Waukegan Public Works committee approves $6.5 million in road, equipment and service contracts; restates county sewer agreement

The City of Waukegan Public Works & Infrastructure Committee approved a series of resolutions authorizing road work, equipment purchases, professional services contracts and a restated intergovernmental sewer agreement with Lake County.

Key approvals included awarding the fiscal year (FY) 2026 road program to Peter Baker & Son for an amount not to exceed $5,687,601.40; authorization to purchase and install grinder systems for lift stations 1 and 5 from Mississippi Valley Pump for up to $192,300; reclassification of $185,249.47 in design-engineering funds for the Pershing Road culvert replacement with Siobra Group; purchase of two message boards from High Star Traffic not to exceed $33,940; a professional services agreement with Water Treatment Specialist LLC for up to $88,400 (part-time services estimated at about 16–20 hours per week); purchase of a Ford F-600 truck with snow-plow package from Koolman's Auto Group for up to $133,165.70; offshore intake cleaning by Bridal Marine Contractors Inc. for up to $43,750; purchase of a 2026 Mack Granite dump truck from CIT Trucks through Sourcewell contract #032824-MAK for up to $187,833; and approval of a restated and amended intergovernmental sewer disposal agreement with Lake County that replaces a prior agreement entered on 05/12/1992 and directly affects the River Glen subdivision.

Most line items were presented by Public Works staff and moved by Alderman Newsom;…