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Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture — 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 OGDEN AVENUE MATERIALS & RELIABLE ASPHALT JOINT VENTURE.

$319,994,370

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

14

Contracts on file

Earliest approved May 29, 2015

$85,047,510

Largest single award

Apr 28, 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

  1. Chicago Department Of Transportation$319,994,370

Largest individual contracts

  1. 1254623: ASPHALT NORTHEAST - ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT/WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANC… — 2023$85,047,510
  2. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2015$74,946,860
  3. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2022$35,000,000
  4. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2019$30,000,000
  5. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2019 (2)$30,000,000
  6. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2017$27,500,000
  7. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2022 (2)$15,000,000
  8. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, ST… — 2021$10,000,000

How the work was procured

  1. BID14 contracts

Contract types

  1. COMMODITIES14 contracts

Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $319,994,370 across 14 contract records.

Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture?
City of Chicago contract records show $319,994,370 awarded to Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture across 14 contract records approved since May 29, 2015. 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 Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($319,994,370).
What is the largest Ogden Avenue Materials & Reliable Asphalt Joint Venture contract?
The largest single award on file is $85,047,510, described by the city as "1254623: ASPHALT NORTHEAST - ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT/WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORMANCE/STANDARD COLD PATCH, HOT POUR JOIN…", approved Apr 10, 2023, 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

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.

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