Featured Services and Programs
Get Started
Doing Business with the City
Bid Opportunities
View Current Bid Opportunities
Awarded Contracts
Contract Award & Vendor Database
Chicago Certified Firms Directory
MBE / WBE / BEPD VBE / DBE / ACDBE
DPS Alerts
Email Newsletter Updates
Buying Plan
Forecast of goods and services the City & 13 government agencies expect to procure
DPS Training
DPS Workshops and Training Videos
Business Diversity Program Reporting
Creating a Level Playing Field in Chicago
Salvage Operations
Bid Now on Online Salvage Auctions
eProcurement
Learn about eProcurement
Procurement Improvements
Transparency, Public Trust, Law
LGBT Business Resource Page
Programs and Services Information
DPS WORKSHOPS, OUTREACH AND EVENTS
DPS is offering our workshops virtually. To register, sign-up at chicago.gov/dpsevents.
PROCUREMENT FUNDAMENTALS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Do you have questions about how to become a successful bidder on City contracts? Unsure where to begin? This workshop highlights the role and responsibility of the City’s purchasing process. Learn different procurement methods and laws. Understand what it takes before you start the bidding process and your responsibilities after you have won a contract.
UPCOMING LIVE WORKSHOPS
Click the link below to register now.
Click here to download the PowerPoint Presentation.
HOW TO BECOME CERTIFIED
DPS is the certifying agency for the following certifications: Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, Women-Owned Business Enterprise, Veteran-Owned Business, Business Enterprise for People with Disabilities, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE). Learn who is qualified to be a certified firm, the documents are needed when submitting and how to avoid common mistakes.
UPCOMING LIVE WORKSHOPS
Click the links below to register now.
Department Main Office
Procurement Services
-
Phone: 312.744.4900
TTY: 312.744.2949
Fax: 312.744.0010
Contact Us -
121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 806
Chicago, IL 60602
Get Directions - Leadership
Aileen Velazquez
Chief Procurement Officer