HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 164-R-26, Approval of Change Order No. 1, FY 2026 Estimated Annual User Charge with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) for Disposal of Sludge Genera
07/27/2026
164-R-26
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing Change Order No. 1 to the Sole-Source Agreement with the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the FY
2026 Annual User Charge for the Disposal of Sludge Generated as Part
of the Water Treatment Process
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns and operates a drinking water treatment
facility that produces potable water from Lake Michigan for the residents of Evanston
and its wholesale water customers; and
WHEREAS, the conventional water treatment process generates sludge as a
byproduct of coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration that must be properly treated and
disposed of in accordance with applicable environmental regulations; and
WHEREAS, for more than fifty (50) years, the City has utilized the Metropolitan
Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ("MWRDGC") for the treatment and
disposal of sludge generated by the City's Water Treatment Plant due to the lack of
practical and cost-effective alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized payment of the FY 2026
estimated annual user charge to the MWRDGC in the amount of Three Hundred Two
Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents ($302,298.56); and
WHEREAS, the MWRDGC annually determines user charges based upon the
volume of sludge discharged and the measured concentrations of biological oxygen
demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS), and performs a reconciliation of estimated
and actual costs through its annual billing process; and
WHEREAS, following its revised annual assessment, the MWRDGC determined
that the City's FY 2026 annual user charge exceeds the originally approved amount and
has increased the City's obligation by One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven
Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Eighty Cents ($187,778.80); and
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WHEREAS, approval of Change Order No. 1 is necessary to provide sufficient
funding to satisfy the revised annual user charge and to ensure the continued treatment
and disposal of sludge generated by the City's Water Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, funding for this Change Order is available within the Water Fund
and/or Water Fund reserves.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby approves Change Order No. 1 to the FY
2026 sole-source Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Annual
User Charge contract, increasing the authorized amount by One Hundred Eighty-Seven
Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Eighty Cents ($187,778.80), from
the original amount of Three Hundred Two Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars
and Fifty-Six Cents ($302,298.56) to a revised total authorization of Four Hundred
Ninety Thousand Seventy-Seven Dollars and Thirty-Six Cents ($490,077.36).
SECTION 3: The City Manager, Water Production Bureau Chief, Finance
Director, and all other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized and directed to
execute all documents and take all actions necessary to implement this Resolution and
to make payment of the revised annual user charge to the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
SECTION 4:This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
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Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: ________________, 2026
Approved as to form:
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Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
July 27