Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, March 21, 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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11  
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18  
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21  
18  
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April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
19  
17  
21  
December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
19  
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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  
Resolution  
1
24-0189  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the  
month of March as Women's History Month and honoring four women of  
distinction  
2
3
4
24-0190  
24-0191  
24-0226  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Greek  
Independence Day  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing March  
22nd as World Water Day  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating the  
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School Boys Basketball Team  
Finance Committee  
Report  
5
6
7
24-0210  
24-0212  
24-0215  
Report on the investment interest income during January 2024  
Inv Int Inc 2024-01 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during January 2024  
Inv Purch 2024-01 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on the investment interest income during February 2024  
Inv Int Inc 2024-02 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
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9
24-0216  
24-0224  
Report on investments purchased during February 2024  
Inv Purch 2024-02 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of February 2024, in the amount  
of $28,002,241.92  
February 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
10  
11  
24-0217  
24-0222  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 5, 2024  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, March 12, 2024  
Authority to Advertise  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
24-0194  
24-0199  
24-0200  
24-0203  
24-0204  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-03 Vision Plan Administrator, for a  
three-year period, effective January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, estimated  
cost $33,000.00, Account 101-25000-601250  
Contract 24-RFP-03 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-604-11, Furnishing and Delivering Plumbing  
Supplies to Various Locations, estimated cost $207,000.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-623090, Requisitions 1610947, 1605016 and 1608903  
Contract 24-604-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-653-11, Underground Infrastructure Cleaning  
at Various Locations, estimated cost $2,682,000.00, Account  
101-66000-612600, Requisition 1613812  
Contract 24-653-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-416-11 Operating Engineering and Related  
Trade Services To the Main Office Building Complex, estimated cost  
$4,000,000.00, Accounts 101-15000-612370 and 612390, Requisition 1615820  
Contract 24-416-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-04 Lease One Digital, High-Speed Color  
Production Printing System and One Digital, High-Speed Monochrome  
Production Printing System With a Repair, Supply and Maintenance Agreement  
at The Main Office Building Annex, estimated cost $680,000.00, Accounts  
101-15000-612330 and 612800, Requisition 1616073 (As Revised)  
Contract 24-RFP-04 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
17  
18  
24-0205  
24-0219  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-425-11 Furnish and Deliver Paper to Various  
District Locations, estimated cost $217,000.00, Account 101-15000-623520,  
Requisition 1616437  
Contract 24-425-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-083-11 Furnish and Deliver Sump Pumps to  
Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, estimated cost $33,000.00,  
Account 101-20000-623090 and 623270  
Contract 24-083-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
19  
20  
24-0186  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
Mimecast Add On - Internal Email Protect, in an amount not to exceed  
$18,760.00, Account 101-27000-623800, Requisition 1615816  
24-0188  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc. for  
Preventive Maintenance, Technical Support, Repairs, Parts, and Consumable  
Supplies for Six AQ400 Discrete Analyzers at Various Locations in an amount  
not to exceed $37,365.00, Accounts 101-16000-612970, 623570, Requisition  
1614220  
21  
22  
24-0202  
Issue purchase order to 101 Erie Hotel LLC for maintenance and operation of  
the common areas of the 101-111 East Erie Street Building, in an amount not to  
exceed $71,053.50, Account 101-15000-612390, Requisition 1614045  
Award Contract  
24-0220  
Authority to award Contract 24-645-12 (Re-Bid), Scavenger Services in the  
North Service Area and the Lockport Powerhouse, Group A to Allied Waste  
Transportation, Inc. dba Republic Services of Chicago, in an amount not to  
exceed $762,000.00, and Groups B, C, D, and E to Flood Bros. Disposal Co., in  
an amount not to exceed $620,400.00. Accounts 101-66000/67000-612520  
Requisitions 1600996, 1600069, 1600890, 1600291, and 1602429  
Contract 24-645-12 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report - G  
Contract 24-645-12 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report - G  
Attachments:  
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24  
24-0221  
24-0223  
Authority to award Contract 24-690-11, Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids from  
LASMA and CALSMA, Groups A and B, to Stewart Spreading, Inc., in an amount  
not to exceed $5,940,000.00, Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions  
1606394 and 1606557  
Contract 24-690-11 - Affirmative Action Goals Reports and Revised Appendix D  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 24-670-11, Inspection and Repair of Cranes and  
Hoists at Various Locations, to Sievert Electric Service & Sales Co., in an  
amount not to exceed $953,900.00, Accounts  
101-67000/68000/69000-612240/612680, Requisitions 1606406, 1606408, and  
1606424  
Contract 24-670-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
25  
26  
24-0196  
Authority to increase Contract 21-603-31, Sludge Pumping Improvements at  
Various Locations to Independent Mechanical Industries, Inc., in an amount of  
$303,563.00, from an amount of $8,291,115.00 to an amount not to exceed  
$8,594,678.00, Account 401-50000-645650, Purchase Order 5001867  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001867  
Attachments:  
24-0197  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with Baker Tilly  
US, LLP for Contract 19-RFP-33, Professional Auditing Services, in an amount  
of $322,000.00 from an amount of $842,750.00, to an amount not to exceed  
$1,164,750.00, Accounts 101-40000-612430 and P802-11000-798200,  
Purchase Order 3111905  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3111905  
Attachments:  
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28  
29  
30  
24-0206  
24-0207  
24-0211  
24-0225  
Authority to increase and extend purchase order, for Contract 20-425-12  
(Re-Bid) Furnish and Deliver Paper to Various District Locations for a Thirty-Six  
(36) Month Period, with Bebon Office Machines Co., in an amount not to exceed  
$20,000.00, from an amount of $179,403.48, to an amount not to exceed  
$199,403.48, Account 101-15000-623520, Purchase Order 3112984  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3112984  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 14-253-AF Diversion Channel for Flood Control  
Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, CSA to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen &  
Associates LLC, in an amount of $106,813.63, from an amount of  
$11,020,615.68, to an amount not to exceed $11,127,429.31, Account  
501-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000089  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000089.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase Contract 15-266-4H5 Decommissioning of the Thornton  
Transitional Reservoir, Calumet Service Area, Rebid, to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC in an amount of $24,006.40, from an amount of  
$26,092,698.66, to an amount not to exceed $26,116,705.06, Account  
401-50000-645620, Purchase Order 4000082  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000082  
Attachments:  
Authority to increase purchase order and amend the agreement with V3  
Companies of Illinois, LTD., for professional services for Contract 14-263-3F  
Flood Control Project for the Melvina Ditch Watershed, in an amount of  
$250,000.00, from an amount of $1,362,712.77, to an amount not to exceed  
$1,612,712.77, Account 501-50000-612450, Purchase Order 3083712 (As  
Revised)  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3083712  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
31  
24-0214  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of February 2024  
Attachment 1 CO Report February 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report February 2024 Final  
Attachments:  
Attachment 3 CO Report February 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Judiciary Committee  
Authorization  
32  
24-0195  
Authority to settle the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Claim of Yolanda  
Fernandez vs. MWRDGC, Claim Number W003604754 in the sum of  
$49,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090  
Maintenance & Operations Committee  
Authorization  
33  
24-0198  
Authority to enter into two amendments of lease agreements with tenant  
farmers for land parcels located at the Prairie Plan Site in Fulton County, Illinois,  
pursuant to 22-RFP-17, Farm Management Support Services  
2023 leases BL attachment.pdf  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment