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Catalyst Consulting Group 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 CATALYST CONSULTING GROUP INC.
$300,018,663
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
28
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Sep 16, 1998
$105,000,000
Largest single award
Apr 1, 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 Assets Information And Services$210,000,000
- Dept Of Business & Information Services$52,934,584
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$21,358,594
- Department Of Technology And Innovation$12,287,000
- Chicago Police Department$3,300,000
- Department Of Housing$138,485
- Dept Of Innovation & Technology$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- NON-TARGET MARKET MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT (RFQ) FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONS… — 2023$105,000,000
- TARGET MARKET MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING AND… — 2023$105,000,000
- TARGET MARKET IT MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT- CATEGORY 1: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; … — 2017$15,491,591
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDW… — 2019$9,100,000
- TARGET MARKET IT MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT- CATEGORY 1: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; … — 2023$9,000,000
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDW… — 2025$8,000,000
- TARGET MARKET IT MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT- CATEGORY 1: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; … — 2019$7,633,043
- TARGET MARKET IT MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT- CATEGORY 1: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; … — 2022$7,318,500
How the work was procured
- MASTER AGREEMENT20 contracts
- RFP3 contracts
Contract types
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE23 contracts
- Professional Services1 contracts
Catalyst Consulting Group INC contracts most heavily with Dept Of Assets Information And Services, which accounts for $210,000,000 across 2 contract records.
Catalyst Consulting Group INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Catalyst Consulting Group INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $300,018,663 awarded to Catalyst Consulting Group INC across 28 contract records approved since Sep 16, 1998. 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 Catalyst Consulting Group INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Catalyst Consulting Group INC are: Dept Of Assets Information And Services ($210,000,000); Dept Of Business & Information Services ($52,934,584); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($21,358,594); Department Of Technology And Innovation ($12,287,000); Chicago Police Department ($3,300,000).
- What is the largest Catalyst Consulting Group INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $105,000,000, described by the city as "NON-TARGET MARKET MASTER CONSULTING AGREEMENT (RFQ) FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR VARI…", approved Sep 8, 2023, through Dept Of Assets Information And 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.