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Federal Aviation Administration — 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 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
$202,597,757
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
154
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 28, 2002
$19,874,189
Largest single award
Aug 18, 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$169,227,415
- Ohare Modernization Project$33,370,341
Largest individual contracts
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR DESIGN NAVAIDS RELOCATION FOR THE RUNWAY 9R-27L… — 2020$19,874,189
- DESIGN NAVAIDS RELOCATION FOR THE RUNWAY 9R-27L EXTENSION PROJECT AT O'HARE INTERNA… — 2020$19,874,189
- Establishment of NAVAID�s for New Runway 9C-27C at O�Hare International Airport OMP… — 2017$19,276,761
- FAA OMP SOUTH AIRFILED REMOTE SURFACE MOVEMENT RADAR (SMR) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, IN… — 2024$9,537,767
- Establishment of Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) — 2007$6,550,000
- FAA NORTH AIRFIELD REMOTE SURFACE MOVEMENT RADAR SUPPLEMENTAL DESIGN RA AT O'HARE — 2026$5,626,910
- Reconfiguration of ORD Air Traffic Control Tower — 2006$5,289,000
- OMP North Airfield Remote Surface Movement Radar (SMR) Design, Construction, Instal… — 2013$5,092,500
How the work was procured
No procurement types available right now.
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER153 contracts
- Professional Services1 contracts
Federal Aviation Administration contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Aviation, which accounts for $169,227,415 across 114 contract records.
Federal Aviation Administration contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Federal Aviation Administration?
- City of Chicago contract records show $202,597,757 awarded to Federal Aviation Administration across 154 contract records approved since Mar 28, 2002. 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 Federal Aviation Administration?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Federal Aviation Administration are: Chicago Department Of Aviation ($169,227,415); Ohare Modernization Project ($33,370,341).
- What is the largest Federal Aviation Administration contract?
- The largest single award on file is $19,874,189, described by the city as "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR DESIGN NAVAIDS RELOCATION FOR THE RUNWAY 9R-27L EXTENSION PROJECT AT O'HARE INTERNA…", approved Jan 9, 2020, 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.