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United Road Towing, 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 ROAD TOWING, INC..
$185,918,103
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
18
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Nov 23, 2005
$60,000,000
Largest single award
Feb 23, 2024
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$185,918,103
Largest individual contracts
- IMPOUND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, BOOT RELEASE, TOWING AND RELATED SERVICES — 2016$60,000,000
- IMPOUND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, BOOT RELEASE, TOWING AND RELATED SERVICES — 2024$36,986,494
- AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT, BOOT RELEASE & TOW, AND RELATED TOWING — 2010$31,500,000
- AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT, BOOT RELEASE & TOW, AND RELATED TOWING — 2014$16,528,099
- TRANSFER FROM PO 4653 AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED TOWING SERVICES — 2008$10,484,000
- TRANSFER FROM PO 4653 AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED TOWING SERVICES — 2006$10,000,000
- TRANSFER FROM PO 4653 AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED TOWING SERVICES — 2007$10,000,000
- TRANSFER FROM PO 4653 AUTO POUND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED TOWING SERVICES — 2009$3,601,200
How the work was procured
- RFP16 contracts
Contract types
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE16 contracts
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER2 contracts
United Road Towing, INC. contracts most heavily with Department Of Streets And Sanitation, which accounts for $185,918,103 across 18 contract records.
United Road Towing, INC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to United Road Towing, INC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $185,918,103 awarded to United Road Towing, INC. across 18 contract records approved since Nov 23, 2005. 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 Road Towing, INC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with United Road Towing, INC. are: Department Of Streets And Sanitation ($185,918,103).
- What is the largest United Road Towing, INC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $60,000,000, described by the city as "IMPOUND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, BOOT RELEASE, TOWING AND RELATED SERVICES", approved May 11, 2016, 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.