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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: S. 6.
ITEM TITLE:
Purchase of One 2025 Ford F59 Chassis with a Step Van Body
equipped by Sauber Manufacturing from Haggerty Ford of West
Chicago, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $158,869.00
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: March 6, 2025
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: March 17, 2025
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., Director of Public Works SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
Annually, via the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Contract, the Public Works Department staff plans and budgets
for the purchase and delivery of replacement vehicles. For FY 2025, staff planned and budgeted for the
replacement of two 2015 Ford E350 Cutaway Van with Knapheide Utility Body (Units 652 and 653), presently all
utilized by the Utilities Division. For operational efficiency and logistical reasons, staff is recommending replacing
both vehicles with one Ford F59 Commercial Van which will be equipped for watermain breaks.
The City of West Chicago is a member of Sourcewell, a contracting agency that provides nationally leveraged and
competitively solicited purchasing contracts under the guidance of the Uniform Municipal Contracting law for use by
education, government, and non-profits. Ford F59 Chassis is not one of the vehicles that is currently part of the
Sourcewell. As such, staff solicited quotes from two local dealers and Haggerty Ford provided the most cost
efficient quote.
With cab, chassis, and equipment specified by the City, Haggerty Ford and Sauber Manufacturing submitted a
price quote of $158,869.00. As specified, Haggerty Ford will provide a stripped 2025 Ford F59 Chassis with a 14-
feet step van body which will be customized by Sauber Manufacturing for its intended purpose of watermain break
truck. Sauber Manufacturing has a long history of successfully customizing step van projects for utility maintenance
and water main break response.
This vehicle will be purchased from the Capital Equipment Replacement Fund (04-34-39-4804) in which for FY
2025, a combined $175,800.00 has been budgeted for replacement of Units 652 and 653. The purchase order will
be split between Haggerty Ford ($76,061.00) and Sauber Manufacturing ($82,808.00). The estimated delivery time
for the chassis is four to six months with an additional 30-60 days for the upfit.
When the new unit arrives in the fall of 2025, the current Units 652 and 653 will most likely be re-purposed for use
in other Divisions.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
That the West Chicago City Council authorizes the purchase of one 2025 Ford F59 Chassis with a Step Van Body
equipped by Sauber Manufacturing from Haggerty Ford of West Chicago, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed
$158,869.00
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 7-0 for approval.