$4 Million for Building and Ground Maintenance

State agencies spent more than $4 million on building and ground maintenance, with the Department of Military Affairs spending the most.

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson

Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that in fiscal year 2009, various state agencies spent more than $4 million on building and ground maintenance. The Department of Military Affairs had the largest total expenditure with $1,905,910, followed by the Department of Transportation($1,122,602) and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs ($970,347). The table below breaks down the expenses by department.

There were over 250 vendors listed for this category of spending. The top three vendors were Securitas Security Services ($1,501,642), Ewing Lundberg & Associates ($265,485) and Denman Services Inc ($248,258).

To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, to go “Checks to Businesses & People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “Building & Ground Maintenance,” “Building and Ground Maintenanc,” and “Building and Ground Maintenance.”