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Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up — 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 BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION CO. INC|CLEANED-UP.
$1,648,004,129
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
350
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 7, 2001
$95,388,000
Largest single award
Jul 14, 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$1,415,073,711
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$89,605,967
- Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$0.00
- Dept Of Water-$57,978.10
Largest individual contracts
- WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION - DISTRICT FOUR — 2016$95,388,000
- WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION - DISTRICT THREE — 2016$95,388,000
- WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION - DISTRICT SIX — 2016$93,488,700
- WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION - DISTRICT FIVE — 2016$93,488,700
- DISTRICT THREE WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION - CONTRACT XVI — 2013$85,838,000
- DISTRICT FOUR WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION - CONTRACT XVI — 2013$83,438,000
- Water Main Construction District Six — 2013$80,848,000
- 894446A: Term Agreement for Water Main Construction - District One/ DWM Project 20-… — 2020$49,438,000
How the work was procured
- BID301 contracts
- EMERGENCY2 contracts
Contract types
- CONSTRUCTION-LARGE $3MILLIONorABOVE266 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL46 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION12 contracts
- Construction8 contracts
- Modification6 contracts
- Term Agreement3 contracts
Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $1,415,073,711 across 238 contract records.
Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up?
- City of Chicago contract records show $1,648,004,129 awarded to Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up across 350 contract records approved since Mar 7, 2001. 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 Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up are: Department Of Water Management ($1,415,073,711); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($89,605,967); Dept Of Fleet Mgmt ($0.00); Dept Of Water (-$57,978.10).
- What is the largest Benchmark Construction Co. INC|Cleaned-Up contract?
- The largest single award on file is $95,388,000, described by the city as "WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION - DISTRICT FOUR", approved Jun 14, 2016, 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.