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United Airlines 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 UNITED AIRLINES INC.
$765,756,641
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
51
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Oct 24, 2003
$159,509,063
Largest single award
Jun 2, 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 Aviation$755,756,641
- Department Of Planning And Development$10,000,000
Largest individual contracts
- Cargo Agreement ORD-CRG-12 — 2009$159,509,063
- VALE INFRASTRUCTURE - TERMINAL 1 BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM FLAT PLATE CONVERSION PROJ… — 2026$90,012,475
- TERMINAL 1 BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM FLAT PLATE CONVERSION PROJECT — 2026$90,012,475
- TERMINAL 1 ROOF REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT — 2019$86,857,265
- TERMINAL 1 HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADES CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT — 2019$81,771,491
- T1 In-Line Bag System: Use Agreement — 2004$28,650,000
- TERMINAL 1 C-10 LOUNGE CORE AND SHELL PROJECT — 2021$24,263,208
- Security enhancement and EDS integration in Terminal 1 (project) — 2003$20,000,000
How the work was procured
No procurement types available right now.
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER51 contracts
United Airlines INC contracts most heavily with Chicago Department Of Aviation, which accounts for $755,756,641 across 50 contract records.
United Airlines INC contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to United Airlines INC?
- City of Chicago contract records show $765,756,641 awarded to United Airlines INC across 51 contract records approved since Oct 24, 2003. 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 United Airlines INC?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with United Airlines INC are: Chicago Department Of Aviation ($755,756,641); Department Of Planning And Development ($10,000,000).
- What is the largest United Airlines INC contract?
- The largest single award on file is $159,509,063, described by the city as "Cargo Agreement ORD-CRG-12", approved Jan 20, 2009, through Chicago Department Of Aviation.
- 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.