Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, October 5, 2023  
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  
2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
5
19  
16  
16  
20  
18  
15  
2
2
April  
6
May  
4
June  
1
July  
13  
10  
7
August  
September  
October  
November  
21  
19  
16  
5
2
December  
December  
5 (Annual Meeting)  
21  
7
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  
Motion  
1
23-0921  
MOTION to recommend the establishment of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and  
Justice Department for consideration as part of the District’s forthcoming State  
of Illinois 2024 Legislative Program. (Deferred from the September 21, 2023  
Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
9/21/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
2
23-0966  
MOTION to approve dates and time for the Regular Board Meetings of The  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to be held in the  
year 2024  
Resolution  
23-0964  
3
4
5
6
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing October  
as Polish American Heritage Month  
23-0967  
23-0973  
23-0974  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National  
Breast Cancer Awareness Month  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing German  
American Heritage Month and honoring the German Day Association  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month and honoring the Joint Civic  
Committee of Italian Americans  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
7
8
9
23-0909  
23-0924  
23-0941  
Report of Request for Proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, September 15, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, September 19, 2023  
Report on Rejection of bids for Contract 23-665-13 (Re-Bid), Landscape  
Maintenance at Various Service Areas, estimated cost $1,338,000.00  
10  
23-0942  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 23-682-11, Chemical Grouting Services,  
estimated cost $90,000.00  
Authorization  
23-0943  
11  
Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 23-365-11 Proposal  
to Lease 25.86± acres of District real estate located at 6800 Canal Bank Road  
in Forest View, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 37.05, for a 39-year term  
from Prime Master Xpress, Inc. in the amount of $660,000.00  
Contract 23-365-11, Aerial View MC 37.05  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-365-11, Letter of Support from Village of Forest View re. Parcel MC  
12  
23-0952  
Authorization to amend Board Order of September 7, 2023, for Authority to  
advertise Contract 23-621-11, Rehabilitation of Raw Sewage Pump Rotating  
Assemblies at Various Locations, Estimated cost $7,194,300.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600, Requisitions 1603670, 1603671 and 1604766,  
Agenda Item No. 27, File No. 23-0830  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 7, 20223 - Agenda Item No.  
Attachments:  
13  
23-0953  
Authorization to amend Board Order of August 10, 2023, for Authority to  
increase Contract 20-690-11, Large Electric Motor Overhaul at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B, and C, to L & S Electric, Inc., in an amount of  
$100,000.00, from an amount of $867,832.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$967,832.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Purchase Order  
5001762, Agenda Item No. 61, File No. 23-0743  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of August 10, 2023 - Agenda Item No. 61,  
Attachments:  
14  
15  
23-0957  
23-0965  
Authorization for payment to National Association of Clean Water Agencies  
(NACWA) for 2023/2024 membership dues in the amount of $99,045.00,  
Account 101-15000-612280  
Authorization to make payment to Current Innovation, NFP (Current) for the  
2023 annual membership dues, in the amount of $100,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612280  
16  
23-0972  
Authorization to amend Board Order of July 13, 2023, regarding Issue purchase  
order and enter into an agreement with Workforce Software, LLC to provide  
Continuous Care Services Hours Package for the Time Management System in  
an amount of $11,750.00, from an amount of $11,750.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $23,500.00, Account 101-40000-612430, Requisition 1602118, Agenda  
Item No. 28, File No. 23-0660  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of July 13, 2023 - Agenda Item No. 28, File  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise  
23-0892  
17  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-19, Professional Engineering Services  
for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Biosolids Management Strategy,  
estimated cost $1,500,000.00, Account 201-50000-612430, Requisition  
1604172 (Deferred from the September 21, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Contract 23-RFP-19 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
9/21/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
18  
19  
23-0925  
23-0956  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-063-11 Furnish and Deliver V-Belts,  
Conveyor Belts and Bearings to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,  
estimated cost $82,000.00, Account 101-20000-623270  
Contract 24-063-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to Advertise Contract 23-RFP-18 Remote Storage of District Records  
for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost $165,000.00, Account  
101-15000-612490, Requisition 1606526  
Contract 23-RFP-18 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
20  
21  
22  
23  
23-0933  
23-0934  
23-0935  
23-0936  
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 $55,220.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 623800, Requisition 1606165  
Issue purchase order to Early Morning Software, Inc. for EMS PRISM  
Compliance Software License Renewal and Stage Infrastructure, in an amount  
not to exceed $57,560.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606164  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for FileMaker Pro Software  
License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $48,195.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606167  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-RFP-03,  
Court Reporting Services for a Three-year period with Veritext, LLC in an  
amount not to exceed $333,000.00, Accounts 101-25000-612250,  
101-30000-612250, 101-40000-612250, and 501-50000-612250, Requisition  
1598944, 1599066, 1598945 and 1595419 (As Revised)  
Contract 23-RFP-03 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
24  
23-0939  
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 $55,000.00,  
Account 101-16000-623570, Requisition 1606158  
25  
26  
23-0940  
23-0947  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-117-11, Identification of Benthic  
Macroinvertebrates, to GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$10,800.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1599759  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Sirius Automation  
Group Inc. for preventive maintenance, technical support, repair, and parts for  
three Sirius automated weighing robotic systems at various locations for three  
years, in an amount not to exceed $116,935.00, Account 101-16000-612970,  
Requisition 1605824  
27  
28  
23-0948  
23-0950  
Issue purchase order to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Ceiling  
Tiles and Accessories for the Cecil Lue-Hing Complex at the Stickney Water  
Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract  
Number: 091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $96,436.68, Account  
101-16000-623990, Requisition 1606137  
Issue purchase orders to W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver  
Maintenance, Repair and Operating Catalog Products, under the Sourcewell,  
formerly National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), Cooperative Purchasing  
Contract #091422-WWG, in an amount not to exceed $354,100.00, Accounts  
101, 501-15000, 16000, 20000, 25000, 27000, 50000, 66000, 67000, 68000,  
69000-623030, 623070, 623090, 623110, 623130, 623190, 623270, 623570,  
623660, 623680, 623780, 623810, 623860 and 623990, Requisitions 1604872,  
1604873,1604888, 1605011, 1606022, 1606383, 1606384, 1606386, 1606431  
29  
23-0951  
Issue purchase order to SAGIN, LLC., pursuant to the terms of Master  
Agreement 20-RFP-11, to provide customer service training in 2023, in an  
amount not to exceed $45,250.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition  
1604303  
30  
31  
23-0959  
23-0961  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with LoadSpring Solutions,  
Inc. for Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software, in an amount  
of $8,889.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1606543  
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 $95,000.00, Accounts 101-15000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623070,  
Requisitions 1604874, 1605471, 1605800, and 1606432  
32  
23-0963  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Foster & Foster  
Consulting Actuaries, Inc., for Actuarial Service for preparation of Governmental  
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, Financial Statement Disclosure  
Information, in an amount not to exceed $15,140.00, Account  
101-40000-612430, Requisition 1606430.  
Award Contract  
33  
34  
23-0927  
23-0929  
Authority to award Contract 23-013-11, Furnish and Deliver Calibration Gases  
to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to 24 HR Safety LLC, in an amount  
not to exceed $30,139.36, Account 101-20000-623840  
Contract 23-013-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 23-026-11, Furnish and Deliver PVC Pipe, Valves,  
and Fittings to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Bushnell,  
Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $42,875.65, Account  
101-20000-623090.  
Contract 23-026-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
35  
23-0930  
Authority to award Contract 23-030-11, Furnish and Deliver Lubricants to  
Various Locations for a One-Year Period, Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 to  
Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $22,002.44; Items 6, 8,  
10, 11, 15, 17,18, 19, 21, and 22 to Valdes, LLC in an amount not to exceed  
$82,853.82; Item 9 to Quimex, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $8,905.95;  
Items 12, 13, 14, 16, and 23 to Petroleum Service Company, in an amount not  
to exceed $44,062.55; and Item 20 to Al Warren Oil Company, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $2,376.00, Account 101-20000-623860  
Contract 23-030-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Contract 23-030-11 Item Descriptions - Items 1 through 23.pdf  
Contract 23-030-11 Tabulation of Bids Received  
Attachments:  
36  
23-0931  
Authority to award Contract 23-029-11 Furnish and Deliver Safety Apparel and  
Equipment and Welding Apparel to Various Locations for a One-Year Period,  
Groups A, B, D and E to Cicero Mfg & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not  
to exceed $87,026.74, and Group C to Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $6,772.20, Accounts 101-20000-623570, 623680,  
623700, 623780  
Contract 23-029-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A through E  
Attachments:  
37  
38  
23-0932  
23-0944  
Authority to award Contract 23-032-11, Furnish and Deliver Coveralls, Rainwear  
& Boots to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B and C to  
U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $36,321.10,  
Account 101-20000-623700  
Contract 23-032-11 Affirmative Action Goals Reports - Groups A, B and C  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 23-009-11, Furnish and Deliver Cloths, Paper  
Towels & Toilet Tissue to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups  
A, B and C to U.S. Compliance Centers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$76,646.38, and Group D to The Standard Companies, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $4,346.00, Account 101-20000-623660  
Contract 23-009-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
39  
23-0962  
Authority to award Contract 23-051-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Hand  
Tools to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A, B, C, D, and E  
to Root Brothers Mfg. & Supply Co., in an amount not to exceed $101,292.39,  
Account 101-20000-623110, 623680  
23051 Group A Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group B Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group C Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group D Item Descriptions.pdf  
23051 Group E Item Descriptions.pdf  
Attachments:  
40  
23-0968  
Authority to award Contract 23-036-11, Furnish and Deliver Salt and Calcium  
Chloride to Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Russo Hardware, Inc.,  
in an amount not to exceed $40,844.29, Account 101-20000-623130  
Contract 23-036-11 Item Descriptions  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
41  
42  
43  
23-0913  
23-0946  
23-0954  
Authority to decrease Contract 19-665-11, Landscape Maintenance at Various  
Service Areas, Groups A, B, and D to Lizzette Medina & Company, in an  
amount of $24,586.25, from an amount of $739,250.84, to an amount not to  
exceed $714,664.59, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612420, Purchase Orders  
5001719 and 5001720  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 5001719 and 5001720  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with  
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. for Contract 20-RFP-02 Deliver and  
Implement Laboratory Information Management System, in an amount of  
$158,075.72, from an amount of $600,607.34, to an amount not to exceed  
$758,683.06, Account 101-16000-634820, Purchase Order 3113428  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3113428  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order to Cincinnati Incorporated, in an amount of  
$87.96 from an amount of $9,995.00 to an amount not to exceed $10,082.96,  
Account 101-68000-612650, Purchase Order 3124855  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment