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W W GRAINGER INC

Vendor code WWG2097000 · investigation view
Total paid (in snapshot)
$6,867,585
20 checks across 2 fund types
Cadence
Jan 30, 2025 → Jul 1, 2026
≈ a check every 27 days (the “drip”)
Traceable to a contract/agreement
$6,867,585
Direct / untraceable
$0 (0%)

Formal procurement records

No currently-active master agreement in the city’s Active Contracts dataset names this vendor. That’s common and doesn’t mean the money is untracked — large payments are often made via delivery orders under a master agreement that has since expired (the city only publishes active ones), by a joint-venture / related legal entity different from the contracting firm, or they’re a transfer, debt-service, grant, or direct disbursement with no procurement contract at all. To chase the scope, search Austin Finance Online Contracts and the Council records for “W W GRAINGER INC” using the links below.

How the City books these payments

The City department & division that cut these checks — this is why one vendor can show up under several programs and funds (each program on the Overview is a department). Rows marked transfer / non-operating are money moved through a budget line (citywide transfers, debt service) rather than a service performed here — a balance-sheet flow, not a purchase.

DepartmentDivisionAmount · checks
Nondepartmentaltransfer / non-operatingTransfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirements$6,690,533 · 19
AviationFacilities Management, Operations and Airport Security$177,052 · 1

Verify at the source

Every check to this vendor (raw checkbook feed) →
City checkbook dataset (8c6z-qnmj) →
Austin Finance Online — search solicitations / contracts →
Search City Council records for “W W GRAINGER INC” →

Reading the source-doc column below: a CT number is a contract (it links straight to the contract record). A DO (delivery order) is an internal payment reference against a master agreement — those numbers are not searchable in the solicitations portal, so to find the scope, search Austin Finance Online by vendor name (“W W GRAINGER INC”) under Contracts, or use the Council-records search above.

Enterprise (fee-supported)$177,052 · 1 check

DateAmountFund / purposeSource doc
Mar 5, 2025$177,052Airport Operating FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Aviation › Facilities Management, Operations and Airport SecurityDO 25012405652

Internal Service$6,690,533 · 19 checks

DateAmountFund / purposeSource doc
Jul 1, 2026$385,912Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26060411605
May 29, 2026$364,972Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26050610357
May 1, 2026$418,025Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26040609049
Mar 31, 2026$356,802Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26030507760
Mar 2, 2026$363,764Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26020306338
Jan 29, 2026$355,908Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 26010205158
Dec 30, 2025$329,395Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25120404187
Nov 26, 2025$408,537Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25110402844
Oct 30, 2025$330,885Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25090213507
Oct 30, 2025$163,371Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25100700905
Sep 30, 2025$497,309Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25090213507
Aug 28, 2025$312,387Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25080112501
Jul 30, 2025$396,070Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25070311557
Jun 30, 2025$287,447Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25060410572
May 29, 2025$386,471Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25050609622
Apr 30, 2025$357,055Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25040708614
Mar 28, 2025$373,031Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25030707376
Feb 28, 2025$339,148Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25020506064
Jan 30, 2025$264,046Support Services FundImpact Tools, Air Powered (Not Road Building)Nondepartmental › Transfers, Debt Service, and Other Requirementstransfer / non-operatingDO 25010304934

Scope: checks in the current snapshot (2026-07-28) at or above the snapshot’s minimum size. For this vendor’s complete payment history, use the raw checkbook feed linked above.