Follow the Money

ZEBRA MUSSEL MITIGATION

EXCEL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, L L C

also known as EXCEL CONSTRUCTION SVCS L L C

NominalComplete — fully paid

Professional Services

This is a professional services contract with EXCEL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, L L C to deliver “Zebra Mussel Mitigation”. The city authorized spending up to $4,491,157, and $4,558,060 has been paid so far (101% of the ceiling).

Authorized (spending ceiling)

$4,491,157

Ordered / committed

$4,491,157 (100%)

Actually paid

$4,558,060 (101%)

from 45 checks in the city checkbook

Contract record lists $1,657,418 in its delivery-order field — understates actual checks.

Timeline

Jan 26, 2023 → —

Kicked off May 8, 2023 · last check Feb 27, 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

45 checkbook lines totaling $4,558,060 are booked directly against this contract — this is the amount actually paid.

The contract’s own record lists $1,657,418 in its “delivery-order referenced” field — a $2,900,642 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) · W-Water Improvements$4,558,060 (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

Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution- Architectural$4,558,060 (100%)

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

See all 45 individual checks

DateAmountProject / fundWhat forStatus

Feb 27, 2026$7,537Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Feb 27, 2026$404,004Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Feb 27, 2026$2,090Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Dec 16, 2025$570Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Dec 16, 2025$61,812Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Nov 24, 2025$68,668Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Nov 24, 2025$31,409Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Nov 13, 2025$514,014Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Nov 13, 2025$950Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Sep 18, 2025$75,803Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Sep 18, 2025$14,667Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 20, 2025$808Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 20, 2025$82,310Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 20, 2025$42,969Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 1, 2025$8,957Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 1, 2025$190,016Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Aug 1, 2025$51,545Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jun 26, 2025$21,953Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jun 26, 2025$156,926Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jun 26, 2025$2,978Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 20, 2025$40,501Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 20, 2025$5,510Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 20, 2025$59,874Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Apr 24, 2025$512,538Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Apr 24, 2025$213,779Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 13, 2025$849Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 13, 2025$76,858Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 13, 2025$1,701Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jan 29, 2025$8,271Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jan 29, 2025$75,734Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Apr 22, 2024$48,930Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 19, 2024$950Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 19, 2024$8,745Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 19, 2024$55,374Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 5, 2024$41,244Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Mar 5, 2024$9,801Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 24, 2023$191,044Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 24, 2023$6,465Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 24, 2023$310,866Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 3, 2023$122,174Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 3, 2023$67,261Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Jul 3, 2023$534,909Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 8, 2023$159,272Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Handcox WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 8, 2023$189,849Zebra Mussel Mitigation - Ullrich WTPW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

May 8, 2023$75,577Zebra Mussel MitigationW-Water ImprovementsWater Supply, Treatment and Distribution- ArchitecturalPaid

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 22062900680) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by

Contract and Land Management Department

Delivered by (1 firm)

EXCEL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, L L C

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

Project (city records)

Zebra Mussel Mitigation

Contract type

Direct contract — billed against this contract number.

Find the solicitation package on Austin Finance Online →

Search solicitation CLMC919 (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 22062900680 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.

Austin Active Contracts dataset (84ih-p28j) →