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McHenry County DOT approves maintenance contracts, equipment purchases and message-board budget reallocation
Summary
The committee approved routine consent items including a $550,000 appropriation for signal maintenance, approved replacement equipment purchases (including a zero-turn mower) and moved forward on a leased road-sensor contract; staff also proposed reallocating $660,000 to buy additional message boards.
The McHenry County Division of Transportation committee approved multiple routine operations items including an appropriation for signal maintenance, several equipment purchases and a contract structure for road-weather sensors.
The committee approved an annual signal maintenance and lighting maintenance contract appropriation of $550,000 for FY 2026. Staff explained the county solicits bids for base items that typically range from $175,000 to $325,000 and budgets above the low bid to keep room for upgrades, knockdowns and work needed to interface traffic signals with Kane County’s transportation management center.
“Those bids range from 175,000 to $325,000. We appropriate over that low bid amount in order to have options for upgrades and knockdowns and…
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