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Somercor 504, 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 SOMERCOR 504, INC..

$236,585,000

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

13

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Nov 17, 2003

$63,125,000

Largest single award

Oct 15, 2025

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. Planning & Development$123,500,000
  2. Department Of Planning And Development$113,085,000

Largest individual contracts

  1. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2021$63,125,000
  2. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2019$44,960,000
  3. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2009$43,050,000
  4. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2015$35,940,000
  5. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2012$31,150,000
  6. A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program … — 2003$11,860,000
  7. NEIGHBORHOODS OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR — 2017$5,000,000
  8. A two (2) year pilot redevelopment program to provide financing assistance for the … — 2003$1,500,000

How the work was procured

  1. RFP5 contracts

Contract types

  1. COMPTROLLER-OTHER8 contracts
  2. PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE5 contracts

Somercor 504, INC. contracts most heavily with Planning & Development, which accounts for $123,500,000 across 6 contract records.

Somercor 504, INC. contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Somercor 504, INC.?
City of Chicago contract records show $236,585,000 awarded to Somercor 504, INC. across 13 contract records approved since Nov 17, 2003. 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 Somercor 504, INC.?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Somercor 504, INC. are: Planning & Development ($123,500,000); Department Of Planning And Development ($113,085,000).
What is the largest Somercor 504, INC. contract?
The largest single award on file is $63,125,000, described by the city as "A Redevelopment Program to be known as the Small Business Improvement Fund program to provide financing assistance for …", approved Apr 27, 2021, through Department Of Planning And Development.
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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