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Chicago United Industries, Limited — 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 CHICAGO UNITED INDUSTRIES, LIMITED.
$386,754,811
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
1,943
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jan 8, 1993
$25,962,324
Largest single award
Jul 15, 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$142,216,608
- Department Of Streets And Sanitation$106,698,363
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$47,678,320
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$19,307,692
- Chicago Police Department$17,386,911
- Chicago Fire Department$13,085,874
- Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$8,332,005
Largest individual contracts
- JANITORIAL SUPPLIES — 2008$25,962,324
- MOBILE CARTS (BLUE) — 2011$25,520,000
- BUTTERFLY VALVES — 2006$20,878,425
- MOBILE REFUSE CARTS — 2007$13,190,100
- 853828: Water Pipes, Brass & Copper Replacement and Repair Parts — 2020$12,948,156
- WATER PIPE, BRASS AND COPPER REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR PARTS — 2013$11,753,509
- T0545250501 TOOLS, PARTS & SERVICE FOR HURST HYDRAULIC — 2004$10,882,999
- JANITORIAL SUPPLIES — 2008 (2)$8,806,963
How the work was procured
- BID779 contracts
- RFQ13 contracts
- EMERGENCY5 contracts
- JOINT PURCHASE1 contracts
Contract types
- COMMODITIES555 contracts
- COMMODITIES-SMALL ORDERS177 contracts
- Time Extension52 contracts
- VEHICLES/HEAVY EQUIPMENT (CAPITAL)40 contracts
- One Shot39 contracts
Chicago United Industries, Limited contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $142,216,608 across 476 contract records.
Chicago United Industries, Limited contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Chicago United Industries, Limited?
- City of Chicago contract records show $386,754,811 awarded to Chicago United Industries, Limited across 1,943 contract records approved since Jan 8, 1993. 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 Chicago United Industries, Limited?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Chicago United Industries, Limited are: Department Of Water Management ($142,216,608); Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($106,698,363); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($47,678,320); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($19,307,692); Chicago Police Department ($17,386,911).
- What is the largest Chicago United Industries, Limited contract?
- The largest single award on file is $25,962,324, described by the city as "JANITORIAL SUPPLIES", approved Dec 2, 2008, through Chicago Department Of Aviation.
- 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.