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T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up — 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 T Y LIN INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES, INC|CLEANED-UP.

$267,209,591

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

199

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Jan 22, 1993

$25,000,000

Largest single award

Jul 20, 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$194,410,751
  2. Department Of Water Management$47,369,553
  3. Chicago Department Of Aviation$10,900,000
  4. Department Of Enviroment$5,000,000
  5. Dept Of General Services$3,000,000
  6. Office Of Budget & Management$850,000
  7. Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$0.00

Largest individual contracts

  1. PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CITY WIDE CDOT ROADWAY AND BRIDG… — 2023$25,000,000
  2. MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES HIGHWAY/ROADWAY DESIGN… — 2015$20,000,000
  3. MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT TASK ORDER SERVICES DESIGN ENGINEERING FOR COMPLETE STRE… — 2015$13,000,000
  4. GENERAL AVIATION PLANNING TASK ORDER — 2007$10,000,000
  5. PROFESSIONAL SEWER CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES — 2018$10,000,000
  6. MASTER CONSULTANT AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR GROUPS… — 2023$10,000,000
  7. PROFESSIONAL SEWER DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES — 2018$10,000,000
  8. CITY WIDE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES — 2007$9,000,000

How the work was procured

  1. MASTER AGREEMENT40 contracts
  2. RFP39 contracts
  3. RFQ28 contracts
  4. CM7 contracts

Contract types

  1. ARCH/ENGINEERING116 contracts
  2. Time Extension16 contracts
  3. Professional Services9 contracts
  4. CONVERTED8 contracts
  5. Term Agreement4 contracts

T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $194,410,751 across 125 contract records.

T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up?
City of Chicago contract records show $267,209,591 awarded to T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up across 199 contract records approved since Jan 22, 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 T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($194,410,751); Department Of Water Management ($47,369,553); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($10,900,000); Department Of Enviroment ($5,000,000); Dept Of General Services ($3,000,000).
What is the largest T Y Lin International Great Lakes, INC|Cleaned-Up contract?
The largest single award on file is $25,000,000, described by the city as "PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CITY WIDE CDOT ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS TASK ORDER SERVICES MASTE…", approved Aug 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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