421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Public Works Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, September 2, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:00 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Michael Childress at 9:00 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other board members present:  
Member Saba Haider arrived at 9:07 am due to attending another committee meeting.  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, and Zay  
Ozog  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
5.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR CHILDRESS  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-2091  
Public Works Committee Meeting Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August 19,  
2025  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
6.A.  
25-2092  
Facilities Management – Transfer of funds from account number  
5000-2704-54010-DE-SE0000181 (Building Improvements) in the amount of $3,529 to  
5000-2704-53801-DE-SE0000181 (Subscription I.T. Arrangements) for a five-year  
commercial cloud plan for one electric vehicle charging station at the 509 garage.  
(EECBG Funding)  
Member Galassi asked a clarifying question in regards to charging for the EV charging on  
campus. Director of Facilities Management responded.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
7.A.  
25-2093  
Amendment to Contract 6462-0001 SERV, issued to Earthwerks Land Improvement and  
Development Corporation, for construction of storm water detention and Best  
Management Practices (BMP’s) projects at the east campus detention basin, for Facilities  
Management, for numerous building construction projects, for a change order to extend  
the contract to December 15, 2027, with no change in the contract amount.  
APPROVED  
Michael Childress  
Jim Zay  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
25-2094  
Amendment to Contract 6637-0001 SERV issued to Commercial Mechanical, Inc., to  
replace existing convector (radiative heaters) in the North building resident shower, bath,  
& laundry rooms, replace existing VAV controls, and replace existing corridor linear  
diffuser controls at the Care Center, for Facilities Management, for a change order to  
extend the contract to August 31, 2026 with no change to the contract total. (ARPA  
ITEM)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
CONTRACT INCREASE  
8.A.  
FM-CO-0004-25  
Amendment to County Contract 7721-0001 SERV, issued to Allied Valve, Inc. to  
provide testing, repair, and re-certify safety relief valves for boilers at the Power Plant,  
for Facilities Management, for a change order to increase the contract in the amount of  
$55,000, resulting in an amended contract amount not to exceed $82,660.  
Member Paula Garcia asked for a clarification on the increase in the contract. Chief  
Administrative Officer Nick Kottmeyer answered.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
9.  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT  
9.A.  
PW-P-0025-25  
Recommendation for the approval of an agreement between the County of DuPage,  
Illinois and Robinson Engineering, LTD, for on-call professional engineering design  
services for the various County water and wastewater systems, for the period of  
September 9, 2025 to November 30, 2028, for a total contract amount not to exceed  
$95,000. Professional Services (Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors) vetted  
through a qualification-based selection process in compliance with the Illinois Local  
Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/et seq.  
Member DeSart asked for a clarification on what type of professional engineering that  
this covers versus what could be completed by the department. Chief Administrative  
Officer Nick Kottmeyer responded.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
10.  
ORDINANCE  
10.A.  
PW-O-0001-25  
An Ordinance approving an easement agreement between the Forest Preserve District of  
DuPage County and the County of DuPage for the transfer of a permanent, non-exclusive  
easement for a sanitary sewer connector within Danada Forest Preserve pursuant to the  
Local Government Property Transfer Act.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Dawn DeSart  
SECONDER:  
10.B.  
PW-O-0002-25  
Approving the first amendment to an intergovernmental agreement between the County  
of DuPage, Illinois and the Itasca Park District, and declaring the transfer of real property  
from the Itasca Park District to the County of DuPage to be necessary, convenient, and in  
the best interests of the County of DuPage.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
11.  
INFORMATIONAL  
11.A.  
25-2113  
Natural Gas Bid - Constellation New Energy - Gas Division, LLC., for natural gas and  
utility management and supply services for Facilities Management, DuPage Care Center,  
Public Works and Division of Transportation, for a 2-year fixed pricing total of  
$1,699,700.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Michael Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Jim Zay  
SECONDER:  
SM-P-0020-25  
11.B.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Azteca Systems, LLC, for Asset  
Management Software Licenses, for Stormwater Management ($74,720.61), Public  
Works ($74,720.61), and the Division of Transportation ($12,994.89), for the period of  
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, for a contract total not to exceed  
$162,436.10. Sole Source Provider.  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
OLD BUSINESS  
12.  
13.  
14.  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.