Bid Intelligence
Public jobs for Illinois contractors: City of Chicago, Cook County and federal contracts ending in the coming months (and who holds them), open federal solicitations, State of Illinois building projects before they bid, IDOT highway lettings and who is bidding on them, Cook County's planned solicitations and intents to award, every bidder's price on past county bids, and any company's public contract history.
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How many companies bid on IDOT contracts awarded in the last two years. A single bidder means the low bid was the only bid: work where a new prime, or a subcontractor ready to bid as prime, would face the least competition. Of 13 awards matching this search, 1 (8%) drew a single bid and 2 (15%) only two.
By IDOT district, this search
| District | Awards | Single bid | Two bids | Bidders on average | Low bids, total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1, Chicago area | 7 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 | $117M |
| District 2, Dixon | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 2.5 | $27M |
| District 4, Peoria | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 2 | $72,493 |
| District 6, Springfield | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 | $37M |
| District 7, Effingham | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 | $641,335 |
| District 9, Carbondale | 1 | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 2 | $338,886 |
Single-bid awards
8.25 miles of patching, milling and resurfacing on I-88 from Elkhorn Creek to US 30. Expansion joint replacement, deck patching, concrete overlay, and miscellaneous other bridge repairs to SN's: 098-0073, 098-0074, 098-0075, 098-0076, 098-0087, and 098-0088. Demolition and removal of SN's 098-0089 and 098-0090.
Whiteside · District 2 · contract 64N01
Civil Constructors, Inc. d/b/a/ Helm Civil$27M, the only bidlet Mar 7, 2025
Source: Illinois Department of Transportation, Contract Status and Transportation Bulletin, lettings of the last two years, read twice a day. Changes: bidder counts (IDOT lists the low bidder and the number of others) grouped by district and trade by us; districts named by their office.