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STASSNEY LN AT CONGRESS AVE INTERSECTION

AUSTIN UNDERGROUND INC
Needs a closer lookComplete — fully paid
Construction

This is a construction contract with AUSTIN UNDERGROUND INC to deliver “STASSNEY LN AT CONGRESS AVE INTERSECTION”. The city authorized spending up to $3,371,538, and $3,821,257 has been paid so far (113% of the ceiling).

Authorized (spending ceiling)
$3,371,538
Ordered / committed
$3,371,538 (100%)
Actually paid
$3,821,257 (113%)
from 39 checks in the city checkbook
Contract record lists $853,373 in its delivery-order field — understates actual checks.
Timeline
Jul 31, 2023 → —
Kicked off Jun 8, 2023 · last check May 7, 2026

Why this status?

  • Payments ($3,821,257) exceed the authorized ceiling ($3,371,538) — worth a closer look.
  • 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

39 checkbook lines totaling $3,821,257 are booked directly against this contract — this is the amount actually paid.
The contract’s own record lists $853,373 in its “delivery-order referenced” field — a $2,967,884 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 fromGeneral Capital (bonds) · 99%
General Capital (bonds) · GCP-Transportation PB/2020, GCP-Transportation PG/2018$3,766,288 (99%)
Enterprise (fee-supported) · Parking CIP$54,969 (1%)

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, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)$3,821,257 (100%)

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

See all 39 individual checks
DateAmountProject / fundWhat forStatus
May 7, 2026$51,5002020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2026$3,3842018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2026$17,5002018 Bond Sidewalk Rehabilitation and Replacement - $20MGCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2026$98,6162020 Bond - Safety/Vision ZeroGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2026$2,748Inter-Local Agree (ILA) ParentParking CIPConstruction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2026$11,1022020 Bond - Local TransitGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jun 5, 2025$27,3722020 Bond - Safety/Vision ZeroGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 7, 2025$10,9782020 Bond - Safety/Vision ZeroGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Mar 17, 2025$64,6012020 Bond - Safety/Vision ZeroGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Mar 17, 2025$107,3122020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Mar 17, 2025$45,222Inter-Local Agree (ILA) ParentParking CIPConstruction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jan 22, 2025$3,8822020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Dec 31, 2024$101,8622020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Dec 9, 2024$146,3292020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Nov 14, 2024$6,999Inter-Local Agree (ILA) ParentParking CIPConstruction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Nov 14, 2024$62,5962018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Nov 14, 2024$613,2322020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Sep 23, 2024$97,7842018 Bond Sidewalk Rehabilitation and Replacement - $20MGCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Sep 23, 2024$5,8832020 Bond - BikewaysGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Aug 20, 2024$168,9702018 Bond Sidewalk Rehabilitation and Replacement - $20MGCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Aug 7, 2024$14,3712020 Bond - Local TransitGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Aug 7, 2024$65,7462018 Bond Sidewalk Rehabilitation and Replacement - $20MGCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Aug 7, 2024$133,8832018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jun 14, 2024$169,0162018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
May 23, 2024$137,1142018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Apr 17, 2024$99,6302018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Apr 1, 2024$158,7102018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Apr 1, 2024$69,9852020 Bond - Local TransitGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Feb 21, 2024$178,8682018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jan 18, 2024$98,1542018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jan 4, 2024$194,5362018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Nov 27, 2023$94,5572018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Nov 27, 2023$6,1762020 Bond - Local TransitGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Oct 19, 2023$135,5072018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Sep 25, 2023$225,2872020 Bond - Local TransitGCP-Transportation PB/2020Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Aug 24, 2023$107,2842018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jul 19, 2023$163,9682018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jul 3, 2023$98,5032018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid
Jun 8, 2023$22,0912018 Bond Safety-Intersection Impr.GCP-Transportation PG/2018Construction, Curb and Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal)Paid

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 23022400240) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by
Contract and Land Management Department
Delivered by (1 firm)
AUSTIN UNDERGROUND 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.
Find the solicitation package on Austin Finance Online →

Search solicitation CLMC921 (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 23022400240 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.

Austin Active Contracts dataset (84ih-p28j) →