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Carus Corp. — 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 CARUS CORP..
$445,868,145
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
17
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Dec 16, 1996
$388,013,360
Largest single award
Dec 6, 2024
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$445,868,145
Largest individual contracts
- 1223854: LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE & PHOSPHORIC ACID - GROUP B — 2024$388,013,360
- LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHORIC ACID — 2008$21,732,000
- LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHORIC ACID — 2013$14,770,000
- T2968250101 LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE — 2006$10,000,000
- LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHORIC ACID — 2012$5,146,955
- LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHORIC ACID — 2020$2,441,830
- T2968250101 LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE — 2005$2,000,000
- LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHORIC ACID — 2018$1,764,000
How the work was procured
- BID12 contracts
- EMERGENCY2 contracts
Contract types
- COMMODITIES14 contracts
- Time Extension1 contracts
- Term Agreement1 contracts
Carus Corp. contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $445,868,145 across 16 contract records.
Carus Corp. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Carus Corp.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $445,868,145 awarded to Carus Corp. across 17 contract records approved since Dec 16, 1996. 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 Carus Corp.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Carus Corp. are: Department Of Water Management ($445,868,145).
- What is the largest Carus Corp. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $388,013,360, described by the city as "1223854: LIQUID BLENDED PHOSPHATE & PHOSPHORIC ACID - GROUP B", approved Dec 6, 2024, 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.