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Granite Construction Company. — 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 GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY..
$170,098,702
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
8
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 27, 2025
$137,618,565
Largest single award
Jul 22, 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$147,098,702
- Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$23,000,000
Largest individual contracts
- 1269692A: LAKE ST. BASCULE BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER — 2025$137,618,565
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES AND ENGERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS — 2026$13,000,000
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES AND ENGERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS — 2026 (2)$10,000,000
- LAKEFRONT BICYCLE TRAIL#3 OVER THE CHICAGO RIVER — 2026$4,819,841
- 1199444: E-9-300 Pin and Link Assembly Expansion Joint Retrofit # 4 — 2026$2,972,253
- 1199444: E-9-300 Pin and Link Assembly Expansion Joint Retrofit # 4 — 2025$816,600
- LAKEFRONT BICYCLE TRAIL#3 OVER THE CHICAGO RIVER — 2026 (2)$541,443
- 1199444: E-9-300 Pin and Link Assembly Expansion Joint Retrofit # 4 — 2025 (2)$330,000
How the work was procured
- BID6 contracts
Contract types
- CONSTRUCTION-LARGE $3MILLIONorABOVE6 contracts
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER2 contracts
Granite Construction Company. contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $147,098,702 across 6 contract records.
Granite Construction Company. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Granite Construction Company.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $170,098,702 awarded to Granite Construction Company. across 8 contract records approved since Mar 27, 2025. 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 Granite Construction Company.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Granite Construction Company. are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($147,098,702); Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($23,000,000).
- What is the largest Granite Construction Company. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $137,618,565, described by the city as "1269692A: LAKE ST. BASCULE BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER", approved Mar 27, 2025, 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.