Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of  
Greater Chicago  
100 East Erie Street  
Chicago, IL 60611  
Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final  
Thursday, April 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  
Flynn  
Spyropoulos  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Pogorzelski  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Federal Legislation  
Steele  
Finance  
Garcia  
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  
Brady-Davis  
Pogorzelski  
Spyropoulos  
Flynn  
Garcia  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Pogorzelski  
Pogorzelski  
Brown  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Spyropoulos  
Davis  
Brown  
Garcia  
Steele  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Brady-Davis  
Flynn  
Real Estate Development  
State Legislation & Rules  
Stormwater Management  
Brown  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Davis  
Corral Sepúlveda  
Garcia  
Brown  
2024 REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE  
January  
February  
March  
4
1
7
4
2
6
11  
8
5
3
7
18  
15  
21  
18  
16  
20  
April  
May  
June  
July  
August  
September  
October  
November  
19  
17  
21  
December  
December  
3 (Annual Meeting)  
19  
5
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
24-0280  
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing April as  
National Arab American Heritage Month  
Finance Committee  
Report  
2
3
4
5
24-0282  
24-0283  
24-0284  
24-0299  
Report on the investment interest income during March 2024  
Inv Int Inc 2024-03 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investments purchased during March 2024  
Inv Purch 2024-03 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on investment inventory statistics at March 31, 2024  
Inv Stat 2024 Q1 att.pdf  
Attachments:  
Report on Cash Disbursements for the Month of March 2024, in the amount of  
$22,351,146.67  
March 2024 Cash Disbursements Summary  
Attachments:  
Authorization  
6
24-0296  
Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of  
Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $1,417.72,  
Accounts 101-11000-612050 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080  
Procurement Committee  
Report  
7
24-0277  
Report on Board Order of February 15, 2024, regarding Issue purchase order to  
AT&T Corp., to Furnish and Deliver POTs Local and Long Distance Services, in  
an amount not to exceed $633,600.00, Account 101-27000-612210, Requisition  
1614596, Agenda Item No. 17, File No. 24-0106  
Transmittal Letter for Board Meeting of February 15, 2024 - Agenda Item No. 17  
Attachments:  
8
9
24-0297  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 9, 2024  
Report of bid opening of Tuesday, April 2, 2024  
24-0300  
Authorization  
10  
11  
24-0266  
Authorization to exercise an option to extend and amend agreement with  
American PowerNet Management, LP, for Contract 21-RFP-06 Environmental  
Attributes Services Provider, for 2025-2026  
Authority to Advertise  
24-0260  
Authority to advertise Contract 20-161-3S Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 3  
Rehabilitation, SSA, estimated cost between $16,150,000.00 and  
$19,550,000.00, Account 401-50000-645700, Requisition 1617130  
Contract 20-161-3S-Project Fact Sheet  
Attachments:  
Contract 20-161-3S Affirmative Action Goals Report - 98% Review  
12  
13  
24-0267  
24-0278  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-695-21, Truck Scale Replacement at Various  
Locations, Groups A, B and C, estimated cost $850,000.00, Accounts  
201-50000-645750, Requisition 1615890  
Contract 24-695-21 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A, B and C  
Attachments:  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-RFP-06, Professional Real Estate Appraisal  
Services for a three-year period, estimated cost $350,000.00. Account  
101-30000-612430, Requisitions 1617532, 1617533  
Contract 24-RFP-06 Affirmative Action Goals Report  
Attachments:  
14  
24-0285  
Authority to advertise Contract 24-650-11, Portable Toilets at Various Locations,  
estimated cost $64,190.00, Accounts  
101/501-50000/66000/68000/69000-612330/612680, Requisitions 1614027,  
1615314 and 1615576  
Contract 24-650-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group A  
Contract 24-650-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group B  
Contract 24-650-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Group C  
Attachments:  
Issue Purchase Order  
15  
24-0244  
Issue Purchase Order and amend the Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook  
County authorizing Cook County’s Office of the Independent Inspector General  
to serve as the District's Inspector General for an additional one-year period in  
an amount not to exceed $600,000.00, Account 101-11000-612430, Requisition  
1614941 (As Revised)(Deferred from the April 4, 2024 Board Meeting)  
Legislative History  
4/4/24  
Board of Commissioners  
Deferred  
16  
24-0263  
Issue a purchase order and enter into agreement with Stantec Consulting  
Services, Inc. for Contract 23-CON-01 Civil Consulting Support Services in an  
amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-612450 and  
501-50000-612450, Requisition 1617226  
Contract 21-869-3S Affirmative Action Goals and Appendix A Report - Stantec C  
Attachments:  
17  
18  
24-0268  
24-0273  
Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for LogicMonitor Infrastructure  
Monitoring Solution, in an amount not to exceed $112,890.00, Accounts  
101-27000-612820, Requisition 1617527  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with SEAL Analytical Inc. to  
Furnish, Deliver, and Install an Automated Discrete Analyzer, Peripheral  
Equipment, and Preventive Maintenance in the Analytical Laboratory at the Egan  
Water Reclamation Plant in an amount not to exceed $54,815.00, Accounts  
101-16000-612970, 634970, Requisition 1615056  
19  
20  
21  
24-0274  
24-0279  
24-0288  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Hewlett-Packard  
Company for the purchase of new and replacement computer hardware and  
software, in an amount not to exceed $1,005,000.00, Account  
101-27000-623810, Requisition 1617529  
Issue purchase order to Pitney Bowes, Inc., to furnish, deliver, install, and  
maintain mail metering machine at the Main Office Building (MOB), under the  
Sourcewell Purchasing Contract No. 011322-PIT, in an amount not to exceed  
$47,399.54, Accounts 101-15000-612800/623520/634800, Requisition 1617541  
Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with ABB, Inc., to Furnish,  
Deliver and Install a New Fiber Communications Network for the O’Brien Water  
Reclamation Plant DCS System, in an amount not to exceed $2,280,000.00,  
Account 101-67000-612650, Requisition 1610407  
22  
24-0292  
Issue purchase order to Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc., to Furnish and Deliver a  
2024 Ford F-550 Upfit Package to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, under  
Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 062222-AEB in an  
amount not to exceed $50,976.00, Accounts 101-69000-634860, Requisition  
1616883  
23  
24  
24-0293  
24-0294  
Issue purchase order to Parkson Corporation, to Furnish and Deliver Two  
Shafted Screws for the Screening Compactors in the Fine Screen Area at the  
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to exceed $36,900.00,  
Accounts 101-69000-623270, Requisition 1616804  
Issue purchase order to Grignard Company, LLC, to Furnish and Deliver  
Struvicide O PM to the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an amount not to  
exceed $241,000.00, Account 101-69000-623560, Requisition 1615877  
Award Contract  
25  
26  
24-0286  
24-0287  
Authority to award Contract 24-672-11, Furnishing and Delivering Tires for  
Heavy Equipment to Various Locations, Groups A and B, to Commercial Tire  
Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, Accounts  
101-68000/69000-623250, Requisitions 1608926 and 1608834  
Contract 24-672-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf  
Attachments:  
Authority to award Contract 24-696-11, Services of Tractor Mounted Paddle  
Aerators and Rotavators with Operators, Groups A and B, to Bechstein-Klatt  
Loading & Shredding, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $6,847,500.00,  
Accounts 101-68000/69000-612520, Requisitions 1607880 and 1610004  
Contract 24-696-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report - Groups A and B.pdf  
Attachments:  
Increase Purchase Order/Change Order  
27  
28  
24-0258  
Authority to increase Contract 23-636-11, Furnishing and Delivering Hydrogen  
Peroxide to Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, in an amount of $36,000.00,  
from an amount of $252,245.16, to an amount not to exceed $288,245.16,  
Account 101-69000-623560, Purchase Order 3122525  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3122525  
Attachments:  
24-0261  
Authority to increase Contract 18-254-3P Chemical Phosphorus Removal  
Facility, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction Companies,  
LLC, in an amount of $36,797.24, from an amount of $16,297,381.85, to an  
amount not to exceed $16,334,179.09, Account 201-50000-645650, Purchase  
Order 4000092  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000092.pdf  
Attachments:  
29  
24-0265  
Authority to increase Contract 17-135-3V Roof Replacement of the Lue-Hing  
M&R Complex, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, to IHC Construction  
Companies, LLC in an amount of $100,708.73, from an amount of  
$11,043,692.51, to an amount not to exceed $11,144,401.24, Account  
401-50000-645780, Purchase Order 4000094  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000094.PDF  
Attachments:  
30  
24-0271  
Authority to increase purchase order and agreement with Alfa Laval, Inc., to  
Provide Off-site Centrifuge Rehabilitation and Repair Services and On-site  
Technical Services as needed for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, in an  
amount of $260,000.00, from an amount of $2,065,000.00, to an amount not to  
exceed $2,325,000.00, Account 101-69000-612650, Purchase Order 3119284  
Change Order Log - Purchase Order 3119284  
Attachments:  
Engineering Committee  
Report  
31  
24-0295  
Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the  
Director of Engineering during the month of March 2024  
Attachment 1 CO Report March 2024 5% Contingency.pdf  
Attachment 2 CO Status Report March 2024 FINAL.pdf  
Attachments:  
Labor & Industrial Relations Committee  
Report  
32  
24-0275  
Report of Collective Bargaining Activities in 2024  
Rep EE Budgeted Positions - 2024.pdf  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Committee  
Report  
33  
24-0264  
Report on Conceptual Stormwater Project Submittals  
Exhibit_StormwaterImprovementsinPosen  
Attachments:  
Miscellaneous and New Business  
Adjournment