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DuPage County staff proposes steady annual snowplow purchases, citing 18-month lead times
DuPage County Transportation Committee · February 3, 2026
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Summary
Staff told the Transportation Committee it plans to return to buying four snow/ice trucks per year rather than bulk orders, recommending ordering roughly a year ahead because trucks take about 18 months to deliver and upfit; cited prices were $347,000 for dump trucks and $367,000 for wing trucks.
Under old business the committee heard a staff presentation on snowplow procurement strategy. Speaker 2 presented the recommendation to resume annual purchases instead of ordering multiple years' worth of trucks in a single year. Staff said delivery and upfitting had improved to…
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