
13  
25-0807  
25-0814  
Authorization for payment to WateReuse Association for 2026 membership  
dues, in the amount of $20,383.80, Account 101-15000-612280  
Authorization to amend Board Order of March 20, 2025, regarding 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, Agenda Item No. 12, File No. 25-0192  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of March 11, 2025, Agenda Item No. 12, Fil  
Contract 25-654-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
14  
25-0832  
Authorization to amend Board Order of July 17, 2025, regarding Authority to  
advertise Contract 25-721-21, Restoration of Egan WRP Permeable Paver  
Parking Lot, estimated cost between $142,500.00 and $172,500.00, Account  
201-50000-645780, Requisition 1638047, Agenda Item No. 22, File No. 25-0510  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of July 17, 2025, Agenda Item No. 22, File  
Contract 25-721-21 - Affirmative Action Goals Report 10-29-2025  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise  
15  
16  
25-0798  
Authority to advertise Contract 26-100-11 Preventive Maintenance for  
Laboratory Balances and Meters, estimated cost $66,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612970, Requisition 1647089  
25-0826  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-21 Rebuild of Dewatering Facility,  
CWRP, estimated cost between $67,925,000.00 and $82,225,000.00, Accounts  
401-50000-612450, 645650, and 645750, Requisition 1647436  
Contract 25-RFP-21, Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
17  
25-0835  
Authority to advertise Contract 25-RFP-23, Technical Assistance Program,  
estimated cost $900,000.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1647434  
and 1647435  
Contract 25-RFP-23 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
18  
25-0785  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-10  
Accessibility Audit and ADA Compliance Plan for Digital Platforms, with  
QualityLogic, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $38,459.00, Account  
101-15000-612430, Requisition 1632665  
19  
20  
25-0790  
25-0794  
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 $66,111.80, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1646933  
Issue purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., to Furnish and  
Deliver Electrical Catalog Products, under OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S.  
Communities) Contract #EV2370, for a one-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $108,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000,  
69000-623070, Requisitions 1644792, 1644901, 1615152, and 1645567  
21  
25-0796  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-15  
Deferred Compensation Plan Investment Consulting Services with Innovest  
Portfolio Solutions, LLC in an amount not to exceed $146,818.00, Account  
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1638161  
Contract 25-RFP-15 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
22  
23  
25-0800  
25-0803  
Issue purchase order to Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C., to Furnish and  
Deliver Lab Supplies, Glassware and Chemicals to Various Locations under the  
OMNIA Partners (formerly U.S. Communities) Purchasing Co-operative  
Contract Number 2021002889, in an amount not to exceed $64,250.00,  
Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1645201  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Bradford Systems  
Corporation for Contract 25-RFP-17, Scanning Services, in an amount not to  
exceed $470,773.62, Account 101-15000-612090, Requisition 1637006  
Contract 25-RFP-17 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Bradford  
Attachments:  
24  
25  
25-0804  
25-0806  
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 $149,526.36, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition  
1647367  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish  
Property Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed  
$2,880,000.00, Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1646145  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Willis Tow  
Attachments:  
26  
27  
25-0808  
25-0815  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with enfoTech & Consulting,  
Inc. for iPacs Software Maintenance Support Services, in an amount not to  
exceed $654,805.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1644193  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with IXOM Watercare Inc., to  
Provide a 24-Month Maintenance Service Program for Twenty-Eight (28) Solar  
Powered Mixers/Aerators (SolarBees) at the Thornton Composite Reservoir  
and the McCook Reservoir, in a total amount not to exceed $400,000.00,  
Account 101-66000-612620, Requisition 1645544  
28  
25-0816  
Issue purchase orders to Flow-Technics, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver Xylem  
Flygt A-C, Sulzer ABS, ITT Gould and Netzsch pumps and replacement parts,  
to various locations, in a total amount not to exceed $1,450,000.00, Accounts  
101-66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070, 623090, 623110, 623270, 623990,  
634600 and 634650  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
29  
25-0793  
Authority to decrease Contract 22-408-12, Janitorial Services for the Main Office  
Building Complex (Re-Bid), with Eco-Clean Maintenance, Inc., in an amount of  
$86,331.46, from an amount of $2,753,424.84, to an amount not to exceed  
$2,667,093.38, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Purchase Order  
5001868  
Change Order Log - PO 5001868  
Attachments:  
30  
25-0797  
Authority to decrease Contract 22-RFP-20 Conduct a Full-Scale Trial of  
Additives to Reduce Odor and Solids at the Thornton Composite Reservoir with  
OptimaBiome LLC in an amount of $459,400.00, from an amount of  
$936,400.00, to an amount not to exceed $477,000.00, Account  
101-16000-612430, Purchase Order 3125998  
31  
32  
25-0805  
25-0810  
Authority to decrease the purchase order with ITSavvy LLC, to furnish and  
deliver miscellaneous computer-related hardware and equipment in an amount  
of $19,212.16, from an amount of $23,500.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$4,287.84, Account 101-27000-623810, Purchase Order 8010907  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with HP Inc. in  
an amount of $58,000.00 from an amount of $464,363.25, to an amount not to  
exceed $522,363.25, Account 101-27000-623810, Purchase Order 3131541  
(As Revised)  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3131541  
Attachments:  
Budget & Employment Committee  
Report  
34  
25-0838  
Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the third quarter of 2025,  
ended September 30, 2025  
2025 Q3 Budget Summary Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
35  
25-0827  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of September 2025  
Attachment 1 CO Report September 2025 5% Contingency - Final.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report September 2025 Revised - FINAL.pdf  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
36  
37  
25-0821  
Report on a Miscellaneous Claim under $10,000.00  
Authorization  
25-0813  
25-0818  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Cheritha Ellis  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 22WC032781, 22WC032782, 23WC003692,  
23WC031216, and 24WC004810 in the sum of $45,000.00, Account  
901-30000-601090  
38  
39  
40  
Authority to settle Show Cause Complaint filed in Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. M.B.T. Transport, Inc., et al., Case  
No. 19 WMO 0001  
JUD - Authority to Settle MWRD v. MBT Transport Inc. SETTLEMENT.pdf  
Attachments:  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
25-0792  
Authority to commence statutory procedures to lease approximately 2.5 acres  
of District real estate located at 15680 Canal Bank Road in Lemont, Illinois;  
Main Channel Parcel 23.10 (portion)  
RE - Commence Statutory Procedures MCP 23.10 Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
25-0841  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Debra  
Shore and Alfred Saucedo for their commitment to public service  
(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment