DuPage County Public Works Committee Meeting, Tuesday 10/6/26

The DuPage County Public Works Committee meeting on October 6, 2026, approved the consent items and multiple procurement and facilities actions. The consent package included extensions, with no change to contract totals, for professional electrical engineering services (Donna Hugh & Associates), water-tower improvements and inspection (Robinson Engineering), legal representation on Lake Michigan water allocation (Can Miner Law), and construction-management services (Strand Associates), among other contracts. The committee also approved a Sutton Ford F-550 chassis cab with crane-service-body attachment; the transcript renders its not-to-exceed amount incompletely as “$193,8[?].” Another contract was approved for October 13, 2026, through November 30, 2029, at a not-to-exceed $5,865,000, but its vendor and scope are unclear in the transcript. Other approved items included facilities-management purchases for de-icing material and restroom supplies, a Polyline polymer bid renewal, and an intergovernmental agreement leasing space to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for $91,860.

The committee approved a no-upfront-cost consulting effort to identify potential community-solar subscriptions that could reduce county electricity bills. The consultant would be compensated through the program or ComEd incentives if a deal proceeds; any resulting subscription contract would return to the committee for review. A grant proposal notification was also approved, though its details are not captured in the transcript. Members discussed the ongoing, multiyear process to secure Lake Michigan water allocation for a small system currently relying on wells, and the possible future replacement of deteriorated campus-area signs; no sign-purchase action was taken.