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Sutton Ford, 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 SUTTON FORD, INC..
$305,119,269
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
61
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 4, 1998
$136,933,655
Largest single award
Jun 10, 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
- Dept Of General Services$136,933,655
- Department Of Fleet And Facility Management$77,601,276
- Chicago Police Department$50,726,838
- Dept Of Fleet Mgmt$39,100,306
- Chicago Fire Department$704,150
- Chicago Department Of Aviation$53,043
Largest individual contracts
- RESPONSE VEHICLES- GROUP A: POLICE PURSUIT UTILITY VEHICLES; GROUP B: COMPACT & MID… — 2019$136,933,655
- RESPONSE VEHICLES- GROUP A: POLICE PURSUIT UTILITY VEHICLES; GROUP B: COMPACT & MID… — 2024$68,466,826
- POLICE AND FIRE MARKED/UNMARKED VEHICLES — 2003$49,186,744
- 1220773A ELECTRIC VEHICLES: GROUP B — 2024$9,134,450
- 4X4 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES (SUV) WITH GASOLINE ENGINES — 2006$7,951,450
- HYBRID GASOLINE-ELECTRIC SUB-COMPACT SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES — 2005$3,200,880
- FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HYBRID GASOLINE-ELECTRIC COMPACT SUVS (GROUP A) — 2009$2,884,600
- CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLES — 2007$2,434,000
How the work was procured
- BID48 contracts
Contract types
- VEHICLES/HEAVY EQUIPMENT (CAPITAL)49 contracts
- Term Agreement5 contracts
- One Shot3 contracts
- Modification2 contracts
Sutton Ford, INC. contracts most heavily with Dept Of General Services, which accounts for $136,933,655 across 1 contract records.
Sutton Ford, INC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Sutton Ford, INC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $305,119,269 awarded to Sutton Ford, INC. across 61 contract records approved since Mar 4, 1998. 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 Sutton Ford, INC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Sutton Ford, INC. are: Dept Of General Services ($136,933,655); Department Of Fleet And Facility Management ($77,601,276); Chicago Police Department ($50,726,838); Dept Of Fleet Mgmt ($39,100,306); Chicago Fire Department ($704,150).
- What is the largest Sutton Ford, INC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $136,933,655, described by the city as "RESPONSE VEHICLES- GROUP A: POLICE PURSUIT UTILITY VEHICLES; GROUP B: COMPACT & MID SIZED CIVILIAN SUVS; AND GROUP D: P…", approved Sep 5, 2019, through Dept Of General Services.
- 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.