Paving 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 · paving · latest award 2026-02-04 37 awards recorded since 2021-01-27 · median $9,385,000 · P25 $1,500,000 · P75 $25,000,000 31 distinct contractors · largest single award $171,731,900 Source: public contract records published by Chicago, IL
Award amounts
37 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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$9,385,000
Median award
$1,500,000
25th percentile
$25,000,000
75th percentile
$171,731,900
Largest
Recent awards
The most recent paving contracts recorded in Chicago, IL.
$22,300Feb 4
Maintenance, Parts and Repair Services for The Cambridge Axle Scale
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES
$596,256Dec 9
TRANSFERED FROM PO 179220 RFQ FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR 92ND STREET BASCULE BRIDGE OVER THE CALUM
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$2,673,731Nov 22
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR JACKSON BOULEVARD BASCULE BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$250,000Oct 14
The Spoke & Bird-Bridgeport, Inc
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
$10,000,000Mar 7
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR GROUPS 1 & 3 PHASE I AND II TASK ORDER SERVICES, GROUPS - 1: STRUCTURES (HI
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$10,000,000Feb 6
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR GROUP 1 PHASE I AND II TASK ORDER SERVICES, GROUPS - 1: STRUCTURES (HIGHWAY
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$250,000Feb 1
Narrow Bridge LLC
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
$989,780Jan 1
Bridge Access Program
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Which departments buy it
Share of paving spending in Chicago, IL by the department that authorised it.
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$515,565,020
DEPT OF GENERAL SERVICES$376,659,350
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION$35,688,625
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH$989,780
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT$500,000
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES$22,300
Who wins this work
31 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.