Item 11 — Thursday, September 24, 2026
In plain language — from agenda source text
This is a construction contract with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC to build leachate connections at the city-owned landfill at 10108 FM 812 in far southeast Austin. Leachate is the liquid that percolates through buried trash, and connecting it into a collection system is part of keeping it from moving where it shouldn't. The contract is $1,154,941 plus a $115,495 contingency, for a total not to exceed $1,270,436, paid from Austin Resource Recovery's Capital Budget.
Current official agenda wording
Authorize a contract for construction services for the 10108 FM 812 Landfill to Provide Leachate Connections Project for Austin Resource Recovery with Cedar Hill Construction, LLC, in the amount of $1,154,941, plus a $115,495 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,270,436. Funding: $1,270,436 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Resource Recovery.
"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted with the Mayor Watson being shown, voting no on items 48 through 59 and Council Member Alter being shown voting no on item number 49. [00:45:01]" — meeting transcript (unofficial)