Design & engineering contract awards in Chicago, IL
Drawn from the public contract records available for this jurisdiction. Federal databases only record federal spending — they do not carry city and county work — these figures are calculated from local public records.
Facts
Chicago, IL · aec · latest award 2026-08-17 134 awards recorded since 2021-02-22 · median $10,000,000 · P25 $3,000,000 · P75 $12,000,000 82 distinct contractors · largest single award $164,288,975 Source: public contract records published by Chicago, IL
Award amounts
134 contracts · since 2021Each bar is one amount range. Only records from the last 5 years are counted — older ones describe a different market, and in one case dragged the median 452x off.
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$10,000,000
Median award
$3,000,000
25th percentile
$12,000,000
75th percentile
$164,288,975
Largest
Recent awards
The most recent design & engineering contracts recorded in Chicago, IL.
$15,000,000Aug 17
JOC for Civil, Structural and Architectural Disciplines (Secondary)
DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
$15,000,000Jan 15
1305042: DWM JOC Civil, Structural and Architectural Disciplines
DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
$13,063,063Dec 9
TRANSFER FROM PO 282542 - Professional Design Engineering Services for the Management of City's Underground Infrastructu
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$6,848,790Dec 9
TRANSFER FROM PO 223980 - MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR GROUPS 2 THROUGH 4 PHA
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$4,595,682Dec 9
TRANSFERRED FROM PO38958 - MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PLANN
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$1,500,000Dec 9
(TRANSFER FROM PO 32270) MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT TASK ORDER SERVICES DESIGN ENGINEERING FOR COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$12,000,000May 12
Transfer from PO203749: RFQ for Target Market Multi-Discipline Contracts: A) Facilities Architecture and Engineering
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
$5,000,000May 1
See PO #38954 on the DPSWeb for contract content: Muller & Muller Ltd to Gannett Fleming Architects, Inc.: MCA for Consu
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Which departments buy it
Share of design & engineering spending in Chicago, IL by the department that authorised it.
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION$445,574,708
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$433,638,645
DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT$330,658,715
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT$57,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS$54,805,000
DEPT OF ASSETS INFORMATION AND SERVICES$9,000,000
Who wins this work
82 contractors have won this work. Names and totals come with the Verdict plan.
Nobody writes this page. New awards land overnight and every number above moves with them.