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Worth your attention · passed Oct 13

The city council approved a contract with CSI Consolidated LLC (doing business as AIMS Companies) to perform sewer cleaning and video inspection services, with a maximum value of $11,599,862.40.

This contract pays a private company to clear blockages and inspect Houston's sewer pipes using camera equipment, which helps maintain sewer service for residents citywide.

Why this? verified $11.6M · citywide · daily life: utilities

Also decided Oct 13full meeting →$10.8M — The council is appropriating about $10.85 million from two airport funds to pay for a staffing-support services contract with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. for airport infrastructure work. →$10.5M — The City is appropriating about $10.5 million and entering a cost-sharing agreement with Harris County to fund a road and drainage project along Tanner Road from Triway Lane to 350 feet east of Gessner Road. →$9.0M — The city is adding $9,031,494 to an existing engineering contract with Ardurra Group, Inc. to plan and oversee replacement of the Eddington Lift Station, install a new force main, and build a storage tank and lift station at a wet weather facility. →$5.2M — The city is approving a contract with Commercial Chemical Products, Inc. (doing business as PoolSure) to provide preventative maintenance and repair services for swimming pools, valued at up to $5,175,470.64 over three years with two optional one-year extensions. →

This week in 3 things →

Harris County Commissioners Court — Sep 22full meeting →$24.8M — The court approved a spending plan for miscellaneous building cost projects, adding $20,711,000 to bring the total authorized amount to $24,760,000 for fiscal year 2027. →$20.6M — The court approved a spending plan for HVAC repair and replacement projects, adding $19,448,000 to bring the total authorized amount to $20,550,000 for fiscal year 2027. →$15.8M — The county is canceling a previously approved contract with Precise Services, Inc. and awarding a new $15,751,020 contract to V&S Construction Company for drainage improvement work in the Bear Creek Village Subdivision - Stage B in Precinct 4. →

HISD Board of Managers — Oct 8full meeting →$1.0M — The Board of Managers approved vendor awards for purchases that each cost $1,000,000 or more. →The Board of Managers approved the proposed internal audit plan for fiscal year 2027 as part of a bloc consent vote. →The Board of Managers approved the minutes from its previous meetings as part of a bloc consent vote. →

State-appointed by the Texas Education Agency, not elected. Texas Education Agency ↗

The Money→11,511 companies the city has paid, FY2018–FY2027 — search any of them →Biggest council approval: $1.5B →

Your Ballot · Nov 3→119 races · 233 candidates →Every candidate: verified bio, record check, campaign funding →Early voting Oct 19–Oct 30 · Election Day Nov 3 →

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