PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-23

The council approved the completion of a construction contract with Harper Brothers Construction, LLC for a large sewage lift station and connecting force mains in the Northgate area. This closes out the contract and authorizes any remaining final payment.

What it means for you

Residents in the Northgate area of District B will have an upgraded pump station capable of moving up to 37 million gallons of wastewater per day, improving sewage handling capacity in that part of the city.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0367, official minutes of June 23-24, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Northgate area, District B

Official sources

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

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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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?Harper Brothers Construction, LLCminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the June 23, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $418,847,684 paid to HARPER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LLC across 3,591 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-cs20260623-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.