Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final

Thursday, June 15, 2023

10:30 AM

Board Room

Board of Commissioners

Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner Cameron Davis, 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.

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

Brown

Steele

Corral Sepúlveda

Spyropoulos

Davis

Brown

Garcia

Corral Sepúlveda

Flynn

Real Estate Development

State Legislation & Rules

Stormwater Management

Brown

Garcia

Brown

Davis

2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

5 (Annual Meeting)

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

23-0606

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners

celebrating the life of Paulette Marshall

Resolution

23-0602

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing June

19th as Juneteenth

23-0611

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing

National Pollinators Week

Finance Committee

Report

23-0585

23-0614

Report on the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and of the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retiree Health Care Trust

Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of May 2023, in the amount of

$26,465,203.11

Attachments:

May 2023 Cash Disbursements Summary.pdf

Procurement Committee

Report

23-0612

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Authorization

23-0586

Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 23-360-11 Proposal

to Lease 6,123± square feet of District real estate located along the North

Branch of the Chicago River adjacent to 4030 North Rockwell Street in

Chicago, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 10.05, for a ten (10)

year term from Albany, Inc., in the amount of $11,500.00

Attachments:

Contract 23-360-11 Aerial View - North Shore Channel Parcel 10.05

Contract 23-360-11 Letter of Support from City of Chicago City Council re. North

23-0587

Authorization to accept initial annual rental bid for Contract 23-362-11 Proposal

to Lease 22.9± acres of District real estate located at 15660 Canal Bank Road

in Lemont, Illinois, known as Main Channel Parcel 23.03, for a fourteen (14)

year term from A. Block Marketing, Inc. in the amount of $602,000.00

Attachments:

Contract 23-362-11 Aerial View - Main Channel Parcel 23.03

Contract 23-362-11 Letter of Support from Village of Lemont re. Main Channel P

23-0601

Authorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with

Enerwise Global Technologies, LLC dba CPower for energy curtailment

services under Contract 20-RFP-17 for years 2024-2027

Authority to Advertise

23-0569

23-0575

Authority to advertise Contract 23-603-11 Furnishing and Delivering Roadway

Rock Salt to Various Service Areas, estimated cost $128,100.00, Accounts

101-67000/68000/69000-623130, Requisitions 1598080, 1598252, and

1598172

Attachments:

Contract 23-603-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to advertise Contract 23-117-11 Identification of Benthic

Macroinvertebrates, estimated cost $14,760.00, Account 101-16000-612490,

Requisition 1599759

23-0576

23-0578

Authority to advertise Contract 23-116-11 Analysis of Sediment Toxicity,

estimated cost $11,700.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1599758

Authority to advertise Contract 22-601-21 Furnish, Deliver and Install Bag

Filters at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $250,000.00,

Account 201-50000-645750 Requisition 1598263

Attachments:

Contract 22-601-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report

23-0579

Authority to advertise Contract 23-682-11, Chemical Grouting Services,

estimated cost $90,000.00, Account 101-66000-612600, Requisition 1600886

Attachments:

Contract 23-682-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised

23-0584

Authority to advertise Contract 23-883-1Z, Furnish, Deliver, and Install One

Digital Wide Format Scanner and Printer/Copier, Main Office Building Annex,

estimated cost $40,000.00, Accounts 101-50000-634990 and

101-50000-612800, Requisition 1601011

Attachments:

Contract 23-883-1Z Affirmative Action Goals Report

23-0588

23-0589

23-0591

Authority to advertise Contract 23-419-11 Elevator Maintenance and Repair

Service at The Main Office Building Complex, estimated cost $172,000.00,

Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Requisition 1601240

Attachments:

Contract 23-419-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report

Authority to advertise Contract 23-RFP-15 Consulting Services to Develop an

Executive Level Performance Evaluation Process, estimated cost $15,000.00,

Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1601010

Attachments:

Contract 22-RFP-15 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised.pdf

Authority to advertise Contract 23-023-11, Furnish and Deliver Lab Chemicals

to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $108,000.00,

Account 101-20000-623570

Attachments:

Contract 23-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group B

Contract 23-023-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A.

Issue Purchase Order

23-0573

Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC for Nearmap Vertical for

Government with ArcGIS Integration, in an amount not to exceed $26,500.00,

Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1598430 (As Revised)

23-0574

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc. to

Furnish, Deliver, and Install an Automated Discrete Analyzer, Peripheral

Equipment, Preventive Maintenance, and Consumable Supplies in the

Analytical Laboratory at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in an amount

not to exceed $59,523.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 634970, Requisition

1600304

23-0590

23-0597

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Benefitfocus.com for

Employee Benefits Software, in an amount not to exceed $434,000.00,

Accounts 101-25000-612430 and 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1601239 (As

Revised)

Issue purchase order to Landoll Company, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver One

New Narrow Aisle Warehouse Forklift to the Stickney Water Reclamation

Plant, under General Services Administration (GSA) Joint Purchasing Contract

No. 47QMCA21D000C, in an amount not to exceed $98,600.40, Account

101-20000-634760, Requisition 1600074

23-0598

Issue purchase order to Peterson and Matz, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver One

(1) Sulzer Turbo Blower Assembly to the Hanover Park Water Reclamation

Plant, in an amount not to exceed $228,910.00, Account 101-67000-623270,

Requisition 1600309.

23-0599

Issue purchase order to Russo Hardware, Inc d/b/a Russo Power Equipment

to Furnish and Deliver Four (4) Kubota Mowers to the Stickney Water

Reclamation Plant, under the Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing

Co-operative Contract Number 031121-KBA, in an amount not to exceed

$35,096.84, Account 101-69000-634990, Requisition 1597808

Award Contract

23-0593

Authority to award Contract 23-004-12 Furnish and Deliver Miscellaneous

Steel and Stainless Steel to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period,

Groups A, B and E to RKM Metals LLC, in an amount not to exceed

$86,612.18, and Groups C and D to Super Roco Steel and Tube LTD. II, in an

amount not to exceed $119,429.46. Accounts 101-20000-623030, 623130 (As

Revised)

Attachments:

Contract 23-004-12 Item Descriptions - Groups A, B, C, D, E AND F.pdf

23-0594

Authority to award Contract 23-053-11, Furnish and Deliver Lamps &

Emergency Lighting to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A

to Neher Electric Supply, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $15,600.19, and

Group B to Helsel-Jepperson Electrical, Inc., in an amount not to exceed

$15,882.90 Account 101-20000-623070.

Attachments:

Contract 23-053-11- Item Descriptions - Groups A and B.pdf

23-0596

23-0600

Authority to award Contract 23-083-11, Furnish and Deliver Sump Pumps to

Various Locations for a One-Year Period, to Marco Supply Company, Inc.

D/B/A Johnson Pipe & Supply Corp., in an amount not to exceed $25,426.33,

Accounts 101-20000-623090, 623270.

Authority to award Contract 23-659-11, Agricultural Management, Agricultural

Fieldside Mowing, and Fence Installation and Repair in Fulton County, Illinois,

Group B, to C&J Mowing and Fencing, LLC, in an amount not to exceed

$375,000.00, Accounts 101-69000-612420, Requisition 1576860

Attachments:

Contract 23-659-11 (Group B) Revised Appendix D Report - C&J Mowing and F

23-0616

Authority to award Contract 21-091-3P, Phosphorus Removal Modifications to

Battery D at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant to IHC Construction

Companies LLC, in an amount not to exceed $14,850,000.00, plus a five (5)

percent allowance for change orders in an amount of $742,500.00, for a total

amount not to exceed $15,592,500.00, Account 401-50000-645650,

Requisition 1595818

Attachments:

Contract 21-091-3P Affirmative Action Goals Report - IHC Construction Compan

Contract 21-091-3P Revised Appendix D Report - IHC Construction Companies,

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order

23-0577

Authority to increase Contract 18-702-31, Furnish, Deliver, and Install Disc

Filters at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, to Independent Mechanical

Industries, Inc., in an amount of $590,000.00 from an amount of $8,862,316.00

to an amount not to exceed $9,452,316.00, Account 401-50000-645650,

Purchase Order 5001863

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001863

23-0580

23-0582

Authority to increase and extend the agreement for Contract 17-483-12 with

TierPoint, LLC, Provide Co-Location Services for District Infrastructure, in an

amount of $21,300.00, from an amount of $321,246.66, to an amount not to

exceed $342,546.66, Account 101-27000-612330, Purchase Order 3105936

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3105936

Authority to increase Contract 15-830-3D Replacement of Tailrace Stop Logs,

Headrace Gates, and Equipment at Lockport Powerhouse, Stickney Service

Area, to IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C. in an amount of $327,758.26,

from an amount of $13,782,011.82, to an amount not to exceed

$14,109,770.08, Account 401-50000-645720, Purchase Order 4000070

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000070

23-0604

Authority to increase Contract 04-128-3P Westside Primary Settling Tanks 1-9

and Aerated Grit Facility, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC

Construction and F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen Joint Venture in an amount of

$860,528.33, from an amount of $234,103,064.64, to an amount not to exceed

$234,963,592.97, Accounts 401-50000-645650, 645780, 645680, Purchase

Order 4000020 (As Revised)

Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000020

Judiciary Committee

Authorization

23-0566

23-0568

23-0603

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of George Pacius vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC007157, Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $59,272.21, Account 901-30000-601090

Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claims of Chaz Payne

vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number 23WC012268 in the sum of $76,276.38,

Account 901-30000-601090

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Kevin Devereux vs.

MWRDGC, Claim number 20 WC 28936, Illinois Workers’ Compensation

Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $45,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090

23-0609

Request for Order approving and adopting the Hearing Officer’s Report

consisting of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Orders to the Board of

Commissioners in the administrative appeal of City Colleges of Chicago

Community College District No. 508 v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago, Appeal No. 22B-004

Attachments:

JUD - City Colleges Hearing Officer Report Approval REPORT.pdf

Maintenance & Operations Committee

Authorization

23-0621

Declaration of an operational emergency and ratification of Emergency

Contract 23-700-01, Repair of West Side Sludge Line on Devon Avenue in

Chicago, Illinois, with Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp., Account

901-67000-667220, Requisition 1601433

Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee

Authorization

23-0619

Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the

appointment of Thaddeus J. Kosowski as the Director of Human Resources for

the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Attachments:

Kosowski Thaddeus - Resume.pdf

Real Estate Development Committee

Authorization

23-0605

Authority to approve and execute a 3,125± sq. ft. permanent, non-exclusive

access easement from NeighborSpace for the East Garfield Park Eco Orchard

Project (18-IGA-05) near Sacramento Boulevard and 5th Avenue in Chicago,

Illinois

Attachments:

RE - Eco Orchard IGA Easement Aerial.pdf

23-0607

Authority to issue a 3-month soil boring permit to the Chicago Transit Authority

on portions of the District’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago,

Illinois. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00

Attachments:

RE - CTA Soil Boring Permit Aerial.pdf

Stormwater Management Committee

Authorization

23-0581

Authorization for payment to the City of Oak Forest, Illinois, for the disposal of

sediment from the La Crosse Avenue and Laporte Avenue culverts on Natalie

Creek in connection with Contract 14-252-5F, Flood Control Project on Natalie

Creek in Oak Forest and Midlothian, CSA, in an amount not to exceed

$10,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400

23-0608

23-0610

Authority to negotiate and enter into an American Rescue Plan Act

Subrecipient Agreement with Cook County for joint funding of stormwater

management projects located in Cook County

Attachments:

ARPA Stormwater Projects List.pdf

Authorization 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 Village of River Forest for the design, construction,

operation and maintenance of Green Alley Improvements in River Forest, SSA

(23-IGA-08) in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00, Account

501-50000-612400, Requisition 1591897, Agenda Item No. 54, File No.

22-1140

Attachments:

River Forest 23-IGA-08 - File #22-1140.pdf

Miscellaneous and New Business

Additional Agenda Items

23-0622

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

Sewer 14B Rehabilitation, NSA (Re-Bid), to Michels Trenchless, Inc., in an

amount not to exceed $36,082,848.50, plus a five (5) percent allowance for

change orders in an amount of $1,804,142.42, for a total amount not to exceed

$37,886,990.92, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1554039

23-0623

23-0613

MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners

celebrating the life of Maggie Singleton

MOTION to nominate _________________________ as Vice President of the

Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago

(The above items were submitted after the agenda packet distribution)

Adjournment