This is a construction contract with PORT ENTERPRISES LTD to deliver “Austin Energy-SCC Roof Replacement”. The city authorized spending up to $1,945,000, and $1,923,367 has been paid so far (99% of the ceiling). It was approved by City Council on Nov 2, 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 = 23110700055) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →
Authorize execution of a contract for the Austin Energy System Control Center Roof Replacement project with Port Enterprises, Ltd., in the amount of $1,945,000, plus a $194,500 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,139,500. [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 0.17% MBE and 0.00% WBE participation].
Search solicitation CLMC1007 (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 23110700055 (CT) · Department 6100 · Managed by Contract and Land Management Department · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.