The Waukegan Public Works and Infrastructure Committee and full City Council approved a slate of procurement and contract items on Oct. 20 covering water‑main replacements, sludge dewatering, emergency repairs, winter road materials, and change orders for ongoing water‑plant and lakefront projects.

Key approvals and formal actions recorded in committee and on the council consent agenda included:

- Award of the North Avenue/Glen Flora Avenue water‑main replacement bid to Campanella & Sons, not to exceed $3,848,261.60. The project includes about 5,400 feet of 12‑inch main, hydrants, valves and replacement of approximately 80 private lead service lines where identified.

- Award of the Tenth Street water‑main replacement bid to Campanella & Sons, not to exceed $2,418,322.65; separate approval of Baxter & Woodman construction‑engineering services for that project not to exceed $194,200.

- Retroactive approval of emergency water‑main repairs on Auplain (Old Plain) Road by Campanella & Sons for a not‑to‑exceed amount of $62,009.10 (staff called the repair a bona fide emergency and sought retroactive council approval of the emergency expenditure).

- Sludge dewatering contract award for FY 25–27 to P&H Siniseq (three bidders; P&H Siniseq lowest qualified). Not to exceed $184,039 for FY 25–26 and $189,883 for FY 26–27; funds charged to line item 555916027018.

- Change order No. 1 with Bowler Construction for an additional not‑to‑exceed $990,600 related to water‑plant electrical upgrades, bringing the total project cost to approximately $3,943,400 (committee materials described this as work required before switchgear and SCADA upgrades).

- Change order No. 1 with Baxter & Woodman for not‑to‑exceed $444,630 for additional engineering services related to electrical upgrades at the water plant; the engineering total was cited as roughly $463,130 after the amendment.

- Procurement of road salt from Compass Minerals under the State of Illinois CMS joint purchasing contract for a not‑to‑exceed amount of $555,000.

- Sole‑source procurement of a specific liquid deicer (Infernal Melt R per the transcript) from Industrial Systems in a not‑to‑exceed amount of $45,000; Public Works said Industrial Systems is the only company that produces the mix the city uses and asked approval under the sole‑source procurement rule.

- Change order with Ravine Paving for a Lakefront “pork‑chop” island for $7,184.77 (project described as a concrete traffic island at the beach turn) and related construction items.

- Emergency installation approval for an electrical transfer switch at the Beech Nut pumping station with Homestead Electrical Contracting LLC, not to exceed $112,877, approved as a bona fide emergency.

Each item was presented with supporting documents and underwent roll‑call votes; the committee and council minutes show approvals with recorded ayes. Several items included brief technical questions from aldermen (scope, number of lead service replacements, whether salt/deicer volumes were adequate). Where emergency or sole‑source provisions were cited, staff explained the statutory or procurement basis during the committee discussion.

The committee and council materials indicate the projects will be charged to the water department capital line items listed in the meeting packet and that follow‑up engineering and construction administration tasks were assigned to identified consultants.