The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago encompasses an area of approximately 850 square miles. It is one of the largest governmental bodies in the state of Illinois, with seven treatment facilities reclaiming nearly 1.6 billion gallons of wastewater daily. Governed by a nine-member Board of Commissioners, policies and day-to-day operations of the MWRDGC are implemented by the Executive Director and nine operating departments, including the Department of Procurement and Materials Management. The Director of Procurement and Materials Management is the chief officer of the Department of Procurement and Materials Management. The Director of Procurement and Materials Management is responsible for all procurement of construction contracting, services, products and materials used by the MWRDGC as well as supervisory management of inventory control and storeroom operations. This guide catalogs the procurement opportunities offered by the MWRDGC which often averages more than $130 million/year. |
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| Construction Services | |
| Below is a sample list of construction services which the District requires on an as needed basis: | |
| Agricultural Services | Marine Work |
| A/C, Heating, Ventilating (HVAC) | Masonry Contractors |
| Acoustical Contractors | Mechanical Contractors |
| Alterations (Office/Building Remodeling) | Miscellaneous Metal Work-Ornamental Iron |
| Asbestos Abatement Contractors | Painting |
| Boiler Installations, Maintenance and Chimney Builders | Paving |
| Carpentry Contractors | Piping and Boilermakers |
| Cement Gun-Gunite Work | Plant Maintenance and Repair |
| Concrete | Plastering Contractors |
| Drilling, Boring-Sub Surface | Plumbing Contractors |
| Electrical | Railroad Maintenance and Construction |
| Excavating and Grading | Road Construction |
| Fencing Contractors | Roofing and Waterproofing |
| Floor Laying/Resurfacing Contractors | Sheet Metal Contractors |
| General Construction | Structural Steel Contractors |
| General Contractors | Tuckpointing, Building Cleaning, Masonry |
| Insulation | Underground Construction-Sewers |
| Land Reclamation, Sludge Hauling | Waterproofing Contractors |
| Landscaping | |
| General Services | |
| Below is a sample list of services which the District requires on an as needed basis: | |
| Advertising Agencies | Laundries and Linens |
| Air Charter | Machine Shops |
| Associations | Machinery Moving-Millwrights |
| Auditors | Mailing |
| Auto Repairs | Magazine Sub. Agencies |
| Auto and Truck Lubrication | Mechanical Equipment Repair |
| Binding | Microfilming |
| Bus Leasing | Monitoring Radio and TV Programs |
| Carpet Cleaning | Motion Picture Service/Audio Visual |
| Caterers | Motor Repair |
| Communication Equipment Repair | Newspapers |
| Computer Terminal Repair | News Reprints-Newspapers |
| Computer Hardware/Peripheral Buyers | Nursing |
| Consulting-Engineering | Office Machines-Maintenance/Service |
| Consulting-Legal | Parking Lots |
| Consulting-Medical | Personnel Training |
| Consulting-Soil Engineering | Photo Finishing |
| Consulting-Water Conditioning | Photography |
| Consulting-Miscellaneous | Photography-Aerial |
| Court Reporting | Plumbers |
| Data Processing-Programming | Public Relations |
| Data Processing-Software | Public Utilities |
| Delivery | Pump Repair |
| Electrical Repairs | Scavengers |
| Electronic Equipment Repairs | Sewer Cleaning, Repair, TV Inspections |
| Elevator Maintenance | Sharpening Service |
| Employment | Sheet Metal Work |
| Exterminating | Snow Removal |
| Furniture Repair and Upholstering | Stream Maintenance |
| Graphic Design | Surveying-Land |
| Guard Service | Tank Repair |
| Hazardous Waste Disposal | Testing Services |
| Heavy Equipment Repair | Testing Services-Soil |
| Hydraulic Equipment Repair | Tool Rentals |
| Industrial Cleaning | Tool Repair |
| Information Technology | Truck Repair |
| Inspection | Valve Repair |
| Instrument Repair | Weather Forecasting |
| Insurance | Weed Control |
| Janitorial | Welding |
| Laboratory Equipment Repair | Window Cleaning |
| Products and Materials | |
| Below is a sample list of products and materials which the District requires on an as needed basis: | |
| A | L (Cont.) |
| Absorbents | Locks and Locksmiths |
| Aggregates | Locomotive Parts, Sales and Service |
| Alarm Systems | Lubricants |
| Analyzers-Oxygen | Lubrication Equipment |
| Appliances | Lumber |
| Art Supplies | M |
| Audio Visual Equipment | Machinery |
| Auto/Truck Parts and Supplies | Maps |
| Awards/Promotional Merchandise | Marking Devices |
| B | Marine Supplies |
| Batteries | Material Handling Equipment |
| Bearings | Matting |
| Belting | Medical Supplies |
| Blowers | Metals, Nonferrous |
| Boats-Sales, Service and Storage | Meters |
| Books | Mill Supplies |
| Bottles (Laboratory) | Mixers |
| Building Materials | Motors-Electric |
| Bulletin Boards, Chalkboard, Nameplates | O |
| Burners | Office Furniture and Equipment |
| C | Office Machines |
| Cabinets (Lockers; Kitchen, Office Equipment) | Office Supplies |
| Cable-Sector Lead Covered | P |
| Carbon Products | Packaging Supplies |
| Carts/Personnel | Packing-Mechanical |
| Casters | Paint and Paint Equipment |
| Casting and Repair | Pallets and Containers |
| Centrifuges and Repairs | Paper-Printing |
| Charts-Recording | Paper Towels and Paper Products |
| Chemical Process Equipment | Paving Materials |
| Chemicals | Pesticides and Insecticides |
| Chemicals-Laboratory | Petroleum Products and Solvents |
| Chemicals-Odor Control | Photographic Supplies and Repairs |
| Chemicals-Sewage Treatment | Pipe-Miscellaneous |
| Chemicals-Water Treatment | Pipe-Plastic |
| Chemicals-Weed Killing | Pipe-Stainless Steel |
| Chlorinators-Proport. Equipment | Pipe, Valves and Fittings |
| Chromatographs | Plastics-PVC Sheets, Flexi-Glass |
| Cloth-Wiping Non-Woven Disp. | Plastics-Fabricated Parts |
| Clothing-Protective | Plumbing Equipment and Supplies |
| Coatings-Plastic | Police Supplies |
| Coatings-Chemical | Pollution Control Equipment |
| Compressors | Polymers |
| Computer Equipment | Power Transmission Components |
| Concrete Products | Printers |
| Concrete-Ready Mix | Printing Equipment and Supplies |
| Construction Equipment and Supplies | Publications |
| Controls-Electrical | Pump Parts |
| Controls-Electronic | Pumps |
| Controls-Gas | R |
| Controls-Miscellaneous | Rags |
| Controls-Pneumatic | Railings |
| Controls-Pressure | R.R. Repairs, Equipment and Supplies |
| Controls-Temperature | Railroad Ties |
| Copy Equipment and Supplies, Microfilm, Photocopy | Refractories |
| Cranes | Refrigeration Supplies |
| D | Rope |
| Data Processing Supplies | Rope-Wire |
| Decals | Rubber Products |
| Door and Door Repairs | S |
| Dredges | Safety Equipment-Industrial |
| Dry Ice | Safety Equipment-Traffic |
| Dryers | Salt |
| Dyes | Sandblasting Equipment |
| E | Scales |
| Electrical Equipment | Sealants and Adhesive |
| Electrical Supplies | Seals |
| Electronic Supplies | Security Systems |
| Engineer Equipment and Supplies | Sewage Treatment Equipment |
| Engines and Repair | Sewer-Line Maintenance Equipment |
| Expansion Joints | Shop Equipment |
| F | Signs |
| Fans | Slings |
| Farm Supplies and Equipment | Snow Removal Equipment |
| Fasteners | Spray Equipment |
| Fencing and Repair | Springs |
| Filter Cloths, Blankets, Bags | Steel-Carbon, Stainless and Tool |
| Filters-Liquid | Steel Fabrication |
| Filters-Air | Strainers |
| Fire Fighting Equipment | Surveying Supplies |
| Flags and Flag Poles | T |
| Floor Covering and Installation | Tags and Labels |
| Floor Machines | Tanks |
| Floor Treating Materials | Tapes |
| Fuel Dispensing Systems, Automated | Tarpaulins |
| Fuel, Oil and Gasoline | Telephone and Communications |
| G | Television Monitoring Equipment |
| Gases-Industrial and Specialty | Testing and Research Equipment |
| Gases-Propane | Thermometers |
| Gaskets | Timers |
| Gauges | Tires |
| Gear Motors | Toilets-Portable |
| Generator Sets-Diesel Powered | Tools-Electric |
| Glass, Glass Products and Glaziers | Tools-Miscellaneous |
| Graphic Arts Supplies | Tractors |
| Gratings | Trailers-Mobile Office |
| H | Trailers-Parts and Service |
| Hardware | Tubes and Fittings (Test Tubes, Etc.) |
| Heat Exchangers | Tubes-Boiler and Condenser |
| Heating, A/C and Ventilation Supplies | Turbines |
| Heavy Equipment | U |
| Hoists and Repair | Uniforms |
| Hose and Hose Fittings | V |
| Hydraulic and Pneumatic Components | Valve Operators |
| I | Valves-Solenoid |
| Instruments | W |
| Insulation and Pipe Covering | Water-Bottled |
| Irrigation Equipment | Water Coolers |
| J | Water Sampling Equipment |
| Janitorial Supplies | Water Treatment Equipment |
| L | Welding Supplies and Equipment |
| Laboratory Equipment and Supplies | Well Service and Supplies |
| Ladders and Scaffolding | Winches |
| Lamps and Lighting Products | Window Treatments-Sales, Cleaning and Repairs |
| Lawn Equipment and Supplies | Wire |
| Library Supplies | Wire Mesh |
| Lifting Trucks | Word Processing Equipment |