This is a construction contract with CASH CONSTRUCTION CO INC to deliver “Oltorf Street Reclaimed Water Main Phase 2”. The city authorized spending up to $10,401,106, and $8,902,847 has been paid so far (86% of the ceiling). It was approved by City Council on Oct 19, 2023.
These are transparent signals, not judgments. A large unspent balance may be a legitimate multi-year ceiling or indefinite-delivery contract.
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.
Grouped from the city’s own line-item descriptions. Vague or generic labels are themselves a transparency signal worth questioning.
Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = 23102400031) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →
Authorize execution of a contract for construction services for the Oltorf Street Reclaimed Water Main Phase 2 project with Cash Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $10,401,106 plus a $1,040,111 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $11,441,217. [Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) through the achievements of Good Faith Efforts with 2.42% MBE and 0.08% WBE participation].
Search solicitation CLMC986 (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.
Contract number 23102400031 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.