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Waukegan committee approves purchases of dump truck, striping truck and cargo van
Summary
The Waukegan City Council Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 15 approved three vehicle purchases — a Peterbilt dump truck, an airless striper truck and a Ford Transit van — totaling about $468,122, each procured under joint-purchasing or waiver provisions.
The Waukegan City Council Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 15 approved three resolutions to buy municipal vehicles for the public works fleet, including a 2025 Peterbilt dump truck, a 110-gallon airless striper truck and a 2025 Ford Transit cargo van.
The purchases were approved by voice and roll-call votes during a meeting that started at about 5:30 p.m. The committee cited joint-purchasing agreements and a good-faith waiver as the procurement authorities for the three buys.
The largest purchase approved was a 2025 Peterbilt 548 dump truck from JX Truck Center not to exceed $174,526.14, procured “per Section 2-458, subsection 1, subsection 3” under joint purchasing through Sourcewell. The committee moved and seconded the resolution and recorded unanimous support during the roll call.
The committee also approved a 110-gallon airless striper truck from MB Companies Incorporated for a not-to-exceed amount of $242,885.05, likewise procured through Sourcewell. Director Garland described the striper truck as equipment to paint traffic-control lines on the city’s “main drags” and some side streets. “Basically, we’re gonna use it to do our main drags,” Director Garland said. Committee members asked whether the unit can paint yellow curb curves; Garland said the unit can, though the city also uses walk-behind equipment for some markings.
Garland said the city currently has one older striper unit but has been having problems keeping it operational because parts are hard to obtain. He said the plan is to send the existing unit to auction once the replacement is acquired.
The third procurement approved was a 2025 Ford Transit cargo van from an Auto Group listed in the minutes as a good-faith waiver purchase for not to exceed $50,710.95. The minutes show the vendor name redacted in the transcript.
All three resolutions were introduced and carried by the committee with no public comment and no substantive opposition recorded. After the votes the committee had no other reports and adjourned at about 5:35 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution approving purchase of a 2025 Peterbilt 548 dump truck from JX Truck Center, not to exceed $174,526.14; procurement: joint purchasing through Sourcewell (Section 2-458(1)(3)); mover: Alderman Donenworth; second: Alderman Newsom; outcome: approved (recorded roll-call ayes). - Resolution approving purchase of a 110-gallon airless striper truck from MB Companies Incorporated, not to exceed $242,885.05; procurement: joint purchasing through Sourcewell (Section 2-458(1)(3)); mover: Alderman Donenworth; second: Alderman Hayes; outcome: approved (recorded roll-call ayes). - Resolution approving purchase of a 2025 Ford Transit cargo van from a local Auto Group (vendor name not specified in transcript), not to exceed $50,710.95; procurement: Section 2-458(1)(7) good-faith waiver; mover: Alderman Donenworth; second: Alderman Newsom; outcome: approved (recorded roll-call ayes).
The meeting record shows minor, consistent misspellings of one alderman’s name in the transcript; the minutes record motions and roll-call votes but contain variant spellings. The article uses the spelling that appears most consistently in the meeting record.
