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DuPage County staff proposes steady annual snowplow purchases, citing 18-month lead times
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 roughly six months for delivery plus up to a year to upfit, but lead time for fully ready trucks remains about 18 months overall.
Speaker 2 said the division prefers to buy four trucks per year (about 10% of the fleet) and would order trucks roughly a year early so they arrive in time for service; staff indicated they would pay for the units when they arrive. Speaker 2 asked Mike (identified in the discussion) to provide cost figures: dump trucks were cited at $347,000 each and wing trucks at $367,000 each.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about timing and whether earlier purchases would require earlier payment; staff said vehicles would be ordered ahead and paid for on arrival. No formal motion or vote was recorded on this planning item; staff said they will bring an FY2027 truck procurement item forward later in the year for formal approval.
