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Parsons Brinckerhoff 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 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF INC.

$379,200,952

Total awarded

Net of revisions and de-obligations

101

Contracts on file

Earliest approved Oct 11, 1995

$140,000,000

Largest single award

Aug 11, 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. O'hare Modernization Program$147,400,000
  2. Chicago Department Of Transportation$108,752,062
  3. Ohare Modernization Project$92,000,000
  4. Department Of Water Management$25,000,000
  5. Department Of Enviroment$3,000,000
  6. Department Of Planning And Development$2,500,000
  7. Dept Of General Services$280,000

Largest individual contracts

  1. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY … — 2022$140,000,000
  2. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY … — 2014$140,000,000
  3. CATEGORY 8: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FOR ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS, CITY-WIDE ROA… — 2014$25,000,000
  4. MASTER TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES HIGHWAY/ROADWAY DESIGN… — 2016$20,000,000
  5. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY … — 2018$15,000,000
  6. Professional Sewer Construction Management Engineering Services - non-Target Market… — 2026$15,000,000
  7. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY … — 2018 (2)$14,000,000
  8. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY … — 2020$12,000,000

How the work was procured

  1. RFQ43 contracts
  2. MASTER AGREEMENT22 contracts
  3. RFP16 contracts
  4. CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANS1 contracts
  5. CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER1 contracts

Contract types

  1. ARCH/ENGINEERING58 contracts
  2. PRO SERV-AVIATION17 contracts
  3. PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE8 contracts
  4. CONVERTED4 contracts
  5. Time Extension4 contracts

Parsons Brinckerhoff INC contracts most heavily with O'hare Modernization Program, which accounts for $147,400,000 across 3 contract records.

Parsons Brinckerhoff INC contracts FAQ

How much has Chicago awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff INC?
City of Chicago contract records show $379,200,952 awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff INC across 101 contract records approved since Oct 11, 1995. 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 Parsons Brinckerhoff INC?
By total award amount, the departments contracting with Parsons Brinckerhoff INC are: O'hare Modernization Program ($147,400,000); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($108,752,062); Ohare Modernization Project ($92,000,000); Department Of Water Management ($25,000,000); Department Of Enviroment ($3,000,000).
What is the largest Parsons Brinckerhoff INC contract?
The largest single award on file is $140,000,000, described by the city as "CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE O'HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ( PREVIOUSLY PO # 9613)", approved Apr 15, 2022, through O'hare Modernization Program.
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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