Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, January 18, 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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April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
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December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
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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  
Motion  
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24-0014  
24-0037  
MOTION to re-appoint Donald J. Storino as Member of the Civil Service Board  
of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
MOTION to re-appoint President Kari K. Steele as a member of the Board of  
Trustees of the Retirement Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation  
District Pension Fund  
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4
24-0062  
24-0064  
MOTION to appoint Wendy Sin as Acting Treasurer of the Metropolitan Water  
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  
MOTION to appoint Wendy Sin to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB)  
Trust Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
Ordinance  
O24-001  
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Ordinance O24-001 An Ordinance directing the County Clerk to reduce the levy  
of taxes on Capital Improvement Bonds for the levy year 2023  
Ordinance O24-001 BTL 2024-01-18.pdf  
Ord O24-001.pdf  
Attachments:  
O24-002  
Ordinance O24-002 An Ordinance directing the County Clerk to reduce the levy  
of taxes on twenty-five series of Capital Improvement Bonds for the levy years  
2023 through 2040  
FINAL BTL Ord O24-002 for 01182024.pdf  
FINAL Ord O24-002.pdf  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
24-0029  
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners celebrating the  
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
Finance Committee  
Report  
8
9
24-0051  
24-0054  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of December 2023, in the  
amount of $36,503,638.24  
December 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Report to the Board of Commissioners on payment of restricted interest  
earnings in the amount of $890,888.23 for the 2023 calendar year, pursuant to  
the terms of a Project Partnership Agreement with the United States Army  
Corps of Engineers approved by the Board on January 24, 2019  
Authorization  
24-0055  
10  
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $1,360.95,  
Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030  
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12  
13  
14  
24-0056  
24-0057  
24-0058  
24-0059  
Authority to Transfer up to $329,600,000.00 from the Corporate Working Cash  
Fund to Finance Corporate Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2024,  
Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9b  
Authority to Transfer up to $6,650,000.00 from the Construction Working Cash  
Fund to Finance Construction Fund Operations of the District in the Year 2024,  
Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9c  
Authority to Transfer up to $54,625,000.00 from the Stormwater Management  
Working Cash Fund to Finance Stormwater Management Fund Operations of  
the District in the Year 2024, Pursuant to the Provisions of 70 ILCS 2605/9e  
Authority to Transfer $5,000,000.00 from the Corporate Fund to the Metropolitan  
Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust (101-25000-601250)  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
15  
24-0052  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, January 9, 2024  
Authorization  
16  
23-1220  
Authorization to participate in the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC)  
Joint Purchasing Program (Deferred from the December 21, 2023 Board  
Meeting)(Deferred from the January 4, 2024 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
12/21/23  
1/4/24  
Board of Commissioners  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
Deferred  
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18  
24-0027  
Authorization to allow the Director of Procurement and Materials Management  
to accept pricing for the procurement of Renewable Energy Credits for 2024.  
Authority to Advertise  
24-0016  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-23 Deferred Compensation Plan  
Administrator, for a five-year period effective January 1, 2025 to December 31,  
2029 (Deferred from the January 4, 2024 Board Meeting)  
Contract 23-RFP-23 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
1/4/24  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
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24-0033  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-617-11, Furnish and Deliver Refurbished Low  
Voltage AC and DC Motors to Various Locations, estimated cost $384,800.00,  
Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612650, Requisitions 1611385, 1611387 and  
1611388  
Contract 24-617-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
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21  
24-0034  
24-0035  
Authority to advertise Contract 21-611-21, HVAC Improvements at Various  
Locations, estimated cost $24,002,655.00, Accounts 201-50000-645780,  
Requisitions 1611379, 1611381 and 1611382  
Contract 21-611-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B, and C  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 14-253-5F, Flood Control Project on Midlothian  
Creek in Robbins, Illinois, estimated cost between $17,225,823.70 and  
$20,852,312.90, Account 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1613092  
Contract 14-253-5F Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 14-253-5F Affirmative Action Goals Report  
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23  
24-0038  
24-0039  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-24 Pre-employment Psychological  
Assessments for Police Officer Candidates, for a three-year period, effective  
July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, estimated cost $41,000.00, Account  
101-25000-612260, Requisition 1612101  
Contract 23-RFP-24 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-613-11, Scavenger Services in the Stickney  
and Calumet Service Areas, estimated cost $3,359,500.00, Accounts  
101/501-68000/69000/50000-612520, Requisitions 1610757 and 1610580  
Contract 24-613-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B  
Attachments:  
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24-0040  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-06 Arc Flash Training - NFPA 70E  
estimated cost $35,000.00, Account 101-25000-601100, Requisition 1613193  
Contract 23-RFP-06 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
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24-0044  
Issue purchase orders to Deere & Company, to furnish and deliver fourteen  
(14) 2024 John Deere Gator all-terrain utility vehicles to the North, Calumet and  
Stickney Service Areas, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing  
Contract No. 031121-DAC, in an amount not to exceed $280,061.74, Account  
101-67000/68000/69000-634860, Requisitions 1611372, 1611398, and  
1611551.  
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27  
24-0045  
24-0046  
Issue purchase order for Contract 24-630-11, Group A, Furnishing and  
Delivering Chemical Coagulants, to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., in an amount  
not to exceed $7,327,618.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-623560, Requisitions  
1603451 and 1603558  
Issue purchase order to Burris Equipment to furnish and deliver three (3)  
Cushman Minute Miser Electric Carts to the North Service Area, under  
Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 122220-JCS-1, in an  
amount not to exceed $25,251.00, Account 101-67000-634860, Requisition  
1611400  
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24-0047  
24-0050  
Issue purchase order for Contract 23-119-12 (Re-Bid), Taxonomic Algal  
Assessment of the Upper North Shore Channel, to EcoAnalysts, Inc., in an  
amount not to exceed $26,168.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition  
1602446  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Creative Information  
Systems, Inc., to provide maintenance and technical support for the SMSTurbo  
Scale Software at CALSMA and LASMA in an amount not to exceed $20,946.00,  
Accounts 101-68000, 69000-612820, Requisition 1607446  
Award Contract  
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24-0042  
Authority to award Contract 24-970-11, Janitorial Services at Various Locations,  
Group A to Boye Janitorial Service, Inc., in an amount not to exceed  
$1,080,000.00, Groups B and D to Blooming Facility, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $345,000.00, and Group C to Deep Kleen and Maintenance, LLC in an  
amount not to exceed $222,000.00. Account 101-69000-612490, Requisition  
1601732  
Contract 24-970-11 (Group A) Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised App  
Contract 24-970-11 (Group C) Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised App  
Attachments:  
31  
24-0043  
Authority to award Contract 10-047-3S, North Shore 1 Rehabilitation, NSA, to  
Inliner Solutions, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $44,987,654.00, plus a five  
(5) percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $2,249,382.70, for a  
total amount not to exceed $47,237,036.70, Account 401-50000-645700,  
Requisition 1603453  
Contract 10-047-3S Affirmative Action Goals Report (Revised) and Revised App  
Attachments:  
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24-0053  
Authority to award Contract 22-601-21, Furnish, Deliver and Install Bag Filters at  
the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to  
exceed $218,000.00, Account 201-50000-645750, Requisition 1598263  
Contract 22-601-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report and Revised Appendix D Re  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
33  
24-0036  
Authority to increase Contract 19-542-3MR Central Boiler Facility and Electrical  
Updates, Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant (Re-Bid), to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC in an amount of $124,971.11, from an amount of  
$13,911,359.30, to an amount not to exceed $14,036,330.41, Account  
401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 4000081  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000081  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
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35  
24-0060  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of December 2023  
Attachment 1 CO Report December 2023 5% Contingency  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report December 2023  
Attachments:  
24-0061  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from July through  
December 2023 for contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel  
Improvements, SSA  
Judiciary Committee  
Report  
36  
24-0049  
Report on the Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Miscellaneous  
Claims under $10,000.00 (As Revised)  
Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee  
Report  
37  
24-0048  
2023 Annual Report of the Civil Service Board  
MWRD CSB Annual Report 2023 - Signed.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment