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Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt — 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 OGDEN CONST & RELIABLE ASPHALT.

$722,320,174

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

96

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Jul 5, 2002

$158,028,732

Largest single award

Feb 27, 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. Department Of Water Management$367,286,852
  2. Chicago Department Of Transportation$355,033,322

Largest individual contracts

  1. DISPOSAL AND REPROCESSABLE MATERIAL SITES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS AN… — 2009$158,028,732
  2. ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT MIX ASPHALT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COLD PATCH, HOT-POUR JOINT SEALE… — 2008$130,220,150
  3. 1254620: ASPHALT CENTRAL EAST - ASPHALT PRIMERS, HOT/WARM MIX ASPHALT, HIGH PERFORM… — 2023$72,327,180
  4. REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2025$44,529,296
  5. Hot Mix Asphalt, Primers and Cold Patch Asphalt Treatment — 2005$41,849,763
  6. Hot Mix Asphalt, Primers and Cold Patch Asphalt Treatment, Ogden Plant — 2005$41,849,763
  7. Hot Mix Asphalt, Primers and Cold Patch Asphalt Treatment — 2005 (2)$40,006,688
  8. DISPOSAL AND REPROCESSABLE MATERIAL SITES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS AN… — 2016$34,544,598

How the work was procured

  1. BID90 contracts

Contract types

  1. WORK SERVICES / FACILITIES MAINT.49 contracts
  2. COMMODITIES45 contracts
  3. Term Agreement2 contracts

Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $367,286,852 across 46 contract records.

Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt?
City of Chicago contract records show $722,320,174 awarded to Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt across 96 contract records approved since Jul 5, 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 Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt are: Department Of Water Management ($367,286,852); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($355,033,322).
What is the largest Ogden Const & Reliable Asphalt contract?
The largest single award on file is $158,028,732, described by the city as "DISPOSAL AND REPROCESSABLE MATERIAL SITES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS AND PURCHASE OF AGGREGATE (GROUPS A, B…", approved Jun 23, 2009, through Department Of Water Management.
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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