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BULL CREEK WASTEWATER PIPELINES RENEWAL

FACILITIES REHABILITATION INC
NominalComplete — fully paid
Construction

This is a construction contract with FACILITIES REHABILITATION INC to deliver “Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Pipelines Renewal”. The city authorized spending up to $3,288,275, and $3,233,821 has been paid so far (98% of the ceiling). It was approved by City Council on Oct 19, 2023.

Authorized (spending ceiling)
$3,288,275
Ordered / committed
$3,288,275 (100%)
Actually paid
$3,233,821 (98%)
from 9 checks in the city checkbook
Contract record lists $0 in its delivery-order field — understates actual checks.
Timeline
Nov 9, 2023
Kicked off May 6, 2024 · last check Nov 5, 2025

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

9 checkbook lines totaling $3,233,821 are booked directly against this contract — this is the amount actually paid.
The contract’s own record lists $0 in its “delivery-order referenced” field — a $3,233,821 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) · S-Wastewater Improvements$3,233,821 (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, Pipeline$3,233,821 (100%)

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

See all 9 individual checks
DateAmountProject / fundWhat forStatus
Nov 5, 2025$161,691Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Jan 31, 2025$454,498Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Nov 27, 2024$734,403Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Oct 2, 2024$245,024Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Aug 19, 2024$276,419Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Jul 25, 2024$187,175Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
Jun 20, 2024$290,999Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
May 23, 2024$511,674Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid
May 6, 2024$371,939Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements - ReplacementS-Wastewater ImprovementsConstruction, PipelinePaid

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 23101600017) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by
Contract and Land Management Department
Delivered by (1 firm)
FACILITIES REHABILITATION INC
Authorized by Austin City Council100, 1 absent · Approved on Consent
Oct 19, 2023 · agenda item 17
Authorize execution of a contract for construction services for the Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Pipelines Renewal project with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc., in the amount of $3,288,275 plus a $328,828 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,617,103. [Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 77.63% MBE and 1.22% WBE participation].
See how each member voted (11)
Kirk WatsonMayorYes
Natasha Harper-MadisonDistrict 1Absent
Alison AlterDistrict 10Yes
Vanessa FuentesDistrict 2Yes
José VelásquezDistrict 3Yes
José "Chito" VelaDistrict 4Yes
Ryan AlterDistrict 5Yes
Mackenzie KellyDistrict 6Yes
Leslie PoolDistrict 7Yes
Paige EllisDistrict 8Yes
Zohaib "Zo" QadriDistrict 9Yes

Documents & oversight

Project (city records)
Bull Creek Basin Wastewater Pipelines Renewal
Contract type
Direct contract — billed against this contract number.
Approved by City Council
Oct 19, 2023 · item 17

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 23101600017 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.