PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-24

The City Council approved a contract with Coastal Associates, LLC (doing business as Coastal Hydraulics) to provide hydraulic cylinder and valve repair services for up to five years (three years plus two one-year options), with a maximum value of $1,617,573.

What it means for you

This contract covers repair of hydraulic equipment used in city fleet vehicles and machinery; it is funded through the Fleet Management Fund and affects city operations that support services across Houston.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0245, official minutes of March 24, 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.

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?$1,617,573minutes ↗

Who's paid?COASTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC dba COASTAL HYDRAULICSminutes ↗

Which fund?Fleet Management 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 March 24, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $2,752,200 paid to COASTAL ASSOCIATES LLC across 4,048 payment lines, FY2018–FY2027.

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-cs20260324-29 — data from official records via PlainDocket.