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Connect Chicago Alliance JV — 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 CONNECT CHICAGO ALLIANCE JV.
$332,000,000
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
3
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Dec 21, 2017
$210,000,000
Largest single award
Sep 30, 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
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$332,000,000
Largest individual contracts
- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS (SPEC #348… — 2017$210,000,000
- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS (SPEC #348… — 2025$92,000,000
- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS (SPEC #348… — 2025 (2)$30,000,000
How the work was procured
- RFQ3 contracts
Contract types
- PRO SERV-AVIATION3 contracts
Connect Chicago Alliance JV contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Aviation, which accounts for $332,000,000 across 3 contract records.
Connect Chicago Alliance JV contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Connect Chicago Alliance JV?
- City of Chicago contract records show $332,000,000 awarded to Connect Chicago Alliance JV across 3 contract records approved since Dec 21, 2017. 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 Connect Chicago Alliance JV?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Connect Chicago Alliance JV are: Chicago Department Of Aviation ($332,000,000).
- What is the largest Connect Chicago Alliance JV contract?
- The largest single award on file is $210,000,000, described by the city as "PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR O'HARE AND MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS (SPEC #348988)", approved Dec 21, 2017, 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.