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Fire Service 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 FIRE SERVICE INC.

$323,560,610

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

35

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Feb 3, 2010

$106,035,740

Largest single award

Jul 15, 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

  1. Dept Of General Services$186,179,525
  2. Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$117,939,642
  3. Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$19,441,444
  4. Dept Of Assets Information And Services$0.00

Largest individual contracts

  1. FIRE APPARATUSES — 2019$106,035,740
  2. FIRE APPARATUSES — 2026$92,939,642
  3. 1213744: TYPE 1 & TYPE 3 AMBULANCES — 2021$50,395,787
  4. Spec 1213744:TYPE 1 & TYPE 3 AMBULANCES — 2026$25,000,000
  5. AMBULANCES-TYPE 1 & 3 AND RELATED PARTS & REPAIR SERVICES — 2013$15,418,940
  6. AMBULANCES-TYPE 1 & 3 AND RELATED PARTS & REPAIR SERVICES — 2017$5,000,926
  7. PARTS AND REPAIR SERVICES - MECHANICAL, MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICAL, AND BODY REPAIRS F… — 2010$4,704,000
  8. AMBULANCES-TYPE 1 & 3 AND RELATED PARTS & REPAIR SERVICES — 2018$3,600,000

How the work was procured

  1. BID32 contracts
  2. JOINT PURCHASE3 contracts

Contract types

  1. VEHICLES/HEAVY EQUIPMENT (CAPITAL)35 contracts

Fire Service INC contracts most heavily with Dept Of General Services, which accounts for $186,179,525 across 8 contract records.

Fire Service INC contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Fire Service INC?
City of Chicago contract records show $323,560,610 awarded to Fire Service INC across 35 contract records approved since Feb 3, 2010. 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 Fire Service INC?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Fire Service INC are: Dept Of General Services ($186,179,525); Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($117,939,642); Dept Of Fleet Mgmt ($19,441,444); Dept Of Assets Information And Services ($0.00).
What is the largest Fire Service INC contract?
The largest single award on file is $106,035,740, described by the city as "FIRE APPARATUSES", approved Jan 16, 2019, through Dept Of General Services.
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

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.

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