Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, September 7, 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
23-0801  
MOTION to appoint David Ormsby, Inc., as Public Relations Consultant for the  
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for a one-year  
period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430  
(Deferred from the August 10, 2023 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
8/10/23  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Resolution  
23-0851  
2
3
4
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing National  
Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation  
23-0852  
23-0876  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the  
anniversary of Mexican Independence  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
Reverend Leslie Sanders  
Finance Committee  
Report  
5
23-0854  
Report on investments purchased during May 2023  
Inv Purch 2023-05 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
6
7
8
9
23-0855  
23-0856  
23-0857  
23-0858  
Report on investments purchased during June 2023  
Inv Purch 2023-06 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during May 2023  
Inv Int Inc 2023-05 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during June 2023  
Inv Int Inc 2023-06 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2023  
Inv Stat 2023 Q2 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
10  
11  
12  
13  
23-0813  
23-0814  
23-0846  
23-0848  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 8, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 15, 2023  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, August 22, 2023  
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 23-904-22 (Re-Bid), Furnishing and  
Delivering Harmonic Filters to the Stickney WRP, estimated cost $367,450.00  
14  
15  
23-0867  
23-0868  
Report on rejection of proposals for Contract 22-RFP-25, Compensation and  
Benefits Study, estimated cost $90,000.00  
Report on rejection of proposals for Contract 21-RFP-15, Microfilming and  
Scanning Services for a Thirty-Six (36) Month Period, estimated cost  
$360,000.00  
Authorization  
23-0840  
16  
17  
Authorization for payment to the City of Chicago for participation in the city’s  
underground project coordination, in an amount not to exceed $25,583.03,  
Account 101-50000-612430  
23-0859  
Authorization to make payment to American Society for Testing and Materials  
International (ASTM) for 2023/2024 subscription fees, in the amount of  
$11,307.00, Account 101-15000-612280  
Authority to Advertise  
18  
19  
20  
23-0805  
23-0809  
23-0810  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-632-11, Furnishing and Delivering Sodium  
Hypochlorite, estimated cost $6,659,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1602443, 1602112 and 1602340  
Contract 24-632-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-002-11 Furnish and Deliver Cylinder Gases  
and Bulk Liquid Argon to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $60,000.00, Account 101-20000-623840  
Contract 24-002-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-021-11, Furnish and Deliver Unleaded  
Gasoline to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not to  
exceed $392,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 20000, 69000-623820, Requisitions  
1602997, 1602998, 1603211, 1603295  
Contract 24-021-11 (Group B) Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Contract 24-021-11 (Group A) Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
21  
23-0815  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-022-11, Furnish and Deliver Diesel Fuel to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, in an amount not to exceed  
$489,000.00, Accounts 101-16000, 66000, 67000, 68000, 69000-623820,  
501-50000-623820, Requisitions 1603040, 1603210, 1603219, 1603294,  
1603307  
Contract 24-022-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
22  
23  
23-0816  
23-0817  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-100-11 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair  
of Lysimeters and Groundwater Monitoring Wells, estimated cost $52,500.00,  
Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1603680  
Authority to advertise Contract 22-RFP-25 (REBID) Compensation and Benefits  
Study, estimated cost $160,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition  
1591087  
Contract 22-RFP-25 (Re-Bid) Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
24  
23-0818  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-630-11, Furnishing and Delivering Chemical  
Coagulants, estimated cost $14,000,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-623560, Requisitions 1603451 and 1603558  
Contract 24-630-11 Affirmative Action Goals - Group A  
Contract 24-630-11 Affirmative Action Goals - Group B  
Attachments:  
25  
26  
23-0819  
23-0825  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-698-11, Underground Utility Locating and  
Marking, estimated cost $660,000.00, Account 101-66000-612490, Requisition  
1603224  
Contract 24-698-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-11 Individual Coaching and Training  
Services for a Three-Year Period, estimated cost $125,000.00, Account  
101-25000-601100, Requisition 1601270  
Contract 23-RFP-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised  
Attachments:  
27  
23-0830  
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  
Contract 23-621-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B and C  
Attachments:  
28  
23-0835  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-627-11, Repairs to Air Compressors and Air  
Dryers at Various Locations, estimated cost $154,400.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612600/612650, Requisitions 1604544, 1604545, and  
1604546  
Contract 24-627-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
29  
30  
23-0845  
23-0860  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-045-11 Publish Invitations to Bid for  
Contracts, Legal Notices for Original Entrance and Promotional Civil Service  
Examinations, and Other Legal Notices for a One-Year Period, estimated cost  
$55,300.00, Account 101-20000-612360, Requisition 1602910  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-608-11, Furnishing and Delivering Mechanical  
Parts to Various Locations, estimated cost $338,400.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-623270, Requisitions 1601754, 1601529, and 1601530  
Contract 24-608-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
31  
23-0861  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory  
Disposable Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated  
cost $115,000.00, Account 101-20000-623700  
Contract 24-003-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
32  
33  
23-0807  
Issue purchase order to Willis Towers Watson Midwest, Inc. to Furnish Cyber  
Insurance Coverage for the District in an amount not to exceed $135,769.00,  
Account 101-25000-612290, Requisition 1604534  
Contract 22-RFP-12 Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Willis Tow  
Attachments:  
23-0811  
Issue purchase order to Altorfer Industries Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One New  
Caterpillar Model #420-07XE Backhoe Loader to the O’Brien Water  
Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No.  
032119-CAT, in an amount not to exceed $152,580.00, Account  
101-67000-634760, Requisition 1604501  
34  
35  
23-0812  
23-0826  
Issue purchase order to Sulzer Pumps Solutions, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver  
One Turbo Blower Assembly to the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, in  
an amount not to exceed $228,910.00, Account 101-67000-623270, Requisition  
1603203  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for License Renewal of  
Autodesk AutoCAD Software, in an amount not to exceed $109,484.44, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1604862  
36  
37  
23-0827  
23-0829  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 online security  
awareness and tracking software, in an amount not to exceed $36,598.29,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603012  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with e-Builder, Inc. for the  
e-Builder Electronic Project Management System and Technical Support  
Services for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed $1,338,717.89,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1603000  
Affirmative Action Goals Report for e-Builder, Inc  
Attachments:  
38  
23-0841  
Issue purchase order and enter into a joint funding agreement with the United  
States Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey for the maintenance  
and operation of eight streamflow gaging stations and two rain gages within  
Cook County, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $121,830.00, Account  
501-50000-612490, Requisition 1604860  
Exhibit_USGS Gages_FY23-24  
Attachments:  
39  
23-0844  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hey and Associates Inc.  
for professional engineering post-award services for Contract 11-187-3F,  
Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA in an amount not to exceed  
$1,649,671.19, Account 501-50000-612450, Requisition 1605722 (As Revised)  
Contract 11-187-3F Affirmative Action Goals (Revised) and Appendix A Report -  
Attachments:  
40  
41  
23-0864  
23-0866  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 22-483-11,  
Provide Co-location Services for District Infrastructure, with ServerCentral, LLC  
dba Deft.com, in an amount not to exceed $262,000.00, Account  
101-27000-612330, Requisition 1585231 (As Revised)  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 23-487-11,  
Provide Web Hosting and Support of Oracle Primavera Software for a  
Three-Year Period, with D. R. McNatty & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $72,000.00, Accounts 101-27000-612820, 612430, Requisition 1595031  
(As Revised)  
Award Contract  
42  
43  
23-0808  
Authority to award Contract 22-902-23 (Re-Bid), Influent Gate Demolition at the  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to John Burns Construction Company, LLC,  
in an amount not to exceed $1,373,000.00, Account 201-50000-645700,  
Requisition 1581771  
Contract 22-902-23 (Re-Bid) Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D R  
Attachments:  
23-0832  
Authority to award Contract 21-863-2C, Master Plan for Salt Creek at  
Fullersburg Woods, to V3 Construction Group, LTD., in an amount not to  
exceed $9,375,745.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for change orders in an  
amount of $468,787.25, for a total amount not to exceed $9,844,532.25,  
Account 201-50000-612400, Requisition 1599071  
Contract 21-863-2C Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report - V  
Attachments:  
44  
23-0862  
Authority to award Contract 11-404-3S, Upper Des Plaines Intercepting Sewer  
11D Ext C Rehabilitation, NSA, to Benchmark Construction Co., Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $8,348,000.00, plus a five (5) percent allowance for  
change orders in an amount of $417,400.00, for a total amount not to exceed  
$8,765,400.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1597294  
Contract 11-404-3S Affirmative Action Goals, Revised Appendix D and Appendix  
Attachments:  
45  
23-0863  
Authority to award Contract 23-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Jade Scientific, Inc., in  
an amount not to exceed $109,231.00 and Group B to MG Scientific, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $28,461.35, Account 101-20000-623570  
Contract 23-023-11 Item Descriptions - Groups A and B.pdf  
Contract 23-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A.pdf  
Contract 23-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group B.pdf  
Attachments:  
46  
23-0865  
Authority to award Contract 23-056-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Hardware to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to  
Liberty Fastener Company, in an amount not to exceed $60,957.25, and Group  
C to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Co., Inc. in an amount not to exceed $22,643.05,  
Account 101-20000-623110 (As Revised)  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-056-11 Item Descriptions - Group A.pdf  
Contract 23-056-11 Item Descriptions - Group B.pdf  
Contract 23-056-11 Item Descriptions - Group C.pdf  
Contract 23-056-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B and C  
47  
23-0870  
Authority to award Contract 23-049-11, Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous Work  
Gloves to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Groups A and B to  
Production Distribution Companies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,715.17,  
Groups C and D to Cicero Mfg. & Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $26,345.75, Account 101-20000-623700  
Contract 23-049-11 Item Descriptions - Groups A, B, C and D  
Attachments:  
48  
23-0877  
Authority to award Contract 23-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair  
Service at The Main Office Building Complex, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $164,973.04, Accounts 101-15000-612370, 612390  
Requisition 1601240  
Contract 23-419-11 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised AppendixD Report - P  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
49  
23-0804  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural  
Field-Side Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair at Fulton County, Illinois,  
Group B to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of  
$52,428.00, from an amount of $540,540.90, to an amount not to exceed  
$488,112.90, Account 101-69000-612420, Purchase Order 5001741  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001741  
Attachments:  
50  
51  
23-0822  
23-0834  
Authority to decrease purchase order to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Sulzer  
Turbo Blower Assembly to the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant to  
Peterson and Matz, Inc., in an amount of $228,910.00 from an amount of  
$228,910.00 to an amount not to exceed $0.00, Account 101-67000-623270,  
Purchase Order 3124548  
Authority to decrease Contract 20-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen  
Peroxide to Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, in an amount of $10,468.32 from  
an amount of $366,412.80 to an amount not to exceed $355,944.48, Account  
101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3112225  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112225  
Attachments:  
52  
53  
23-0839  
23-0843  
Authority to decrease Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Midlothian  
Creek in Robbins, to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC in an  
amount of $1,931.87, from an amount of $10,993,528.71, to an amount not to  
exceed $10,991,596.84, Account 501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000089.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to exercise the option to extend the agreements for an additional two  
(2) year period and increase purchase orders for Contract 20-RFP-21 Legal  
Services for Workers’ Compensation Defense with Dennis Noble & Associates,  
P.C., in an amount of $230,000.00, from an amount of $317,680.54, to an  
amount not to exceed $547,680.54, and Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry P.C.,  
in an amount of $120,000.00, from an amount of $187,763.32, to an amount not  
to exceed $307,763.32, Account 101-25000-612430, Purchase Orders 3114172  
and 3114173  
Change Order Log - Purchase Orders 3114172 and 3114173  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
54  
23-0871  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of July 2023 (As Revised)  
Attachment 1 CO Report July 2023 5% Contingency Revised  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report July 2023 Revised  
Attachments:  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
55  
23-0821  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Thameena Ali-Mathari  
vs. MWRDGC, Claim number 21WC031724, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $10,073.93, Account 901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Authorization  
56  
23-0833  
Authority to decrease emergency Contract 21-800-01, Emergency Repairs to  
the Calumet WRP HLIPS Main Switchgear, with Jamerson & Bauwens  
Electrical Contractors, Inc., in an amount of $24,141.46, from an amount of  
$500,000.00, to an amount not to exceed $475,858.54, Account  
901-68000-667220, Purchase Order 3116033 (As Revised)  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
57  
58  
23-0806  
Authority to grant the Village of Hanover Park a 60-year, approximately 20’ x 728’  
non-exclusive easement to continue to operate a 6-inch water main on District  
real estate located south of the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant in  
Hanover Park, Illinois. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
RE - Hanover Park 60-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
23-0820  
Authority to amend Lease Agreement dated September 15, 2016, with the  
Village of Willow Springs on 2.13± acres of District real estate located west of  
Willow Springs Road and south of the Main Channel in Willow Springs, Illinois,  
known as Main Channel Parcel 29.04, to extend the term by an additional thirty  
(30) years. Consideration shall be an initial annual rental fee of $20,000.00  
RE - Willow Springs 30-year Lease Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
59  
23-0831  
Authority to amend Lease Agreement dated June 1, 1996, with the Village of  
Worth on approximately 214.1 acres of District real estate located north of the  
Cal-Sag Channel, east and west of Harlem Avenue in Worth, Illinois, known as  
Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 8.06 and 9.03, to allow the Village to host public  
community events on the premises. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
RE - Village of Worth Lease Amendment Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
60  
23-0838  
Authority to grant a 56-year, non-exclusive easement to the Village of  
Crestwood to construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, and remove a  
drainage ditch and other improvements on approximately 1.03 acres of District  
property located on Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 11.04 (West) and 11.04 (Middle)  
in connection with the Crestwood Flood Control Project (Contract 14-258-SF) in  
the vicinity of 135th Street and Central Avenue in Crestwood, IL. Consideration  
shall be a nominal fee of $10.00  
RE - Crestwood 56-year Easement Aerial.pdf  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Authorization  
61  
23-0872  
Authority to amend the Board Order of December 15, 2022, regarding Authority  
to negotiate and enter into an intergovernmental Agreement with and make  
payment to the City of Hickory Hills for the design, construction, operation, and  
maintenance of the Police Department Parking Lot Permeable Pavement  
Project in Hickory Hills, CSA (23-IGA-03) in an amount not to exceed  
$500,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400, Requisition 1591892, Agenda Item  
No. 49, File No. 22-1135  
Attachment 23-IGA-03 - File 22-1135.pdf  
Attachments:  
62  
23-0873  
Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment  
to the Village of Forest View for the design, construction, operation, and  
maintenance of the Storm Sewers and Outfall in Forest View, SSA (18-IGA-28),  
in an amount not to exceed $1,350,000.00  
Conceptual Design Exhibit.pdf  
Attachments:  
63  
64  
23-0874  
23-0875  
Authority to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment  
to the City of Northlake for the Acquisition of Flood-Prone Properties in  
Northlake Phase IV (23-IGA-26), in an amount not to exceed $550,000.00  
Exhibit 1- Flood-Prone Property Acquisition Map.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to terminate an existing Intergovernmental Agreement and negotiate  
and enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to  
the Village of Glenwood for the design, construction, operation, and  
maintenance of a Levee along Thorn Creek at Arquilla Park in Glenwood  
(15-IGA-14), in an amount not to exceed $3,483,000.00  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment