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A. Epstein & Sons International, 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 A. EPSTEIN & SONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$148,579,404
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
96
Contracts on file
Earliest approved May 18, 1993
$12,000,000
Largest single award
Feb 2, 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
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$91,513,236
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$25,750,244
- Department Of Buildings$7,500,000
- Dept Of General Services$6,000,000
- Planning & Development$5,400,000
- Ohare Modernization Project$5,000,000
- Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$15,924
Largest individual contracts
- Professional Task Order Services: A) Facilities Architecture and Engineering (Non-F… — 2023$12,000,000
- 1197575: RFQ for Professional Task Order Services: B) Airport Engineering (Federal) — 2023$12,000,000
- 1197575: RFQ for Professional Task Order Services: A) Architecture and Engineering … — 2023$12,000,000
- Professional Task Order Services: B) Airport Engineering (Non-Federal) — 2023$12,000,000
- ARCHITECTURAL TASK ORDER SERVICES — 2000$10,000,000
- MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES HIGHWAY/ROADWAY DESIGN… — 2016$10,000,000
- MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT TASK ORDER SERVICES DESIGN ENGINEERING FOR COMPLETE STRE… — 2016$9,000,000
- PROFESSIONAL TASK ORDER SERVICES: GROUP B) AIRPORT ENGINEERING (NON-FEDERAL) — 2012$8,000,000
How the work was procured
- RFQ27 contracts
- MASTER AGREEMENT21 contracts
- RFP9 contracts
Contract types
- ARCH/ENGINEERING41 contracts
- PRO SERV-AVIATION17 contracts
- ARCH/ENGINEERING-AVIATION6 contracts
- Modification6 contracts
- Time Extension5 contracts
A. Epstein & Sons International, INC contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Aviation, which accounts for $91,513,236 across 37 contract records.
A. Epstein & Sons International, INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to A. Epstein & Sons International, INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $148,579,404 awarded to A. Epstein & Sons International, INC across 96 contract records approved since May 18, 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 A. Epstein & Sons International, INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with A. Epstein & Sons International, INC are: Chicago Department Of Aviation ($91,513,236); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($25,750,244); Department Of Buildings ($7,500,000); Dept Of General Services ($6,000,000); Planning & Development ($5,400,000).
- What is the largest A. Epstein & Sons International, INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $12,000,000, described by the city as "Professional Task Order Services: A) Facilities Architecture and Engineering (Non-Federal)", approved Jan 13, 2023, through Chicago Department Of Aviation.
- 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.