PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-27

The City Council amended an existing contract with Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC to continue providing maintenance, repair, and replacement services for clarifiers (water treatment settling tanks), extending the work through March 15, 2027 with a maximum total contract value of $6,304,827.96.

What it means for you

This contract keeps specialized equipment at Houston's water or wastewater treatment facilities in working order, which supports the reliability of water and sewer services for Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0083, official minutes of January 27, 2026.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

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?$6,304,828minutes ↗

Who's paid?BROWN & ROOT INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LLCminutes ↗

Which fund?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the January 27, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $66,572,541 paid to BROWN AND ROOT INDUSTRIAL SERVICES across 2,028 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-cs20260127-20 — data from official records via PlainDocket.