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Finance committee forwards staff recommendation to buy two Freightliner plow trucks

Bangor City Finance Committee · December 1, 2025
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The Bangor City Finance Committee voted to forward to the full council a staff recommendation to purchase two fully outfitted Freightliner plow trucks after Freightliner remained the low bidder when competitors added a $7,000-per-truck tariff. Delivery was estimated at 12 weeks.

The Bangor City Finance Committee on Dec. 1 moved to send to the full City Council a staff recommendation to buy two tandem-axle, fully outfitted Freightliner plow trucks from Freightliner of Maine.

Staff told the committee that Public Works solicited bids for two tandem-axle dump plow trucks with options for either a dump-side body or a hook-lift body; three vendors submitted bids across two configurations and…

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