City Contract: Aluminum Aerial Cable Purchase
September 27, 2013
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The Frame
This contract authorizes the expenditure of $26,000 in city funds for materials used by the Chicago Department of Transportation for aerial cabling infrastructure.
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J P Simons & Company
The company is the vendor responsible for supplying the aluminum aerial cable to the city.
Chicago Department of Transportation
The department is the recipient of the commodities and the entity overseeing the contract.
Last recorded activity September 27, 2013.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The contract award amount is $26,000.
- The vendor is J P Simons & Company.
- The contract is for the provision of aluminum aerial cable.
- The contract is managed by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
- The contract term began on October 1, 2005.
- The contract term ended on September 30, 2015.
- The contract approval date was September 27, 2013.
- The vendor is located at 1426 Brook Dr, Downers Grove, IL.
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Why It Matters
This contract authorizes the expenditure of $26,000 in city funds for materials used by the Chicago Department of Transportation for aerial cabling infrastructure.
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Retroactive Approval
The contract was approved in 2013, but the start date listed is 2005, suggesting the contract was formalized or amended years after the initial service period began.
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