This is a non-professional services master agreement (a spending ceiling drawn down over time via delivery orders) with EWT HOLDINGS III CORP to deliver “DEIONIZED WATER SYSTEM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR”. The city authorized spending up to $240,000, and $8,303 has been paid so far (3% of the ceiling).
These are transparent signals, not judgments. A large unspent balance may be a legitimate multi-year ceiling or indefinite-delivery contract.
No checkbook payments are booked directly against this contract number yet. This can happen when the work is paid through delivery orders under a master agreement (not directly linked here), or when payments simply haven’t started.
Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = NA230000154) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →
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.
Search solicitation RGW1013 (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 NA230000154 (MA) · Department 9000 · Managed by Central Purchasing Office Receptionist · Competitive Acquisition
From snapshot 2026-07-28.