City Contract for Water System Repair Parts
September 11, 2013
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The Frame
This contract provides the specific materials required by the Department of Water Management to maintain and repair the city's water infrastructure over the specified five-year term.
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Chicago Department of Water Management
The department receives the brass and copper parts necessary for water infrastructure maintenance.
Chicago United Industries, Limited
The company is the designated vendor responsible for supplying the specified commodities to the city.
Last recorded activity September 11, 2013.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The total contract award amount is $551,760.
- The contract is for the supply of brass and copper replacement and repair parts for water pipes.
- The contract was awarded to Chicago United Industries, Limited.
- The contract is managed by the Chicago Department of Water Management.
- The contract term began on February 1, 2009.
- The contract term ended on January 31, 2014.
- The contract was officially approved on September 11, 2013.
- The vendor is located at 53 W Jackson Blvd # 1450, Chicago, IL.
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Why It Matters
This contract provides the specific materials required by the Department of Water Management to maintain and repair the city's water infrastructure over the specified five-year term.
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Retroactive Approval
The contract was approved in September 2013, despite the contract start date being February 2009, indicating the approval occurred over four years into the contract term.
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Sources
data.cityofchicago.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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