ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

This item — which was pulled and not considered at the November 5, 2025 meeting — would have amended an existing contract with The Fierro Group, Ltd. (also doing business as Fence Master of Houston, Advanced Concrete and Construction, and Flores Steel) to increase the maximum amount the city can spend on metal and wood fence installation and repair services from roughly $12.9 million to about $17.9 million, an increase of approximately $4.99 million.

What it means for you

This contract covers fence installation and repair work for various city departments across Houston, so it affects residents and city properties that depend on maintained fencing and gates; because the item was pulled, no action was taken at this meeting.

Outcome

On the 11/5/2025 council agenda. Outcome recorded in official minutes (minutes integration pending).

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Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

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How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$17,900,000coversheet ↗

Who's paid?FIERRO GROUP, LTDcoversheet ↗

Which fund?General, Enterprise and Other Fundscoversheet ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $16,361,021 paid to THE FIERRO GROUP LTD across 5,241 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35697 — data from official records via PlainDocket.