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John Burns Construction Co. — 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 JOHN BURNS CONSTRUCTION CO..
$396,304,090
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
178
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Sep 10, 1996
$77,652,405
Largest single award
Jun 30, 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$374,779,999
- Department Of Water Management$19,661,624
- Department Of Streets And Sanitation$23,500
- Department Of Finance$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- 1262779 - Arterial Street Lighting Improvement Citywide — 2025$77,652,405
- 574435: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - North Area — 2025$30,000,000
- 574435: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - North Area — 2023$30,000,000
- RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT CITYWIDE - 440 BLOCKS — 2011$23,274,888
- 574435: Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement - North Area — 2021$21,649,998
- Residential Roadway Lighting Improvement 500 Blocks - Citywide — 2015$21,364,444
- 1231603: Eugene Sawyer Water Purification Plant (SWPP) Boiler Room Renovation Proje… — 2024$18,099,000
- 886958: Traffic Signal Improvements (Various Locations) — 2026$15,000,000
How the work was procured
- BID146 contracts
Contract types
- CONSTRUCTION-LARGE $3MILLIONorABOVE152 contracts
- CONSTRUCTION-GENERAL14 contracts
- CONVERTED4 contracts
- WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.2 contracts
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER1 contracts
John Burns Construction Co. contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Transportation, which accounts for $374,779,999 across 162 contract records.
John Burns Construction Co. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to John Burns Construction Co.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $396,304,090 awarded to John Burns Construction Co. across 178 contract records approved since Sep 10, 1996. 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 John Burns Construction Co.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with John Burns Construction Co. are: Chicago Department Of Transportation ($374,779,999); Department Of Water Management ($19,661,624); Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($23,500); Department Of Finance ($0.00).
- What is the largest John Burns Construction Co. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $77,652,405, described by the city as "1262779 - Arterial Street Lighting Improvement Citywide", approved May 16, 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.