Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, February 16, 2023  
10:30 AM  
Board Room  
Board of Commissioners  
Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner Cameron Davis, Vice-President  
Kimberly Du Buclet, Commissioner 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.  
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  
Memorial Resolution  
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23-0185  
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners  
celebrating the life of Laurence Msall  
Resolution  
23-0167  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
National Engineers Week and honoring the Society of Women Engineers  
Finance Committee  
Report  
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23-0187  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of January 2023, in the amount  
of $46,905,928.76  
Attachments:  
January 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
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23-0188  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, February 7, 2023  
Authorization  
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23-0161  
Authorization to amend Board Order of September 1, 2022, regarding Issue  
purchase order and enter into an agreement with Granicus, LLC., for Legistar  
Software Maintenance and Support for a three-year period, in an amount not to  
exceed $110,271.94, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1585240,  
Agenda Item No. 19, File No. 22-0727  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of September 1, 2022, Agenda Item No. 19  
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23-0162  
Authorization to amend Board Order of November 3, 2022, regarding Issue  
purchase order and enter into an agreement with Illinois Department of  
Innovation and Technology, an Illinois State Agency, for LEADS Access and  
Support, in an amount not to exceed $69,087.60, Account 101-27000-612210,  
Requisition 1590101, Agenda Item No. 24, File No. 22-0959  
Attachments:  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of November 3, 2022, Agenda Item No. 24,  
Authority to Advertise  
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23-0163  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-936-11, Furnishing and Delivering Citric  
Acid, estimated cost $142,800.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition  
1593363  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-936-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
23-0166  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-362-11 for public tender of bids for a 14-year  
lease on 22.9± acres of District real estate located at 15660 Canal Bank Road  
in Lemont, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 23.03. The minimum initial  
annual rental bid shall be established at $500,000.00  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-362-11 - Aerial View - Main Channel Parcel 23.03, Lemont IL  
PMM - Authority to advertise MCP 23.03 Lemont Support Letter  
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23-0168  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-04 to Provide IT Security Consulting for  
a One-Year Period, estimated cost $95,000.00, Account 101-27000-612430,  
Requisition 1595855  
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23-0178  
23-0179  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-070-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Batteries to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost  
$50,000.00, Account 101-20000-623070, 623250.  
Authority to advertise Contract 23-073-11 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous  
Lab Accessories to various locations for a one (1) year period, estimated cost  
$40,000.00, Account 101-20000-623570  
Attachments:  
Contract 23-073-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Issue Purchase Order  
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23-0158  
Issue purchase order to R.S. Means Company, LLC, for RSMeans Online  
Annual License Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $21,345.00, Account  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1595671  
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23-0159  
23-0165  
23-0170  
Issue purchase order to Canon Solutions America, Inc., for eCopy Sharescan  
Software Maintenance Renewal, in an amount not to exceed $14,844.05,  
Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1595808  
Issue purchase order to Kofax, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver Software  
Maintenance and Support for the Kofax Network Fax Software, in an amount  
not to exceed $33,458.98, Account 101-27000-612840, Requisition 1595176  
Issue purchase order and enter into agreement with OTT HydroMet Corp. for a  
Telemetry System for Water Quality Monitoring in the Chicago Area Waterway  
System and Network Communication Services, in an amount not to exceed  
$58,445.40, Accounts 101-16000-612490, 623570, Requisition 1592990  
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23-0189  
23-0192  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with e-Builder Inc. for  
Contract 21-868-1C, e-Builder Consulting Services, in an amount not to  
exceed $380,000.00, Account 101-50000-612430, Requisition 1587927  
Issue purchase order to Sutton Ford, Inc., to furnish and deliver two 2023 Ford  
Hybrid Police Interceptor Utility vehicles under the State of Illinois Joint  
Purchasing Contract 22-416CMS-BOSS4-P-41049, in an amount not to  
exceed $102,989.60, Account 101-15000-634860, Requisition 1595843  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
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23-0171  
Authority to increase Contract 22-107-21 Installation of a New Air Diffuser  
System in the North Aeration Basin and Associated Work at the Egan Water  
Reclamation Plant (EWRP) to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc. in an  
amount of $35,156.00, from an amount of $2,390,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $2,425,156.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001882  
23-0174  
Authority to decrease purchase order for Contract 19-109-12 (Re-Bid),  
Repairs, Service and Parts for American Sigma/Hach Auto Samplers,  
Flowmeters and Sampling Accessories to Hach Company, in an amount of  
$10,644.50, from an amount of $64,415.12, to an amount not to exceed  
$53,770.62, Account 101-16000-612970, Purchase Order 3106324  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3106324  
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23-0175  
Authority to increase Contract 11-186-3F Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood,  
Illinois, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $12,833.02,  
from an amount of $81,291,388.93, to an amount not to exceed  
$81,304,221.95, Account 401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000068  
Attachments:  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000068  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
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23-0182  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of January 2023  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 CO Report January 2023 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report January 2023.pdf  
Authorization  
23-0184  
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Authority to make payment to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for  
the non-federal sponsor’s share of the costs associated with the Upper Des  
Plaines River and Tributaries Study, in an amount of $49,999.00, Account  
501-50000-645630 (As Revised)  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
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23-0160  
Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Sean Kingsley vs.  
MWRDGC, Claim number 18 WC 18079, Illinois Workers’ Compensation  
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $15,812.80, Account 901-30000-601090  
Public Health & Welfare Committee  
Authorization  
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23-0193  
Authority to adopt a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Policy  
Public Information & Education  
Authorization  
23-0191  
Authorization to allow participation in 2023 Parades  
Real Estate Development Committee  
Authorization  
23-0186  
Authority to issue a 2½-year permit extension to the Illinois State Toll Highway  
Authority to continue to use an approximately 15.5± acre portion of the  
Majewski Reservoir Site to maintain, repair, reconstruct and restore an existing  
access road located east of Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village, Illinois to  
remove approximately five hundred thousand (500,000) cubic yards of soil for  
roadway improvement work in connection with the construction of the Elgin  
O’Hare Western Access Project. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of  
$10.00  
Attachments:  
RE - ISHTA Permit P-579 Aerial.pdf  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Additional Agenda Items  
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23-0194  
23-0195  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
February as Black History Month and honoring Shermann Thomas  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing  
February as Black History Month and honoring Lieutenant Governor Juliana  
Stratton  
(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)  
Adjournment