Department of Purchasing Services
The Department of Purchasing Services provides Bid Specifications and requests Proposals and oversees the purchasing of services for the district.
Prevailing Wage
All services provided by laborers, mechanics, and other workers engaged in construction of public works are prevailing wage; as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor.
Please See Below Link to IDOL's revised rates, Current Prevailing Wage Rates
Current RFP / RFQ / RFI / Bid Opportunities
This section is for the convenience of submitters for RFP / RFQ / RFI / Bid opportunities. Check this site regularly for information regarding changes or addendums issued.
INVITATION TO BID FOR D60 LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TOILET & LOCKER ROOM RN
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, hereinafter known as Owner, is seeking bids for D60 LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TOILET & LOCKER ROOM RN. Located in Waukegan, IL.
Lump Sum Bids will be received at the District Office of CUSD 60, 1201 North Sheridan Road, Waukegan, IL 60085, until 11:00 a.m., on Friday, May 8th, 2026. Bids received after designated time and date of bid opening will not be considered. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.
Bidding Documents will be available on April 24th, 2026. To view and obtain bidding documents please visit the BHFX planroom at www.bhfxplanroom.com
A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 30th, 2026, as detailed in the Project Manual.
All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12)
INVITATION TO BID FOR FOOD SERVICE RFP
Waukegan Public School Dist60 will receive proposals and open them publicly for a Food Service Management Company (FSMC) at 2:00 pm CST on April 27, 2026. Proposals submitted after this time will not be accepted.
If you are interested to submit a proposal, please follow the submission instructions with in the Request for Proposal Documents found here:
https://wps60.org/operations/business_and_financial_services/purchasing_services
A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held on March 23, 2026 at 8:00 am CST at Lincoln Center, 1201 N Sheridan Rd, Waukegan, IL. If you are interested in attending this event, please note that space is limited so we request a limit of two attendees per prospective vendor. (The pre- conference is only open to prospective vendors)
Copies of the RFP will not be provided during the pre-conference, they can be pulled from the website above. Any questions related to the Request for Proposal must be submitted by March 31, 2026, 1:00 pm CST to the Purchasing department via [email protected].
Instructions for the proposal: Waukegan FY26-SNP-RFP- Final 03102026.pdf
All questions are closed for submission per the RFP drop-dead time of 1300 hrs today (March 31, 2026). Responses will be posted as per the RFP.
Bid opening - updated: WPS60 Food Services RFP Bid Opening Agenda (042726)
NOTIFICATION TO VENDORS
ISBE Approved Answers to RFP Questions
Attached for your review is the response to questions posed by vendors and the public concerning the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Request for Proposal for Food Service Management Company in the School Nutrition Programs. The RFP was issued on March 12, 2026.
Per the RFP, the attached information is also being posted on the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 webpage for public review. This notice concerning approved responses to questions, as well as the indicated public posting, are to ensure compliance with the RFP as delineated on page 9.
Vendors are reminded to closely review the “Schedule of events” for this RFP to ensure that they can meet established timelines. Additionally, the deadline for the submission of vendor proposals to the SFA is Monday, April 27, 2026 not later than 2:00 PM.
Waukegan FY26-SNP-RFP- Attachments (1).pdf
Vendors Request Form Details
Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/10-17), mandates specified taxing districts, including both home rule and non-home rule municipalities, to make a good faith effort to collect and publish certain demographic information provided by vendors and subcontractors doing business with the taxing district.
Fact Sheet
Vendor Request Form
Uncashed Checks
If you believe that you may have an uncashed check from the Waukegan Public Schools District, please see the links below. Search the list of payments here (need to add link) (Unclaimed Checks updated periodically) to determine if your check is uncashed. If the check is has not been cashed and you would like to investigate if it can be reissued. Email Requests must have "Unclaimed Checks" in the subject line, sent to this email: unclaimedchecks@wps60org Questions about unclaimed checks can also be sent to this e-mail. Unclaimed checks are sent to the State of Illinois Treasurer's Office in late spring each year.
Purchasing Documents
Staff
Evelin Arenas
Purchasing Manager
[email protected]
(224) 303-1158
Procurement and Contract Manager
(224) 303-1151
Brenda Hernandez
Purchasing Specialist
[email protected]
(224) 303-1155