PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-16

The city council approved a $3,300,000 contract with Total Contracting Limited to perform construction work on drainage and street renewal projects under Council District Service Fund Work Order No. 15. The ordinance also sets a deadline for the contractor to submit required post-bid documents and includes funding for testing services and project cost recovery.

What it means for you

This contract funds street and drainage construction work across council district service areas, which could mean road repairs or drainage improvements in affected neighborhoods. Residents in the relevant district(s) may see construction activity related to these infrastructure projects.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0552, official minutes of June 16-17, 2026.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Houston citywide / Council District Service Fund areas

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 ↗

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?$3,300,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?TOTAL CONTRACTING LIMITEDminutes ↗

Which fund?Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax 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 16, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $127,165,862 paid to TOTAL CONTRACTING LIMITED across 2,002 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-cs20260616-27 — data from official records via PlainDocket.