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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago
100 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Regular Board Meeting Consent Agenda - Final
Thursday, August 13, 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.

Board of Commissioners

August 13, 2026

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

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
Motion
1

26-0546

MOTION to reappoint David Ormsby, Inc. as public relations consultant for the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for an additional
one-year period in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00, Account
101-11000-612430

2

26-0558

MOTION to reappoint President Kari K. Steele as a Commissioner on the
Public Building Commission of Chicago

Ordinance
3

O26-002

Adopt Ordinance O26-002 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $185,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital
Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago
Attachments:

BTL O26-002 $185M

MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-002 - $185M GO Limited Tax Capital Improvement Bond
4

O26-003

Adopt Ordinance O26-003 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $15,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax
Capital Improvement Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago
Attachments:

BTL O26-003 $15M

MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-003 - $15M GO Unlimited Tax Capital Improvement Bond
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O26-004

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

Adopt Ordinance O26-004 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $200,000,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago
Attachments:

BTL O26-004 $200M
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-004 - $200M GO Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds.pdf

6

O26-005

Adopt Ordinance O26-005 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $32,500,000 General Obligation Limited Tax
Refunding Bonds of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago
Attachments:

BTL O26-005 $32.5M
MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-005 - $32.5M GO Limited Tax Refunding Bonds.pdf

7

O26-006

Adopt Ordinance O26-006 An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing For the
Issuance of Not to Exceed $42,500,000 General Obligation Unlimited Tax
Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Attachments:

BTL O26-006 $42.5M

MWRD 2026 - Ordinance Number O26-006 $42.5M GO Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds (Alterna
8

O26-007

Adopt Ordinance O26-007 An Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to
exceed $350,000,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Capital Improvement
Bonds (2026 IEPA Authorization) of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
of Greater Chicago for the purpose of financing capital improvements to the
District’s facilities; authorizing and providing for related Loan Agreements with
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency providing for loans from the
Revolving Loan Fund, and such other documents as may be necessary; and
providing for the levy of taxes to pay the interest on and principal of said Bonds
Attachments:

BTL-Ordinance O26-007
Bond Ord O26-007 FINAL.pdf

Finance Committee
Report
10

26-0515

Report on the investment interest income during June 2026
Attachments:

11

26-0516

Report on investments purchased during June 2026
Attachments:

12

26-0517

Inv Int Inc 2026-06 att.pdf

Inv Purch 2026-06 att.pdf

Report on investment inventory statistics at June 30, 2026
Attachments:

Inv Stat 2026 Q2 att.pdf

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Board of Commissioners

August 13, 2026

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

Procurement Committee
Report
13

26-0495

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 10, 2026

14

26-0511

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

15

26-0518

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

16

26-0524

Report of bid opening of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

17

26-0538

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 24, 2026

18

26-0539

Report of request for proposal (RFP) opening of Friday, July 31, 2026

Authority to Advertise
19

26-0534

Authority to advertise Contract 27-348-11, Services to Remove Hazardous
Materials from Various District Locations, on an as-needed basis for a three-year
period, estimated cost $275,000.00, Account 101-25000-612780, Requisition
1659234
Attachments:

20

26-0537

Authority to advertise Contract 27-970-11, Janitorial Services at Various
Locations, estimated cost $1,294,500.00, Account 101-69000-612490,
Requisition 1661709
Attachments:

21

26-0545

26-0557

Contract 27-970-11 Groups A, B, C, and D Affirmative Action Goals Report - Revised

Authority to advertise Contract 26-RFP-11 Sign Language Interpreter Services
for a three-year period, effective January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029,
estimated cost $210,000.00, Account 101-25000-612430, Requisition 1662239
Attachments:

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Contract 27-348-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

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

Authority to advertise Contract 26-006-11, Furnish and Deliver Janitorial
Supplies to Various Locations for a Three (3) Year Period, estimated cost
$543,000.00, Accounts 101-20000-623170, 623660
Attachments:

Contract 26-006-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Issue Purchase Order

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26-0514

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement for Contract 26-RFP-06
Employee Benefits Consulting Services with Foster & Foster Consulting
Actuaries, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $214,000.00, Account
101-25000-612430, Requisition 1649979
Attachments:

Contract 26-RFP-06 Affirmative Action Appendix A Report - Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries

24

26-0523

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with PTS, Professional
Technical Services, Inc. d/b/a EST Analytical to furnish, deliver, and install a
Skalar SP2000-3 Robotic Analyzer for Chemical Oxygen Demand, peripheral
equipment, and warranty, in an amount not to exceed $93,384.04, Accounts
101-16000-612970, 623570, and 634970, Requisition 1660954

25

26-0525

Issue purchase order to Emerson Process Management Power & Water
Solutions, Inc., to furnish and deliver electronic modules for the Distributed
Control System at the Kirie, Egan, and Hanover Park Water Reclamation
Plants, in an amount not to exceed $73,766.00, Account 101-67000-623070,
Requisition 1661967

26

26-0526

Issue purchase order to CDW Government LLC, for KnowBe4 Security
Awareness Training Diamond and PhishER Plus subscription licenses, in an
amount not to exceed $60,850.41, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition
1661924

27

26-0527

Issue purchase orders and enter into agreements for Contract 25-RFP-23,
Technical Assistance Program, with Zann & Associates, Inc. in an amount not
to exceed $372,470.80, and with HIRE360 in an amount not to exceed
$447,500.00, Account 101-15000-612430, Requisitions 1647434 and 1647435
Attachments:

Contract 25-RFP-23 (Group A) Affirmative Action Appendix A and Appendix V Report - Zann &

Contract 25-RFP-23 (Group B) Affirmative Action Appendix A and Appendix V Report - HIRE360
28

26-0528

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Christopher B. Burke
Engineering, Ltd. for Contract 24-CON-03 Professional Engineering Services
for Flood Control Projects for Combined Sewer Areas in the Little Calumet
River Watershed (Project 25-283-5F), in an amount not to exceed
$3,228,300.85, Accounts 501-50000-612440 and 612450, Requisition 1661628
Attachments:

29

26-0529

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Berkeley Research
Group, LLC for Contract 25-CON-04 Professional Services for Schedule Delay
Analysis (Project 24-894-3C), in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00,
Account 401-50000-612450, Requisition 1662216
Attachments:

30

26-0533

Contract 24-CON-03 (Project 25-283-5F) Affirmative Action Goals Report - Christopher B. Burke

Contract 25-CON-04 (Project 24-894-3C) Affirmative Action Goals Report - Berkeley Research G

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with HP Inc. for the purchase
of new and replacement computer hardware and software, in an amount not to
exceed $2,018,100.00, Account 101-27000-623810, Requisition 1660617

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Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

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26-0535

Issue purchase order and enter into an agreement with Benefitfocus.com, Inc.
to provide employee benefits software and services, in an amount not to exceed
$780,000.00, Account 101-27000-612820 and 101-25000-612430, Requisition
1662237

32

26-0541

Issue a purchase order to CIT Trucks, LLC, to furnish and deliver one (1)
medium-duty box truck to the Stickney Water Reclamation District, under
Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Purchasing Contract No. 032824-KTC, in an
amount not to exceed $132,059.20, Account 101-69000-634860, Requisition
1661633

Award Contract
33

26-0522

Authority to award Contract 26-419-11, Elevator Maintenance and Repair
Service at The Main Office Building Complex, to Parkway Elevators, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $209,494.42, Accounts 101-15000-612370/612390
Requisition 1655414
Attachments:

34

26-0540

Contract 26-419-11 Affirmative Action Goals and Revised Appendix D Report - Parkway Elevator

Authority to award Contract 26-915-11, Furnish, Deliver, and Change Out Media
in the Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Vessels at the Stickney Water Reclamation
Plant, to BCE-USA, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,692,453.00, Account
101-69000-612650, Requisition 1654025
Attachments:

Contract 26-915-11 Affirmative Action Goals Report.pdf

Increase Purchase Order/Change Order
35

26-0530

Authority to decrease Contract 23-169-1S McCook Reservoir Stage 1 Sediment
Removal, to K.L.F. Enterprises, Inc. in an amount of $3,327.54, from an amount
of $9,039,237.03, to an amount not to exceed $9,035,909.49. Account
101-50000-612620, Purchase Order 4000123
Attachments:

36

26-0531

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 4000123.pdf

Authority to increase Contract 22-875-1S Television Inspection and Recording
of Sewers and Manholes at Various Locations to National Power Rodding in an
amount of $326,300.00, from an amount of $7,525,000.00, to an amount not to
exceed $7,851,300.00, Account 101-50000-612240, Purchase Order 5001929
Attachments:

Change Order Log - Purchase Order 5001929.pdf

Budget & Employment Committee
Report

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26-0555

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

Report on Budgetary Revenues and Expenditures for the second quarter of
2026, ended June 30, 2026
Attachments:

2026 Q2 Budget Summary Report.pdf

Engineering Committee
Report
38

26-0532

Report on change orders authorized and time extensions from April through
June 2026 for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA
Attachments:

Attachment 1 COR Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2026.pdf
Attachment 2 COR Status Report for 11-187-3F April to June 2026.pdf

39

26-0547

Report on change orders authorized and time extensions approved by the
Director of Engineering during the month of July 2026
Attachments:

Attachment 1 CO Report July 2026 Contingency (revised).pdf
Attachment 2 CO Status Report July 2026 (revised).pdf
Attachment 3 TER Report for July 2026.pdf

Judiciary Committee
Authorization
40

26-0512

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Joseph Barrett vs.
MWRDGC, Claim number 25WC002859, Illinois Workers’ Compensation
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $72,067.93 Account 901-30000-601090

41

26-0513

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Todd Worth vs.
MWRDGC, Claim number 24WC27961 Illinois Workers’ Compensation
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $26,148.00, Account 901-30000-601090

42

26-0536

Authority to settle the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Robert Chorzepa vs.
MWRDGC, Claim number 22WC018377, Illinois Workers’ Compensation
Commission (IWCC), in the sum of $20,000.00, Account 901-30000-601090

Maintenance & Operations Committee
Report
43

26-0542

Report on change orders authorized and approved by the Director of
Maintenance and Operations during the month of July 2026
Attachments:

R-98 Report July 2026.pdf

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Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

Authorization
44

26-0559

Declaration of an emergency affecting public health and safety and ratification
of Emergency Contract 26-600-01, Thorn Creek Diversion Structure
Restoration to Airy’s Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, Account
101-66000-612600, Requisition 1662100

Pension, Human Resources & Civil Service Committee
Authorization
45

26-0519

Requesting the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners to the
appointment of James E. Fisher as the Director of Human Resources for the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Attachments:

Resume - J. Fisher (2026).pdf

Real Estate Development Committee
Authorization
46

26-0556

Authority to grant the Village of Alsip a 75-year, 0.321± acre non-exclusive
easement to construct, operate, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm
sewer along Homan Avenue in Alsip, Illinois; Cal-Sag Channel Parcels 13.01
and 13.04. Consideration shall be a nominal fee of $10.00
Attachments:

RE - Alsip 75-Year Easement Aerial.pdf

Stormwater Management Committee
Authorization
47

26-0548

Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with Village of Melrose
Park for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thomas
Street Underground Stormwater Storage Project in Melrose Park (26-IGA-09)
Attachments:

48

26-0553

26.08.13 Melrose Park Thomas UG Stormwater Storage Prelim Plan Exhibit.pdf

Authority to negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements with the Northfield
Township Road District, for the design, construction, operation, and
maintenance of Citation Lake Stormwater Improvements, Phase II in Northfield
Township (26-IGA-10)
Attachments:

26.08.13 Northfield Township Citation Lake Phasing Exhibit.pdf

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26-0554

Regular Board Meeting Consent
Agenda - Final

August 13, 2026

Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of
Richton Park, for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of
Butterfield Creek Tributary Improvement Project in Richton Park (26-IGA-11)
Attachments:

26.08.13 Richton Park Proposed Concept Map Exhibit.pdf

Miscellaneous and New Business
Additional Agenda Items
50

26-0562

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners affirming that the
District has no existing or planned agreements relating to data center
development on District-owned property

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

Adjournment

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