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Casey Equipment Co 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 CASEY EQUIPMENT CO INC.
$148,414,231
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
68
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Apr 8, 1994
$80,700,350
Largest single award
Jun 30, 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
- Dept Of General Services$82,265,250
- Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$61,587,176
- Department Of Water Management$1,365,800
- Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$0.00
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS: GRINDER/ASPHALT (2); LOADERS/… — 2022$80,700,350
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS (GRINDERS (ASPHALT)-SECONDARY … — 2011$27,794,650
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS — 2005$14,768,890
- RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS — 2005 (2)$6,619,714
- BACKHOE LOADERS WITH 17 FOOT DIGGING DEPTH CAPACITY — 2010$2,872,500
- TIME EXTENSION TO 1/31/98 - INCREASE VENDOR LIMIT — 1997$2,380,048
- COMBINATION BACKHOE/LOADERS WITH BUCKETS — 2000$2,128,500
- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND UPFIT FOR CITY-OWNED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT — 2011$2,127,600
How the work was procured
- BID43 contracts
- EMERGENCY1 contracts
Contract types
- WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.29 contracts
- VEHICLES/HEAVY EQUIPMENT (CAPITAL)15 contracts
- Time Extension4 contracts
- Term Agreement3 contracts
Casey Equipment Co INC contracts most heavily with Dept Of General Services, which accounts for $82,265,250 across 3 contract records.
Casey Equipment Co INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Casey Equipment Co INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $148,414,231 awarded to Casey Equipment Co INC across 68 contract records approved since Apr 8, 1994. 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 Casey Equipment Co INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Casey Equipment Co INC are: Dept Of General Services ($82,265,250); Dept Of Fleet Mgmt ($61,587,176); Department Of Water Management ($1,365,800); Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($0.00); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($0.00).
- What is the largest Casey Equipment Co INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $80,700,350, described by the city as "RENTAL OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH AND WITHOUT OPERATORS: GRINDER/ASPHALT (2); LOADERS/BACKHOE (3); DISTRIBUTOR TRUCKS (1);…", approved Jan 27, 2022, through Dept Of General Services.
- 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.