Cost overruns, Chicago Housing Authority

The BGA inspected public records from the CHA and analyzed contract modifications approved by the board since 2015. Eight rehab projects of senior housing had significant cost overruns.

Building: Caroline Hedger

Vendor: Madison Construction

Neighborhood: Rogers Park

Original contract

Cost overruns

$30.4 million

$14.4 million

Building: Minnie Riperton

Vendor: Old Veteran Construction

Neighborhood: Back of the Yards

Original contract

Cost overruns

$14.0 million

$7.3 million

Building: Lidia Pucinska

Vendor: Madison Construction

Neighborhood: Wicker Park

Original contract

Cost overruns

$11.4 million

$3.7 million

Building: Major Robert Lawrence

Vendor: Old Veteran Construction

Neighborhood: Englewood

Original contract

Cost overruns

$10.1 million

$3.3 million

Building: Judge Slater Apartments

Vendor: Old Veteran Construction

Neighborhood: Bronzeville

Original contract

Cost overruns

$13.6 million

$2.5 million

Building: Judge Slater Annex

Vendor: Madison Construction

Neighborhood: Bronzeville

Original contract

Cost overruns

$10.1 million

$1.6 million

Building: Long Life

Vendor: All Chicago

Neighborhood: Bridgeport

Original contract

Cost overruns

$6.9 million

$0.6 million

Building: Las Americas

Vendor: Oakley Construction

Neighborhood: Lower West Side

Original contract

Cost overruns

$1.7 million

$0.1 million

Original

contract *

Percent

difference

ROGERS PARK

1

Building

Vendor

Cost overruns *

EDGEWATER

Madison

Construction

1

47%

$14.4

$30.4

Caroline Hedger

UPTOWN

Old Veteran Construction

2

52%

14.0

7.3

Minnie Riperton

LAKE VIEW

Madison

Construction

33%

3

11.4

3.7

Lidia Pucinska

LINCOLN PARK

Major Robert Lawrence

Old Veteran Construction

32%

4

10.1

3.3

3

WICKER PARK

Judge Slater Apartments

Old Veteran Construction

19%

5

13.6

2.5

8

Madison

Construction

16%

10.1

1.6

6

Judge Slater Annex

LOWER WEST SIDE

7

8%

7

6.9

0.6

Long Life

All Chicago

BRIDGEPORT

5

2

Oakley

Construction

6

7%

8

1.7

0.1

Las Americas

BRONZEVILLE

BACK OF THE YARDS

33.5

total

27%

average

ENGLEWOOD

4

* In millions

Original

contract *

Cost

overruns *

Building

Vendor

Neighborhood

Madison

Construction

$14.4

$30.4

Caroline Hedger

Rogers Park

Back of the Yards

Old Veteran Construction

14.0

7.3

Minnie Riperton

Madison

Construction

3.7

11.4

Lidia Pucinska

Wicker Park

Major Robert Lawrence

Old Veteran Construction

10.1

3.3

Englewood

Judge Slater Apartments

Old Veteran Construction

13.6

2.5

Bronzeville

Madison

Construction

10.1

1.6

Judge Slater Annex

Bronzeville

6.9

0.6

Long Life

Bridgeport

All Chicago

Oakley

Construction

Lower West Side

1.7

0.1

Las Americas

* In millions

Data: Chicago Housing Authority, City of Chicago

By: Alejandra Cancino, Patrick Judge | BGA