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City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric — 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 CITY LIGHTS, LIMITED/ZSL ELECTRIC.
$260,917,740
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
158
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Sep 1, 1998
$45,000,000
Largest single award
Jul 6, 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 Transportation$192,357,924
- Department Of Streets And Sanitation$60,663,392
- Office Of Emergency Management And Communications$6,306,200
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$983,550
Largest individual contracts
- 574436: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - South Area — 2026$45,000,000
- 574436: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - South Area — 2024$30,000,000
- 574436: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - South Area — 2023$30,000,000
- 574436: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - South Area — 2021$21,827,748
- RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT - 200 BLOCKS — 2008$20,663,392
- Job Order Contract for Bureau of Electricity — 2007$20,000,000
- Job Order Contract for Bureau of Electricity — 2009$20,000,000
- RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT - 200 BLOCKS — 2010$11,000,000
How the work was procured
- BID89 contracts
Contract types
- CONSTRUCTION-LARGE $3MILLIONorABOVE70 contracts
- JOC38 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL20 contracts
- Time Extension8 contracts
- WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.7 contracts
- Modification5 contracts
City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $192,357,924 across 115 contract records.
City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric?
- City of Chicago contract records show $260,917,740 awarded to City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric across 158 contract records approved since Sep 1, 1998. 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 City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($192,357,924); Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($60,663,392); Office Of Emergency Management And Communications ($6,306,200); Chicago Department Of Aviation ($983,550).
- What is the largest City Lights, Limited/Zsl Electric contract?
- The largest single award on file is $45,000,000, described by the city as "574436: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - South Area", approved May 20, 2026, through Chicago Department Of Transportation.
- 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.