Agenda - Board of Commissioners

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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.

Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes

Recess and Convene in Public Hearing

26-0450

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the “District”) will

hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th day of July 2026, in the Board

Room at the Administrative Offices of the District, 100 East Erie Street,

Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments

on the intention of the Board of Commissioners of the District to issue not to

exceed $550,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds of the

District to provide funds required for the replacing, remodeling, completing,

altering, constructing and enlarging of sewage treatment works, administrative

buildings, water quality improvement projects, or flood control facilities, and

additions therefor, including, but not limited to, the construction of pumping

stations, tunnels, conduits, intercepting sewers and outlet sewers, together with

the equipment, including air pollution equipment, and appurtenances thereto, to

acquire property, real, personal or mixed, necessary for said purposes, and for

costs and expenses for the acquisition of the sites and rights-of-way necessary

thereto, and for engineering expenses for designing and supervising the

construction of such works and other related and incidental expenses.

By order of Kari K. Steele, the President of the Board of Commissioners of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Dated the 22nd day of June 2026.

/s/ Jacqueline Torres

Clerk of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

26-0485

Report to the Board of Commissioners on the District’s intention to issue

General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds in an amount not to exceed

$550,000,000

Public Hearing Comments

Recess and Convene as Committee of the Whole

Public Comments

Committee of the Whole

Executive Session

Recess and Reconvene as Board of Commissioners

Finance Committee

Report

26-0490

26-0491

Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of June 2026, in the amount of

$43,632,679.22

June 2026 Cash Disbursements Summary

Attachments:

Report on payment of principal and interest for outstanding District bonds due

on July 1, 2026

DS 2026-07 att.pdf

Attachments:

Procurement Committee

Report

26-0454

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

26-0456

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 23, 2026

26-0457

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, June 12, 2026

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 30, 2026

26-0468

Authorization

26-0474

Authorization to amend Board Order of April 16, 2026, regarding Issue purchase

order and enter into an agreement with AT&T Enterprises, LLC, for Telemetry

Services in an amount not to exceed $372,448.22, Account 101-27000-612210,

Requisition 1655902, Agenda Item No. 18, File No. 26-0247

Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of April 26, 2026 - Agenda Item No. 18, File

Attachments:

Authority to Advertise

26-0453

Authority to advertise Contract 26-934-11, Furnishing and Delivering

Magnesium Chloride, estimated cost $1,071,200.00, Account

101-69000-623560, Requisition 1660336

Contract 26-934-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

Issue Purchase Order

26-0458

Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to provide Hewlett Packard

Maintenance for HPE SANs equipment, in an amount not to exceed

$411,820.98, Account 101-27000-612810, Requisition 1660007

26-0459

26-0460

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Workiva Inc., to provide

Software Hosting and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to

exceed $435,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1660622

Issue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water

Solutions, Inc., to furnish and deliver parts for the Distributed Control System

(DCS) at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed

$139,158.00, Account 101-69000-623070, Requisition 1657273

26-0461

26-0462

Issue purchase orders to George E. Booth Co., Inc., to furnish and deliver

analyzer materials and equipment to various locations for a three-year period, in

an amount not to exceed $360,000.00, Accounts 101-67000, 68000,

69000-623070

Issue purchase order to Transchicago Truck Group, to furnish and deliver two

(2) new 2026 Freightliner 108SD truck chassis and two (2) new 2026

Freightliner 108SD Plus upfit packages with Monroe plows, to the Stickney

Water Reclamation Plant, under Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing

Contract No. 032824-DAI, in an amount not to exceed $604,827.00, Account

101-69000-634860, Requisition 1656092

26-0463

26-0473

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with ABB Inc., for a

multi-year system update to provide controller migration in the PCB, Grit,

Clarifier, and Pump and Blower House for the ABB Distributed Control System

(DCS) at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed

$5,857,110.00, Account 101-67000-612650, Requisitions 1659834

Issue purchase order for Contract 26-805-11, Furnish and Deliver Storage

Tanks to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an

amount not to exceed $465,000.00, Account 101-68000-634650, Requisition

1655699

Contract 26-805-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Attachments:

26-0475

26-0480

26-0481

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 25-RFP-21

Rebuild of Dewatering Facility, CWRP, with IHC Construction Companies LLC,

in an amount not to exceed $7,105,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-612450,

645650, and 645750, Requisition 1647436.

Issue purchase order to Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, to provide a Lower

Bearing Assembly for the SEPA 3 and 4 Screw Pumps at the Calumet Water

Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $68,000.00, Account

101-68000-623270, Requisition 1661142

Issue purchase order for Contract 26-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric

Acid, to Alexander Chemical Corporation, in an amount not to exceed

$164,080.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1656819

Contract 26-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Attachments:

26-0482

Issue purchase order for Contract 26-641-11, Furnishing and Delivering Liquid

Carbon Dioxide to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to MACGAS, LLC, in

an amount not to exceed $1,587,600.00, Account 101-69000-623560,

Requisition 1656820

Contract 26-641-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Attachments:

Award Contract

26-0455

Authority to award Contract 26-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning at

Various Locations, to Pipe View, LLC dba Pipe View America, in an amount not

to exceed $2,809,800.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1653284

Contract 26-653-11 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D and Appe

Attachments:

26-0472

Authority to award Contract 26-677-12 (Re-Bid), Overhead Door Maintenance at

Various Service Areas, Groups A, B, and C, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount

not to exceed $597,000.00, Accounts 101-67000/68000/69000-612680,

Requisitions 1643484, 1643074, and 1640185

Contract 26-677-12 Revised Appendix D Reports, Groups A,B,C - BCE-USA, LL

Attachments:

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

26-0451

Authority to decrease purchase order with Canon Solutions America, Inc. for

maintenance and supplies of multifunctional photocopier devices and printers in

an amount of $204,596.16, from an amount of $579,513.04, to an amount not to

exceed $374,916.88, Account 101-27000-612810, Purchase Order 3116827

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3116827

Attachments:

26-0452

Authority to decrease purchase order and extend the agreement with Labyrinth

Solutions LLC d/b/a LSI Consulting, for Contract 22-RFP-14 SAP Consulting

Services, in an amount of $72,705.00, from an amount of $429,090.00, to an

amount not to exceed $356,385.00, Account 101-27000-612430, Purchase

Order 3123966

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3123966

Attachments:

26-0476

26-0477

Authority to increase Contract 06-360-3SR Upper Des Plaines Intercepting

Sewer 14B Rehabilitation, NSA, to Michels Trenchless, Inc. in an amount of

$948,594.00, from an amount of $36,517,025.05, to an amount not to exceed

$37,465,619.05, Account 401-50000-645700, Purchase Order 4000100

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000100

Attachments:

Authority to increase Contract 21-091-3P Phosphorus Removal Modifications to

Battery D, O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies,

LLC in an amount of $31,018.92, from an amount of $15,565,795.77, to an

amount not to exceed $15,596,814.69, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase

Order 4000099

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000099

Attachments:

26-0478

Authority to increase Contract 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline

Replacement - Section 1, NSA, Rebid, to Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp. in

an amount of $165,214.28, from an amount of $32,539,940.03, to an amount

not to exceed $32,705,154.31, Account 401-50000-645750, Purchase Order

4000091

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000091

Attachments:

Budget & Employment Committee

Authorization

26-0493

Authority to transfer 2026 departmental appropriations in the amount of

$248,000.00 in the Corporate Fund, and Stormwater Management Fund

07.16.26 Board Transfer for Board Approval #1

07.16.26 Board Transfer for Board Approval #2

Attachments:

Engineering Committee

Report

26-0486

Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the

Director of Engineering during the month of June 2026

Attachment 1 CO Report June 2026 Contingency.pdf

Attachment 2 CO Status Report June 2026 Final.pdf

Attachments:

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

26-0465

26-0466

26-0467

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Peter Hopp vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 19WC6924, Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $400,100.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Nitin Shukla vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC007300 Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $165,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claims of Silvana Chimera vs.

MWRDGC, Claim numbers 20WC030262 and 21WC007233 Illinois Workers’

Compensation Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $108,966.25, Account

901-30000-601090

Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

Report

26-0469

Report of Collective Bargaining Activities in 2026

Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee

Report

26-0464

Report on the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Metropolitan

Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund

2025 ACFR SUMMARY PRESENTATION

Attachments:

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

26-0470

Authority to issue a one-week permit to Chicago Transit Authority to temporarily

park vehicles as part of its Annual Employee Jamboree on 6.61± acres of

District real estate located at 3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as

North Shore Channel Parcels 5.01, 5.02, and 5.03. Consideration shall be a

permit fee of $5,000.00

RE - CTA Permit to use NSC 5.01, 5.02, 5.03 for temp parking Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

26-0471

Authority to approve, execute, and make payment to the property owner of 9999

W. Roosevelt Road and 10001 W. Roosevelt Road in Westchester, Illinois, for

temporary easement extensions in connection with the Addison Creek Channel

Improvements Project (Contract 11-187-3F). Consideration shall be a

combined total amount of $9,774.16, Account 501-50000-667330, Stormwater

Management Fund

26-0479

26-0483

Authority to grant the City of Palos Heights a 47-year, 0.128± acre non-exclusive

easement to construct, operate, maintain, repair and replace a 24-inch sanitary

sewer on Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 8.08 in Palos Heights, Illinois. Consideration

shall be a nominal fee of $10.00

RE - Palos Heights 47-Year Easement Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

Authority to grant a 25-year, approximately 20’ x 1080’ non-exclusive easement

to Commonwealth Edison Company and Amrize Mid-America, Inc., as

co-grantees, to install, operate, maintain, repair, and replace electrical

transmission lines and related facilities on District real estate located south of

the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and east of Illinois Route 83 in Lemont,

Illinois; Main Channel Parcel 26.01. Consideration shall be an initial annual fee

of $5,000.00

RE - ComEd MCP 26.01 Easement Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

26-0489

Consent to assignment of lease agreement dated July 10, 2008, between the

District and Trinity Christian College on approximately 57 acres of District real

estate located near College Drive and Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights,

Illinois, known as Cal-Sag Channel Parcel 10.03, to Chicago Christian Schools.

Consideration shall be a document preparation fee of $5,000.00

RE - Trinity Lease Assignment Aerial.pdf

Attachments:

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

26-0487

Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the

Board of Education of School District 104 and the Village of Summit for the

design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Suburban Green

Schoolyard Pilot Project 3 in Summit, Contract 26-195-5F

26-195-5F Summit SD 104 IGA Exhibit.pdf

Attachments:

Miscellaneous and New Business

Additional Agenda Items

26-0494

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners

celebrating the life of Arnell A. Brady

(The above item was submitted after the agenda packet distribution)

Adjournment