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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 106 awards matching this search, 13 (12%) drew a single bid and 23 (22%) only two.
By IDOT district, this search
| District | Awards | Single bid | Two bids | Bidders on average | Low bids, total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1, Chicago area | 63 | 8 (13%) | 18 (29%) | 3.1 | $135M |
| District 2, Dixon | 11 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5.1 | $3.8M |
| District 3, Ottawa | 21 | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 3.3 | $31M |
| District 4, Peoria | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 2.5 | $2.1M |
| District 7, Effingham | 3 | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 3.7 | $1.6M |
| District 8, Collinsville | 5 | 2 (40%) | 2 (40%) | 2 | $9.4M |
| District 9, Carbondale | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 | $1.8M |
Single-bid awards
(1.31-Mile) This is a crack and joint sealant improvement consisting of routing cleaning, and sealing of longitudinal cracks and joints within concrete pavement, concrete patching, grading and shaping shoulders, some guardrail replacement, modified urethane pavement marking. This improvement is located within the City of Geneva and West Chicago in Kane and DuPage Counties.
DuPage, Kane · District 1 · contract 62V78
Mosley Construction 1, LLC$850,529, the only bidlet Jun 12, 2026(3.20-Mile) Project consists of drainage structure cleaning, frame and grate replacement and any collateral or incident work located in the Villages of Forest Park, Maywood, Broadview, Bellwood and Westchester within Cook County.
Cook · District 1 · contract 80B58
MYS, Incorporated$652,635, the only bidlet Jun 12, 2026(9,669-Ft) Crack and Joint Sealing project consists of routing, cleaning, and sealing of longitudinal cracks in existing HMA (Hot-Mix Asphalt) pavement and between the existing HMA pavement and curb and gutter, restriping with Modified Urethane pavement marking lines. The project is located within the Village of Lake Villa and unincorporated Lake Villa Township in Lake County.
Lake · District 1 · contract 62V77
Mosley Construction 1, LLC$579,146, the only bidlet Jun 12, 2026Milling and resurfacing (designed overlay) with new shoulders and rumble strip. Additional work includes patching, ditch cleaning, drainage improvements, pavement marking, and rest area milling and resurfacing on US-52 from approximately 200' east of US-45 and IL-49 to approximately 1 mile west of IL-1 in Iroquois County. 5.98 miles gross length.
Iroquois · District 3 · contract 66R50
Iroquois Paving Corporation$6.7M, the only bidlet Apr 24, 20265.8 miles of milling and resurfacing 3 3/4" (designed overlay) for IL 29/26 and milling 3 1/2", resurfacing 3 3/4" (designed overlay) for SBI 29; additional work includes ditch cleaning, pipe culvert replacement, guardrail as applicable, pavement marking, and raised reflective pavement markers. This is located on FAS 318 (IL 29), SBI 29 A (IL 29), FAS 2245 (IL 29/26), starting at the Putnam County line and_ending south of Kansas St. in Bureau Junction, and on SBI 29 (OR 29), from IL 29 to dead end.
Bureau · District 3 · contract 66N78
Advanced Asphalt Company$4.5M, the only bidlet Jan 16, 2026This project consists of Arterial Cleaning, Supplemental Sweeping shall consist of the pickup, removal and satisfactory disposal of limbs, sticks, leaves, sand stones, dirt, weeds, debris, deceased animal carcasses, refuse, litter and any other rubbish which has accumulated on the highway areas located on various State maintained arterial routes located within southern half of Cook County.
Cook · District 1 · contract 80B71
Central Sweeping of Illinois, LLC$4.0M, the only bidlet Nov 7, 2025The project consists of Arterial Cleaning, Supplemental Sweeping shall consist of the pickup, removal and satisfactory disposal of limbs, sticks, leaves, sand stones, dirt, weeds, debris, deceased animal carcasses, refuse, litter and any other rubbish which has accumulated on the highway areas located on various State maintained arterial routes within DuPage County.
DuPage · District 1 · contract 80B70
Central Sweeping of Illinois, LLC$2.0M, the only bidlet Nov 7, 2025This project consists of Arterial Cleaning, Supplemental Sweeping shall consist of the pickup, removal and satisfactory disposal of limbs, sticks, leaves, sand stones, dirt, weeds, debris, deceased animal carcasses, refuse, litter and any other rubbish which has accumulated on the highway areas located on various State maintained arterial routes located within the county of Will.
Will · District 1 · contract 80B72
Central Sweeping of Illinois, LLC$1.3M, the only bidlet Nov 7, 2025The work under Full Expressway Nighttime Cleaning Cycle and Supplement Sweeping includes the pickup, removal, and proper disposal of debris such as limbs, sticks, leaves, sand, stones, dirt, weeds, deceased animal carcasses, refuse, litter. This work is located on various State maintained expressway routes located within the counties of Cook, DuPage, and Will.
Various · District 1 · contract 62W56
Interstate Business Solutions, LLC$4.8M, the only bidlet Aug 1, 2025Pump station cleaning at the Missouri Avenue Pump Station in East St. Louis.
St. Clair · District 8 · contract 76T70
Layne Christensen Company$1.1M, the only bidlet Jun 13, 2025Force main cleaning at the Missouri Avenue pump station in East St. Louis, the 25th Street pump station in East St. Louis and the Venice pump station in Venice.
Madison, St. Clair · District 8 · contract 76F82
Haier Plumbing and Heating, Inc.$614,950, the only bidlet Jun 13, 2025Cleaning and repairing bridge drains and drainpipes on SN 058-0120 carrying IL 121 (North 22nd Street) over Norfolk Southern Railroad in Decatur.
Macon · District 7 · contract 74C83
Freesen, a div of UCM, Inc.$162,026, the only bidlet Jun 13, 2025The work to be done under Arterial Cleaning shall consist of the pickup, removal and satisfactory disposal of limbs, sticks, leaves, sand, stones, dirt, weeds, debris, deceased animal carcasses, refuse, litter and any other rubbish. Location is on various State maintained arterial routes located within Kane and McHenry Counties.
Various · District 1 · contract 62X91
Central Sweeping of Illinois, LLC$2.0M, 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.