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SOUTH AUSTIN REGIONAL WWTP TRAINS A & B IMPROVEMENTS

MWH CONSTRUCTORS INC
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This is a construction contract with MWH CONSTRUCTORS INC to deliver “SOUTH AUSTIN REGIONAL WWTP TRAINS A & B IMPROVEMENTS”. The city authorized spending up to $116,000,852, and $63,793,269 has been paid so far (55% of the ceiling).

Authorized (spending ceiling)
$116,000,852
Ordered / committed
$116,000,852 (100%)
Actually paid
$63,793,269 (55%)
from 32 checks in the city checkbook
Contract record lists $4,267,923 in its delivery-order field — understates actual checks.
Timeline
Mar 29, 2023
Kicked off Mar 30, 2023 · last check Jul 23, 2026

Why this status?

  • Fully committed but $52,207,583 ordered is not yet paid — is the work being delivered?
  • High-dollar contract ($116,000,852) — worth periodic review.
  • 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

32 checkbook lines totaling $61,806,781 are booked directly against this contract — this is the amount actually paid.
The contract’s own record lists $4,267,923 in its “delivery-order referenced” field — a $57,538,858 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) · Wastewater Improvements--Nva$61,806,781 (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
Site Work$61,806,781 (100%)

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

See all 32 individual checks
DateAmountProject / fundWhat forStatus
Jun 22, 2026$2,106,233Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
May 11, 2026$3,891,242Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Apr 8, 2026$2,550,447Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Mar 5, 2026$2,738,136Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Feb 3, 2026$1,289,910Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Dec 26, 2025$1,555,371Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Nov 25, 2025$3,247,561Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Nov 4, 2025$3,600,497Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Sep 23, 2025$2,627,605Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Sep 2, 2025$2,078,852Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Aug 19, 2025$8,164,923Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jul 7, 2025$3,325,532Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jun 10, 2025$459,085Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
May 15, 2025$2,700,665Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Mar 31, 2025$1,041,376Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Feb 27, 2025$1,391,848Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jan 28, 2025$727,711Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jan 7, 2025$2,161,650Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Dec 2, 2024$1,818,611Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Oct 22, 2024$620,998Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Sep 24, 2024$434,009Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Aug 27, 2024$964,712Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Aug 1, 2024$1,328,512Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jul 2, 2024$897,634Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Jun 11, 2024$489,693Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
May 6, 2024$354,102Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Apr 16, 2024$1,934,542Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Feb 27, 2024$1,760,041Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Dec 18, 2023$1,277,361Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Nov 2, 2023$333,007Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Sep 19, 2023$2,018,719Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid
Mar 30, 2023$1,916,197Sar Trains A&B Impr - ConstructionWastewater Improvements--NvaSite WorkPaid

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 22110700063) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by
Contract and Land Management Department
Delivered by (1 firm)
MWH CONSTRUCTORS INC

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.

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 22110700063 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.