Download the current Consolidated Buying Plan

The Buying Plan is a key transparency initiative that the City of Chicago uses to forecast the goods and services that it expects to procure, allowing businesses and the vendor community to prepare for upcoming solicitations. This includes the following:

• 15-month forecast of hundreds of upcoming opportunities to help businesses plan ahead
• Includes City of Chicago and 13 additional government agencies
• Info included: buying agency, department, contract type, anticipated advertisement date, potential subcontracting opportunities
• Directory of Assist Agencies with programs for local, small, minority, and women-owned businesses

TYPES OF CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

• ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
• COMMODITIES
• CONSTRUCTION
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• SMALL ORDERS (PURCHASES UNDER $100,000)
• VEHICLES & HEAVY EQUIPMENT
• WORK SERVICES

PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 

• Chicago Board of Elections
• Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
• Chicago Park District (CPD)
• Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
• City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)
• Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD)
• Public Building Commission (PBC)
• State of Illinois
• Cook County
• Forest Preserves of Cook County
• Illinois Tollway

Download the current Consolidated Buying Plan