Follow the Money

DAVIS & HANDCOX WTP POLYMER FEED SYS (2018 FLOOD RES. IMPMT)

MATOUS CONSTRUCTION II, LTD

also known as MATOUS CONSTRUCTION, LTD OR MATOUS CONSTRUCTION

NominalComplete — fully paid

Construction

This is a construction contract with MATOUS CONSTRUCTION II, LTD to deliver “DAVIS & HANDCOX WTP POLYMER FEED SYS (2018 FLOOD RES. IMPMT)”. The city authorized spending up to $8,438,658, and $8,250,956 has been paid so far (98% of the ceiling).

Authorized (spending ceiling)

$8,438,658

Ordered / committed

$8,438,658 (100%)

Actually paid

$8,250,956 (98%)

from 58 checks in the city checkbook

Contract record lists $5,750,718 in its delivery-order field — understates actual checks.

Timeline

Mar 11, 2022 → —

Kicked off Jul 20, 2022 · last check Jan 6, 2026

Why this status?

No expiration date on record — timeline signals can't be computed.

These are transparent signals, not judgments. A large unspent balance may be a legitimate multi-year ceiling or indefinite-delivery contract.

Payments on this contract

58 checkbook lines totaling $8,250,956 are booked directly against this contract — this is the amount actually paid.

The contract’s own record lists $5,750,718 in its “delivery-order referenced” field — a $2,500,237 understatement. That field only counts payments made through delivery orders, so we treat the checkbook total above as the real amount paid.

Where the money came fromEnterprise (fee-supported) · 100%

Enterprise (fee-supported) · Water Improvements--Nva$8,250,956 (100%)

Funding source is read from the fund each check was drawn on. It tells you who is accountable: voters & Council for bond/general-capital money, ratepayers & utility commissions for enterprise money, Council for the General Fund.

What the money paid for

CONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FA$8,250,956 (100%)

Grouped from the city’s own line-item descriptions. Vague or generic labels are themselves a transparency signal worth questioning.

See all 58 individual checks

DateAmountProject / fundWhat forStatus

Jan 6, 2026$25,870Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 6, 2026$56,556Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 21, 2025$132,114Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 21, 2025$132,201Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 31, 2025$27,664Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 31, 2025$26,361Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 31, 2025$34,248Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 31, 2025$20,097Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 30, 2024$19,583Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 30, 2024$58,466Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 21, 2024$56,083Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 21, 2024$43,781Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jul 18, 2024$3,377Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jul 18, 2024$44,109Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jul 2, 2024$67,314Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jul 2, 2024$99,159Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Apr 25, 2024$63,283Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Apr 25, 2024$59,838Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 20, 2024$228,960Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 20, 2024$103,867Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 5, 2024$45,505Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 5, 2024$504,681Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 1, 2024$35,154Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 1, 2024$310,446Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Dec 28, 2023$200,545Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Dec 28, 2023$100,976Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Nov 27, 2023$86,246Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Nov 27, 2023$98,141Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 30, 2023$141,476Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 30, 2023$309,714Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Sep 21, 2023$564,659Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Sep 21, 2023$230,759Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 25, 2023$64,725Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 25, 2023$318,841Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 1, 2023$33,425Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 1, 2023$97,221Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jun 26, 2023$126,871Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jun 26, 2023$148,992Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jun 9, 2023$103,566Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jun 9, 2023$220,003Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Apr 27, 2023$226,976Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Apr 27, 2023$261,914Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 24, 2023$147,166Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Mar 24, 2023$382,370Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 24, 2023$100,995Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Feb 24, 2023$491,826Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 19, 2023$18,414Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jan 19, 2023$41,349Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Dec 28, 2022$33,759Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Dec 28, 2022$114,560Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Nov 29, 2022$118,793Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Nov 29, 2022$126,379Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 20, 2022$209,879Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Oct 20, 2022$69,398Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Sep 28, 2022$63,218Handcox Water Plant Resiliency Improvements - Colorado RiverWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Sep 28, 2022$582,934Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Aug 24, 2022$23,513Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Jul 20, 2022$192,638Davis WTP Resiliency ImprovementsWater Improvements--NvaCONSTRUCTION, W/W TREATMENT FAPaid

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 22030700402) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by

Contract and Land Management Department

Delivered by (1 firm)

MATOUS CONSTRUCTION II, LTD

We couldn’t automatically match this contract to a City Council vote (the voting-record dataset starts in 2023, and older or consent-agenda items may not match by name). Most contracts are approved collectively on the Council consent agenda — so accountability runs through the managing department above and the Council vote on the award date, not an individual sponsor.

Documents & oversight

Contract type

Direct contract — billed against this contract number.

Find the solicitation package on Austin Finance Online →

Search solicitation CLMC883 (IFB) to open the original scope of work, bid documents, and the executed contract.

Assessing delivery vs. commitment: Austin doesn’t publish structured project milestones, so we can’t auto-verify that the work matches the contract. What we can do is show what the money was invoiced for (above) and link the approved scope — then, where it matters, dispatch a Spotter to confirm the work on the ground. Contracts whose purpose is well-documented vs. vague is exactly the signal that tells us where to look first.

Source & provenance

Contract number 22030700402 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.

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