$1.4 Million on Acquisition and/or Construction of ”Structures”

The Department of Transportation spent more than $1.4 million on the acquisition and/or construction of ''structures''.

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,437,916.82 on the acquisition and/or construction of structures. The Department of Military Affairs spent $97 on that category of spending in 2009.

There were eight vendors listed for the expenditures. The three vendors who received the most were Simpson Construction ($681,239), CMM Group Inc ($207,016) and Waterkotte Construction Inc ($184,528).The table below breaks down the payments by vendor.

To find these expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to “Checks to Businesses and People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “Acquisition And/Or Construction Of Structures.”