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Anchor Mechanical, INC — 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 ANCHOR MECHANICAL, INC.
$400,277,847
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
79
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 17, 2008
$225,000,000
Largest single award
Feb 6, 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 Fleet And Facility Management$225,000,000
- Department Of Water Management$120,107,017
- Dept Of General Services$42,612,856
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$10,383,533
Largest individual contracts
- SPEC# 1283192: AIS 2023 Job Order Contract for General Construction - Zone 4 Southw… — 2024$225,000,000
- TRADESMEN SERVICES — 2011$95,068,054
- NOT A NEW AWARD - Replacing PO # 138362 - 748842: DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT JO… — 2023$11,244,500
- PREVENTENTIVE MAINTENANCE, PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT,… — 2009$6,614,704
- PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, … — 2018$6,480,000
- PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICE FOR AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, … — 2019$5,877,769
- NOT A NEW AWARD - Replacing PO # 138362 - 748842: DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT JO… — 2025$5,000,000
- NOT A NEW AWARD - Replacing PO # 138362 - 748842: DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT JO… — 2025 (2)$5,000,000
How the work was procured
- BID70 contracts
- CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANS2 contracts
- CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER1 contracts
Contract types
- WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.24 contracts
- COMMODITIES15 contracts
- JOC14 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION-AVIATION12 contracts
- WORK SERV-AVIATION11 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL3 contracts
Anchor Mechanical, INC contracts most heavily with Department Of Fleet And Facility Management, which accounts for $225,000,000 across 1 contract records.
Anchor Mechanical, INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Anchor Mechanical, INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $400,277,847 awarded to Anchor Mechanical, INC across 79 contract records approved since Mar 17, 2008. 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 Anchor Mechanical, INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Anchor Mechanical, INC are: Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($225,000,000); Department Of Water Management ($120,107,017); Dept Of General Services ($42,612,856); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($10,383,533).
- What is the largest Anchor Mechanical, INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $225,000,000, described by the city as "SPEC# 1283192: AIS 2023 Job Order Contract for General Construction - Zone 4 Southwest: North of 138th St. to Roosevelt…", approved Apr 9, 2024, through Department Of Fleet And Facility 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.