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Collins Engineers 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 COLLINS ENGINEERS INC.
$170,351,637
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
68
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jul 18, 1994
$29,527,152
Largest single award
Jun 3, 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
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$169,361,977
Largest individual contracts
- 1126591: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PROJECT COORDINATION OFFI… — 2022$29,527,152
- CATEGORY 8: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FOR ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS, CITY-WIDE ROA… — 2014$25,000,000
- PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CITY-WIDE CDOT ROADWAY AND BRIDG… — 2023$25,000,000
- Project Coordination Office — 2014$20,000,000
- Bridge Design Engineering Services for Group 2 (Task Order) — 2014$18,000,000
- MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES PHASE I AND II … — 2023$10,000,000
- Project Coordination Office — 2020$5,000,000
- Professional Construction Engineering Services Category 8 — 2007$5,000,000
How the work was procured
- MASTER AGREEMENT28 contracts
- RFP10 contracts
- RFQ6 contracts
- CM4 contracts
Contract types
- ARCH/ENGINEERING55 contracts
- CONVERTED3 contracts
- Modification2 contracts
- Term Agreement1 contracts
- One Shot1 contracts
Collins Engineers INC contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $169,361,977 across 63 contract records.
Collins Engineers INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Collins Engineers INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $170,351,637 awarded to Collins Engineers INC across 68 contract records approved since Jul 18, 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 Collins Engineers INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Collins Engineers INC are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($169,361,977).
- What is the largest Collins Engineers INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $29,527,152, described by the city as "1126591: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PROJECT COORDINATION OFFICE (�PCO�) FOR THE OFFICE OF UNDERGR…", approved Jun 7, 2022, through Chicago Department Of Transportation.
- 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.