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Morton Salt, 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 MORTON SALT, INC..
$178,374,965
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
9
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jun 3, 2016
$71,948,215
Largest single award
Aug 22, 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
- Department Of Streets And Sanitation$178,374,965
Largest individual contracts
- 1235138: BULK ROCK SALT — 2022$71,948,215
- PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2016$58,767,330
- TRANSFERRED FROM PO 36486; PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2021$22,257,827
- TRANSFERRED FROM PO 36486; PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2022$16,401,593
- TRANSFERRED FROM PO 36486; PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2020$9,000,000
- 1235138: BULK ROCK SALT — 2025$0.00
- TRANSFERRED FROM PO 36486; PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2018$0.00
- TRANSFERRED FROM PO 36486; PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF BULK ROCK SALT - GROUPS A - W — 2022 (2)$0.00
How the work was procured
- BID9 contracts
Contract types
- COMMODITIES9 contracts
Morton Salt, INC. contracts most heavily with Department Of Streets And Sanitation, which accounts for $178,374,965 across 9 contract records.
Morton Salt, INC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Morton Salt, INC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $178,374,965 awarded to Morton Salt, INC. across 9 contract records approved since Jun 3, 2016. 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 Morton Salt, INC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Morton Salt, INC. are: Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($178,374,965).
- What is the largest Morton Salt, INC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $71,948,215, described by the city as "1235138: BULK ROCK SALT", approved Nov 22, 2022, through Department Of Streets And Sanitation.
- 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.