CHICAGO – The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) today announced expanded business hours for its Small Business Resource Centers at O’Hare and Midway International Airports to provide technical assistance to prospective vendors looking to do business at Chicago’s airports.

 

The Small Business Resource Centers provide:

The Midway Small Business Resource Center is located at 5642 S. Central Ave. and is open Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from noon to 4:30 p.m. It can be reached by phone at 773-838-0829.

 

The O’Hare Bid Room and Small Business Resource Center is located at 10510 W. Zemke Road and is open Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from noon to 4:30 p.m. It can be reached by phone at 773-894-3730.

 

Prospective vendors can also email DoingBusinessCDA@CityofChicago.org for more information.

 

The resource centers are just one of many resources the CDA provides to support its commitment to creating opportunities for diverse local businesses to work at O’Hare and Midway.

 

Last week, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the CDA announced the “ORDerUp!” Request for Proposals (RFP) for more than a hundred new concessions locations in Terminals 1 and 3 at O’Hare – one of the largest concessions bid opportunities in the airport’s history – as part of ongoing efforts to update and modernize O’Hare’s terminal core. For more information, including details on the upcoming pre-submittal meeting, visit flychicago.com/ConcessionsResources.

 

The CDA will also host an O’Hare airfield tour for prospective construction contractors on Sept. 24. Contactors interested in participating should sign up at flychicago.com/SmallBusiness by Sept. 18.