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Utility Transport — 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 UTILITY TRANSPORT.
$149,620,899
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
16
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Apr 21, 2015
$98,244,399
Largest single award
Aug 6, 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
- Department Of Water Management$148,431,699
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$1,189,200
Largest individual contracts
- Utility Transport (Secondary-ABC) — 2018$98,244,399
- Utility Transport Services, Inc. (Tertiary-Group E) — 2018$36,426,234
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2018$9,851,432
- Sand, Mason Fill and Stone- Group C — 2024$2,946,612
- SPEC 1265568: Supply and Deliver Topsoil — 2024$1,189,200
- SAND, MASON FILL AND STONE (GROUP C) — 2015$963,023
- REPROCESSABLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS & PURCHASE OF AGGREGAT… — 2023$0.00
- SAND, MASON FILL AND STONE (GROUP C) — 2019$0.00
How the work was procured
- BID16 contracts
Contract types
- COMMODITIES16 contracts
Utility Transport contracts most heavily with Department Of Water Management, which accounts for $148,431,699 across 15 contract records.
Utility Transport contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Utility Transport?
- City of Chicago contract records show $149,620,899 awarded to Utility Transport across 16 contract records approved since Apr 21, 2015. 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 Utility Transport?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Utility Transport are: Department Of Water Management ($148,431,699); Chicago Department Of Transportation ($1,189,200).
- What is the largest Utility Transport contract?
- The largest single award on file is $98,244,399, described by the city as "Utility Transport (Secondary-ABC)", approved Nov 1, 2018, 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
- 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.