Cook County Awarded Contracts and Amendments

Amendment data is included starting with Fiscal Year 2015 (December 2014). The dataset contains new contracts and amendments, which may be extensions, renewals, or scope changes. Columns suggest it tracks contract details, vendor information, financial amounts, and approval statuses for Cook County, Illinois.

Use Cases

• Tracking total spending with a vendor using Vendor Name and Amount.
• Analyzing contract duration and renewal patterns using Start Date and End Date.
• Identifying departments with high procurement activity using Lead Department and Category.
• Verifying contract approval status using Board Approval and Contract Number.

Strengths

• Contains detailed amendment history starting from Fiscal Year 2015 (December 2014).
• Provides a complete set of contract metadata, including financial Amount, Vendor Name, and Department.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance and official status.

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, license, and author is missing or unknown across all sources.
• The last updated date conflicts between platforms (2026-03-26 vs 2026-03-22), indicating potential synchronization issues.
• The description is identical across sources but lacks specific documentation on data collection methodology.

Provenance

Source

Cook County of Illinois

Collection Method

Likely published directly by the county's procurement or financial systems.

Time Range

From at least Fiscal Year 2015 (December 2014) onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 12:30:43 (Socrata)

Geography

Cook County, Illinois, USA