Where the end dates are

A contract's end date is when the work goes back out to bid, and it is the one fact this site is organised around. Whether it is on record is decided by the government, not by us: some publish a term in almost every agreement, most publish it in very few.

Across 111,402 contract records, 21% carry an end date — 15,810 of them quoted directly from the government's own document, the rest calculated from a stated term. Governments with fewer than 25 contract records are left out, because a ratio over a handful of rows says nothing.

Look up the places you bid in before you pay for anything. If they are near the bottom of this table, this index cannot tell you much about when their work comes back up, and we would rather you knew that now.

Government	Contracts	With an end date	Quoted
Duplin County, NC	41	76%	27
Fresno County, CA	1,106	72%	551
Mendocino County, CA	1,135	71%	804
Monterey County, CA	1,573	71%	1,084
Fulton County, GA	1,216	69%	816
San Mateo County, CA	1,306	67%	856
Modoc County, CA	99	67%	62
Solano County, CA	328	63%	205
Tolleson, AZ	84	62%	49
San Francisco, CA	315	59%	157
Santa Fe, NM	75	59%	35
DuPage County, IL	2,207	57%	1,252
Santa Barbara County, CA	1,064	56%	567
El Dorado County, CA	883	56%	341
Larimer County, CO	51	55%	28
Santa Clara County, CA	77	55%	42
Dallas, TX	1,586	52%	200
Missoula County, MT	94	52%	47
Newark, NJ	1,125	51%	556
Somerville, MA	57	51%	20
Mesa, AZ	484	50%	24
Laredo, TX	1,261	49%	206
Detroit, MI	853	49%	419
Del Norte County, CA	139	48%	66
Santa Cruz County, AZ	109	47%	42
Industry, CA	79	46%	36
Rockford, IL	216	45%	82
Oakland, CA	393	45%	102
Alameda, CA	270	45%	31
Ventura County, CA	957	44%	390
DeKalb County, GA	1,595	44%	613
Linn County, IA	87	43%	22
Alpine County, CA	93	42%	36
Hesperia, CA	184	42%	6
Clearwater, FL	562	41%	166
El Paso, TX	620	38%	22
Riverside, CA	902	38%	247
Harris County, TX	5,518	38%	2,035
Naperville, IL	719	37%	10
Lassen County, CA	276	37%	89
Napa County, CA	625	35%	202
Monroe County, FL	32	34%	10
Allentown, PA	234	34%	8
Pomona, CA	236	33%	27
Cleveland County, OK	272	33%	85
Oklahoma County, OK	1,005	33%	332
Corpus Christi, TX	710	33%	12
Muskegon County, MI	31	32%	2
Manhattan Beach, CA	164	32%	16
Glen Cove, NY	45	31%	8
Plano, TX	39	31%	1
Broward County, FL	753	30%	155
Long Beach, CA	726	29%	82
Deerfield Beach, FL	28	29%	4
Tacoma, WA	730	28%	98
Delaware County, PA	83	28%	14
Stillwater, OK	29	28%	8
Fayetteville, AR	67	27%	7
Stockton, CA	79	27%	1
San Antonio, TX	302	26%	37
Stockbridge, GA	31	26%	7
Merced, CA	1,014	26%	145
Rockville, MD	155	25%	28
Pleasanton, CA	108	25%	9
Bellevue, WA	472	25%	8
Tuolumne County, CA	49	24%	11
Ocala, FL	638	24%	4
Norwalk, CT	89	24%	6
South Fulton, GA	30	23%	5
League City, TX	343	23%	7
Madison County, IL	43	23%	7
Miramar, FL	996	23%	61
Brownsville, TX	48	23%	1
Brookings, SD	44	23%	0
Laramie County, WY	781	23%	169
Los Altos Hills, CA	62	23%	2
Warren County, NJ	58	22%	13
Hollywood, FL	576	22%	57
Turlock, CA	140	22%	8
Doral, FL	158	21%	2
San Pablo, CA	436	20%	28
Genesee County, MI	764	20%	144
Pima County, AZ	967	20%	3
Fresno, CA	820	20%	90
Burlingame, CA	183	20%	7
Cumberland County, ME	47	19%	8
Apache Junction, AZ	164	18%	22
Lombard, IL	348	18%	24
Atherton, CA	39	18%	1
Amarillo, TX	95	18%	4
Milwaukee County, WI	112	18%	15
San José, CA	220	18%	34
Cleveland, ND	429	18%	1
Dania Beach, FL	34	18%	4
Carrollton, TX	436	17%	1
Mesquite, TX	401	17%	9
Toledo, OH	603	17%	3
Cocoa, FL	654	17%	88
Washington County, MN	30	17%	3
San Leandro, CA	194	16%	14
Shawnee County, KS	85	16%	12
Hudson, OH	86	16%	5
Los Alamos County, NM	278	16%	4
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	25	16%	3
Diamond Bar, CA	25	16%	4
Visalia, CA	999	16%	26
Kansas City, MO	571	16%	9
Sunnyvale, CA	148	16%	10
Maywood, CA	52	15%	0
Davenport, IA	53	15%	0
Douglas County, GA	55	15%	6
Wheeling, IL	28	14%	0
Rialto, CA	216	14%	5
Hancock County, MS	29	14%	3
North Port, FL	383	13%	37
Key West, FL	399	13%	15
Morris County, NJ	642	13%	69
Bloomington, IL	47	13%	3
Emeryville, CA	408	13%	19
Fayetteville, NC	40	13%	0
Plumas County, CA	163	12%	12
Vallejo, CA	123	12%	9
Galveston, TX	74	12%	2
Peoria, IL	605	12%	15
Duncanville, TX	25	12%	2
Keller, TX	118	12%	1
Lodi, CA	672	11%	18
Wake County, NC	36	11%	0
Pittsburgh, PA	875	11%	22
Hanford, CA	131	11%	3
Delray Beach, FL	347	11%	1
Kalamazoo, MI	47	11%	1
Passaic County, NJ	379	11%	29
Denver, CO	2,384	10%	26
Mount Vernon, NY	174	10%	11
Rankin County, MS	29	10%	1
Huntington Beach, CA	137	10%	0
Wilmington, NC	810	10%	1
Harrison County, MS	746	10%	56
Humboldt County, CA	300	10%	27
Seattle, WA	30	10%	0
Santa Cruz County, CA	292	10%	15
Houston, TX	623	10%	59
Smyrna, GA	146	10%	9
Tulsa County, OK	53	9%	3
Hayward, CA	227	9%	4
High Point, NC	65	9%	0
Canton, OH	33	9%	3
Coral Gables, FL	245	9%	8
Flower Mound, TX	34	9%	1
Leander, TX	34	9%	0
Grand Prairie, TX	1,372	8%	21
Columbus, OH	3,271	8%	209
Margate, FL	171	8%	2
Mariposa County, CA	111	8%	1
Jupiter, FL	37	8%	0
Irving, TX	273	8%	1
Morgan Hill, CA	63	8%	0
Lucas County, OH	38	8%	1
Rancho Cordova, CA	89	8%	6
Inyo County, CA	51	8%	3
Chula Vista, CA	218	8%	5
Cincinnati, OH	170	8%	0
Racine, WI	619	8%	19
Seminole County, FL	398	8%	21
Bella Vista, AR	40	8%	0
Seabrook, TX	27	7%	2
Sullivan County, NY	231	7%	6
Hercules, CA	68	7%	2
Ontario County, NY	41	7%	2
Hallandale Beach, FL	271	7%	7
Madison, WI	566	7%	8
Santa Clara, CA	277	7%	7
Woodland, CA	147	7%	2
Clifton, NJ	59	7%	4
St. Pete Beach, FL	30	7%	2
Hattiesburg, MS	46	7%	2
Ukiah, CA	93	6%	0
Oak Park, MI	31	6%	0
Clay County, FL	78	6%	4
Deer Park, TX	141	6%	2
San Bernardino County, CA	1,353	6%	82
Union County, NC	64	6%	0
Nampa, ID	32	6%	0
Boerne, TX	81	6%	0
Western Springs, IL	65	6%	3
College Station, TX	66	6%	0
Los Angeles, CA	853	6%	28
Fairhope, AL	235	6%	5
Eloy, AZ	119	6%	2
Renton, WA	34	6%	2
Seaside, CA	104	6%	2
Roswell, GA	266	6%	9
Gainesville, FL	71	6%	1
Pearl, MS	179	6%	3
Carson, CA	166	5%	3
Valdez, AK	369	5%	1
Newburgh, NY	37	5%	2
Lockhart, TX	37	5%	0
Blaine, MN	134	5%	0
Colonie, NY	39	5%	2
Trinity County, CA	80	5%	4
Collier County, FL	82	5%	1
Liberty, MO	41	5%	0
Doña Ana County, NM	41	5%	1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1,095	5%	39
Carrboro, NC	62	5%	2
Nassau County, FL	299	5%	8
Lake County, IL	441	5%	2
Princeton, NJ	178	4%	1
Whatcom County, WA	752	4%	5
Corona, CA	240	4%	10
Orange, CA	267	4%	4
Independence, MO	73	4%	3
Redmond, OR	25	4%	0
Friendswood, TX	25	4%	0
Henry County, GA	26	4%	0
Marshalltown, IA	26	4%	1
Muscatine, IA	26	4%	0
Edinburg, TX	26	4%	0
Chino Valley, AZ	53	4%	2
Fort Lauderdale, FL	723	4%	7
Waterloo, IA	81	4%	0
Pensacola, FL	27	4%	0
Hutto, TX	27	4%	0
Goodyear, AZ	137	4%	2
Killeen, TX	276	4%	1
Atwater, CA	28	4%	1
Leesburg, FL	28	4%	1
Pearl River County, MS	28	4%	1
Cambridge, MA	57	4%	0
Shafter, CA	57	4%	0
Mansfield, TX	488	3%	0
Bulloch County, GA	29	3%	0
Nichols Hills, OK	29	3%	1
Lubbock County, TX	235	3%	7
Rolling Hills Estates, CA	30	3%	0
Decatur, IL	30	3%	0
Camas, WA	301	3%	4
Cupertino, CA	62	3%	1
Orland Park, IL	31	3%	0
Duarte, CA	31	3%	0
Pflugerville, TX	407	3%	1
Grinnell, IA	32	3%	0
Midwest City, OK	32	3%	1
Nacogdoches, TX	32	3%	0
Durham County, NC	417	3%	2
Marco Island, FL	202	3%	0
Coconut Creek, FL	183	3%	0
Colusa County, CA	37	3%	0
Snohomish County, WA	1,565	3%	31
Farmers Branch, TX	266	3%	0
Baltimore, MD	38	3%	1
Midland, TX	38	3%	0
Oxnard, CA	115	3%	3
West Allis, WI	653	3%	3
Franklin, TN	615	3%	8
Clark County, NV	891	3%	14
Gaston County, NC	117	3%	2
Monterey Park, CA	40	3%	0
Milwaukee, WI	201	2%	2
Laurel, MS	41	2%	0
Appleton, WI	469	2%	2
Coppell, TX	171	2%	3
Celina, TX	43	2%	0
Douglas County, CO	746	2%	15
Cobb County, GA	88	2%	0
St. Joseph, MO	44	2%	0
Alachua County, FL	399	2%	9
Paradise Valley, AZ	90	2%	1
McAlester, OK	45	2%	0
Knox County, OH	317	2%	3
Murrieta, CA	91	2%	0
Fontana, CA	92	2%	0
Algonquin, IL	46	2%	1
Los Alamitos, CA	47	2%	0
Petersburg, AK	48	2%	1
Chaffee County, CO	48	2%	0
Temecula, CA	388	2%	0
Pinecrest, FL	49	2%	0
Pinellas Park, FL	297	2%	1
Prescott, AZ	99	2%	0
Saint Paul, MN	149	2%	1
Manitowoc, WI	150	2%	0
Vineland, NJ	51	2%	0
Lawton, OK	460	2%	4
Salinas, CA	103	2%	2
Richmond, VA	104	2%	0
Pueblo, CO	53	2%	1
Foley, AL	54	2%	0
Maricopa, AZ	55	2%	0
Orange Beach, AL	111	2%	2
Greensboro, NC	791	2%	0
Lewisville, TX	170	2%	0
Salt Lake County, UT	116	2%	1
Concord, NH	59	2%	0
Westminster, CA	60	2%	0
La Crosse, WI	184	2%	0
Dane County, WI	62	2%	1
Clovis, CA	64	2%	0
Polk County, FL	730	1%	3
Colton, CA	73	1%	0
Cathedral City, CA	74	1%	0
Redmond, WA	149	1%	0
New Braunfels, TX	225	1%	1
Joliet, IL	842	1%	2
Goleta, CA	78	1%	1
Lake Havasu City, AZ	236	1%	2
Maui County, HI	80	1%	1
Green Bay, WI	85	1%	0
Macomb County, MI	88	1%	0
Salem, OR	90	1%	1
Chino, CA	93	1%	0
Newport Beach, CA	193	1%	0
Deltona, FL	207	1%	2
Marietta, GA	106	1%	1
Hillsborough County, FL	107	1%	0
Dakota County, MN	322	1%	0
McKinney, TX	326	1%	3
Galveston County, TX	339	1%	1
Opelika, AL	115	1%	0
Hernando County, FL	461	1%	1
Hampton, VA	116	1%	1
Pasco County, FL	133	1%	0
Mobile, AL	146	1%	0
Cumberland County, NJ	294	1%	2
Olathe, KS	302	1%	0
Round Rock, TX	454	1%	3
Fargo, ND	963	1%	1
Pinellas County, FL	796	1%	1
Romeoville, IL	203	0%	0
Brighton, CO	422	0%	0
Phoenix, AZ	244	0%	0
Erie, CO	548	0%	0
Nashville, TN	302	0%	0
Boston, MA	412	0%	0
Waukesha, WI	260	0%	0
Tarrant County, TX	211	0%	0
Lake Elsinore, CA	201	0%	0
Baldwin County, AL	199	0%	0
Northport, AL	195	0%	0
Huntsville, AL	171	0%	0
Rock Hill, SC	169	0%	0
Plant City, FL	157	0%	0
Sedgwick County, KS	147	0%	0
Forsyth County, GA	147	0%	0
Canton, GA	112	0%	0
Will County, IL	110	0%	0
Fullerton, CA	108	0%	0
Guilford County, NC	106	0%	0
Butte County, CA	104	0%	0
Collinsville, IL	94	0%	0
Camarillo, CA	87	0%	0
Albany County, NY	85	0%	0
Milpitas, CA	84	0%	0
Prince George's County, MD	79	0%	0
Ramsey County, MN	77	0%	0
Arvada, CO	67	0%	0
Brazoria County, TX	66	0%	0
Crossville, TN	59	0%	0
Columbia County, GA	57	0%	0
Bentonville, AR	56	0%	0
Rogers, AR	55	0%	0
Ankeny, IA	55	0%	0
Commerce, CA	53	0%	0
Fernley, NV	52	0%	0
Columbia, TN	51	0%	0
Escambia County, FL	50	0%	0
Pender County, NC	50	0%	0
Weslaco, TX	49	0%	0
Olympia, WA	48	0%	0
Jackson County, MS	48	0%	0
Westchester County, NY	46	0%	0
Melbourne, FL	46	0%	0
Tillamook County, OR	46	0%	0
Claremont, CA	45	0%	0
Arapahoe County, CO	44	0%	0
Sacramento, CA	43	0%	0
Pittsburg, CA	43	0%	0
Carmel, IN	42	0%	0
Laguna Hills, CA	41	0%	0
Show Low, AZ	39	0%	0
Brandon, MS	39	0%	0
Edgewater, FL	36	0%	0
Luverne, MN	36	0%	0
Paducah, KY	36	0%	0
Jonesboro, AR	35	0%	0
Venice, FL	35	0%	0
Clayton County, GA	35	0%	0
El Cerrito, CA	35	0%	0
Lincoln County, OR	35	0%	0
Northfield, MN	34	0%	0
Kalamazoo County, MI	34	0%	0
Bixby, OK	34	0%	0
Irwindale, CA	33	0%	0
Hoffman Estates, IL	33	0%	0
Rock Island, IL	33	0%	0
Gulfport, MS	33	0%	0
McFarland, CA	32	0%	0
Polk County, IA	32	0%	0
Spencer, IA	32	0%	0
Beaufort County, SC	32	0%	0
Commerce, CO	31	0%	0
Eagle, CO	30	0%	0
Bondurant, IA	30	0%	0
Chemung County, NY	30	0%	0
Sallisaw, OK	30	0%	0
Greenville, TX	30	0%	0
Cutler Bay, FL	29	0%	0
Apple Valley, MN	29	0%	0
Montebello, CA	28	0%	0
Pinole, CA	28	0%	0
Wausau, WI	28	0%	0
Charlotte County, FL	27	0%	0
Daly City, CA	27	0%	0
Wichita Falls, TX	27	0%	0
La Plata County, CO	26	0%	0
Grand Terrace, CA	26	0%	0
Bristol, CT	26	0%	0
Highlands County, FL	26	0%	0
Clive, IA	26	0%	0
Chickasha, OK	26	0%	0
Wellington, FL	25	0%	0
Sandy Springs, GA	25	0%	0
Caldwell, ID	25	0%	0
Highland Park, IL	25	0%	0
La Vergne, TN	25	0%	0