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Alfred Benesch & Co — 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 ALFRED BENESCH & CO.
$272,749,190
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
159
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jan 4, 1993
$25,000,000
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
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$202,787,785
- Department Of Water Management$49,000,000
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$9,000,000
- Planning & Development$3,100,000
- Office Of The Mayor$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CITY-WIDE CDOT ROADWAY AND BRIDG… — 2023$25,000,000
- CATEGORY 8: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FOR ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS, CITY-WIDE ROA… — 2014$25,000,000
- MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES HIGHWAY/ROADWAY DESIGN… — 2016$20,000,000
- Professional Sewer Construction Management Engineering Services - non-Target Market… — 2026$15,000,000
- Prof.Constr. Eng. Servs., Congress Parkway Interchange Immprovements — 2010$10,366,646
- PROFESSIONAL SEWER CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES — 2018$10,000,000
- PROFESSIONAL SEWER DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES — 2018$10,000,000
- Professional Design Engineering Services For Groups 2 & 3 Phase I And II Task Order… — 2023$10,000,000
How the work was procured
- RFP42 contracts
- MASTER AGREEMENT37 contracts
- RFQ16 contracts
- CM6 contracts
- TASK ORDER1 contracts
Contract types
- ARCH/ENGINEERING117 contracts
- Time Extension6 contracts
- Term Agreement4 contracts
- Professional Services3 contracts
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE2 contracts
Alfred Benesch & Co contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $202,787,785 across 110 contract records.
Alfred Benesch & Co contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Alfred Benesch & Co?
- City of Chicago contract records show $272,749,190 awarded to Alfred Benesch & Co across 159 contract records approved since Jan 4, 1993. 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 Alfred Benesch & Co?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Alfred Benesch & Co are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($202,787,785); Department Of Water Management ($49,000,000); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($9,000,000); Planning & Development ($3,100,000); Office Of The Mayor ($0.00).
- What is the largest Alfred Benesch & Co contract?
- The largest single award on file is $25,000,000, described by the city as "PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CITY-WIDE CDOT ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS - TASK ORDER SERVICES - M…", approved Aug 10, 2023, through Chicago Department Of Transportation.
- 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.