Alvarez’s lobbying clients

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Updated: March 1, 2012 8:08AM

Since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in May, Michael Alvarez has become a lobbyist at City Hall, in addition to being an elected commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. These are the clients he has represented since July:

† Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists paid Alvarez $3,000 to lobby city finance officials on “workers’ compensation matters.”

† Avaya Inc. paid Alvarez $5,000 to lobby city technology officials on “telephony platform and infrastructure.”

† Bohemian National Cemetery paid Alvarez $2,000 to lobby city aviation officials on “cemetery matters” associated with the O’Hare Airport modernization project.

† Globetrotters Engineering Corp., a Chicago engineering firm with city contracts, has agreed to pay Alvarez $5,000 a month under a one-year contract.

† Government Enhancement Services paid Alvarez $5,000 to lobby city finance and buildings officials on “billboard matters.”

† Illinois Concrete Products Association, a trade group from Park Ridge.

† LAZ Parking, the company that operates Chicago’s parking meters, paid Alvarez $5,000 to lobby aviation officials regarding “parking matters” at O’Hare.

† Oracle, a computer software and hardware company.

† Redflex Traffic Systems, which operates the city’s red-light cameras, paid Alvarez $1,500 a month under a deal that ended in October to lobby for cameras at railroad crossings.

† SmartKiosks, a Chicago technology company, paid Alvarez $2,000 to lobby city technology officials.

† Smith Dawson & Andrews, a lobbying firm from Washington, D.C.

† St. Anthony Hospital agreed to pay Alvarez $5,000 a month to lobby city housing officials on “land acquisition at 31st and Kedzie for new hospital” under a one-year contract. Alvarez has reported $5,000 in payments so far.

† Steinco Inc. paid Alvarez $2,000 to lobby city purchasing officials on “real estate matters.”

† Teng & Associates, an engineering firm working on the O’Hare modernization project.

† United Building Maintenance Inc. of Carol Stream paid Alvarez $2,000 to lobby city aviation officials on “janitorial service matters.”

† Vacant Property Specialists, a Chicago company that boards up buildings, paid Alvarez $2,000 to lobby about the city’s “vacant buildings ordinance.”