PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The city council approved a contract with V&S Construction Company, LLC worth up to $16.2 million to repair and rehabilitate small water pipes, fire hydrants, and valves across Houston.

What it means for you

Houston water customers may see improved water service reliability and fire protection as aging or damaged waterlines, hydrants, and valves are fixed; the $16.2 million comes from the city's water/sewer enterprise fund, not general tax revenue.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0476, official minutes of June 2, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Citywide

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 ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$16,200,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?V&S Construction Company, 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 June 2, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $18,584,327 paid to V & S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC across 75 payment lines, FY2023–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-cs20260602-42 — data from official records via PlainDocket.