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Vulcan Construction Materials — 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 VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
$177,202,317
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
8
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Nov 1, 2018
$141,295,529
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$177,202,317
Largest individual contracts
- Vulcan Construction Materials (Tertiary-Group ABC) — 2018$141,295,529
- Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (Secondary-Group E) — 2018$35,906,788
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2023$0.00
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2026$0.00
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2023 (2)$0.00
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2019$0.00
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2026 (2)$0.00
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2019 (2)$0.00
How the work was procured
- BID8 contracts
Contract types
- COMMODITIES8 contracts
Vulcan Construction Materials contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $177,202,317 across 8 contract records.
Vulcan Construction Materials contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Vulcan Construction Materials?
- City of Chicago contract records show $177,202,317 awarded to Vulcan Construction Materials across 8 contract records approved since Nov 1, 2018. 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 Vulcan Construction Materials?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Vulcan Construction Materials are: Department Of Water Management ($177,202,317).
- What is the largest Vulcan Construction Materials contract?
- The largest single award on file is $141,295,529, described by the city as "Vulcan Construction Materials (Tertiary-Group ABC)", approved Nov 1, 2018, through Department Of Water Management.
- 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.