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Aecom-Dbs — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as AECOM-DBS.
$277,658,715
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
5
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jan 12, 2023
$164,288,975
Largest single award
Aug 11, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Water Management$277,658,715
Largest individual contracts
- PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2023$164,288,975
- PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2026$113,369,740
- PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2025$0.00
- PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2025 (2)$0.00
- PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — 2023 (2)$0.00
How the work was procured
- RFQ5 contracts
Contract types
- ARCH/ENGINEERING5 contracts
Aecom-Dbs contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $277,658,715 across 5 contract records.
Aecom-Dbs contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Aecom-Dbs?
- City of Chicago contract records show $277,658,715 awarded to Aecom-Dbs across 5 contract records approved since Jan 12, 2023. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Aecom-Dbs?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Aecom-Dbs are: Department Of Water Management ($277,658,715).
- What is the largest Aecom-Dbs contract?
- The largest single award on file is $164,288,975, described by the city as "PMO FOR DWM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM", approved Jan 12, 2023, through Department Of Water Management.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.