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Chicago Transity Authority. — 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 CHICAGO TRANSITY AUTHORITY..
$1,858,928,240
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
74
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Feb 23, 2004
$959,000,000
Largest single award
Dec 10, 2025
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 Planning And Development$1,704,087,706
- Planning & Development$76,508,635
- Office Of Budget & Management$36,400,000
- Department Of Finance$30,000,000
- Department Of Enviroment$2,499,761
- Mayors Office Of Workforce Development$300,000
- Chicago Department Of Public Health$40,000
Largest individual contracts
- Agreement between the City of Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority - Red Line … — 2025$959,000,000
- CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - RED & PURPLE LINE — 2019$622,000,000
- IGA: CTA Block 37 — 2005$42,350,000
- IGA — 2008$26,600,000
- CTA - The Illinois Medical District Station — 2015$25,000,000
- Blueline Forest Park Branch Tracks — 2023$21,560,000
- CTA - Quincy Loop Station — 2015$15,700,000
- CTA/18th Street & Orange Line — 2013$11,500,000
How the work was procured
No procurement types available right now.
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER48 contracts
- PROPERTY LEASE24 contracts
- EXHIBIT-A2 contracts
Chicago Transity Authority. contracts most heavily with Department Of Planning And Development, which accounts for $1,704,087,706 across 17 contract records.
Chicago Transity Authority. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Chicago Transity Authority.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $1,858,928,240 awarded to Chicago Transity Authority. across 74 contract records approved since Feb 23, 2004. 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 Chicago Transity Authority.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Chicago Transity Authority. are: Department Of Planning And Development ($1,704,087,706); Planning & Development ($76,508,635); Office Of Budget & Management ($36,400,000); Department Of Finance ($30,000,000); Department Of Enviroment ($2,499,761).
- What is the largest Chicago Transity Authority. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $959,000,000, described by the city as "Agreement between the City of Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority - Red Line Expansion", approved Sep 22, 2025, through Department Of Planning And Development.
- 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.