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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Get a weekly email of new contracts ending in your trades, open federal solicitations, upcoming state projects, and Cook County intents to award and planned solicitations (signed-in accounts).

Open federal solicitations in Illinois

Federal bids open now, from SAM.gov: construction, repair and building services performed in Illinois. Read the full notice on SAM.gov before responding.

  • No open federal solicitations match this search.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities (U.S. General Services Administration), read twice a day; point-of-contact details left out.

State of Illinois building projects, not yet bid

Jobs the Capital Development Board expects to bid at state facilities across Illinois (prisons, universities, community colleges, state police and park sites), with its cost range and estimated bid date. CDB advertises each one on the state's BidBuy when it opens. See them by design firm: CDB names the architect or engineer months ahead.

  • Plan and Begin Campus Sewer Line Replacement

    Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Jackson County · project 825-020-158

    Less than $1,500,000
    Designed by J.T. Blankinship, Inc.
    Bid about Dec 15, 2026

Source: State of Illinois, Capital Development Board, Future Solicitations (data.illinois.gov), read twice a day. Changes: place and county split from CDB's location; project manager names left out. Bid dates are CDB's estimates and can move.

IDOT highway lettings

Road, bridge and airport contracts the Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on, with the companies already authorized to bid as prime and others who have taken plans. Chicago-area District 1 is listed first. Subcontractors and suppliers: these are the primes to quote.

  • No contracts in IDOT's next letting match this search.

Source: Illinois Department of Transportation, Transportation Bulletin, read twice a day; contract pages refreshed every two days. Changes: plan holders shown by company name only (IDOT also lists their addresses and contacts). Bid only through IDOT's official bulletin and EBids.

Cook County's buying plan, fiscal year 2026

Solicitations the county expects to advertise, with its own estimate of the contract's value. The county's fiscal year runs December to November, so items in earlier quarters may already be advertised or awarded.

  • ANVIL PLUMBING SUPPLIES

    Dept of Facilities Mgmt · Commodities · BP 2026-28

    $200,001–$500,000
    36 Months · Competitive: Formal Bid/IFB
    2026 1st Quarter (Dec - Feb)

  • BRASSCRAFT PLUMBING SUPPLIES

    Dept of Facilities Mgmt · Commodities · BP 2026-29

    $200,001–$500,000
    36 Months · Competitive: Formal Bid/IFB
    2026 1st Quarter (Dec - Feb)

  • CATALOG CONTRACT FOR VARIOUS MANUFACTURER PLUMBING SUPPLIES

    Dept of Facilities Mgmt · Commodities · BP 2026-34

    $500,001–$1.0M
    36 Months · Competitive: Formal Bid/IFB
    2026 1st Quarter (Dec - Feb)

  • ACORN AND METCRAFT PLUMBING SUPPLIES

    Dept of Facilities Mgmt · Commodities · BP 2026-40

    $500,001–$1.0M
    36 Months · Competitive: Formal Bid/IFB
    2026 1st Quarter (Dec - Feb)

Source: Cook County, Procurement - Buying Plan - Fiscal Year 2026, read Nov 15, 2026. Value ranges reformatted. Cook County does not endorse this product.

Intents to award, last 4 months

Who Cook County is about to award, before the contract is signed.

Source: Cook County, Procurement - Intent to Award, read Nov 15, 2026. Shown newest first. Cook County does not endorse this product.

The City of Chicago doesn't publish its open solicitations as open data; for those, watch contracts ending soon and the city's Department of Procurement Services. To bid on anything here, use the agency's official solicitation documents.