Construction Contracts: How Risky Is "At Risk"?

A thumbnail sketch of the distinctions between contracts for construction managers

"...One of the controversies surrounding Williamson County's construction contracts with FT Woods has to do with the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Shea's Contracts at Issue

Questions raised about candidate Brigid Shea's work as consultant and lobbyist

"...Shea how much she had earned in income from contracts from the city of Austin since her departure from..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Budget, Contracts, and APD

Activists press City Council on police accountability

"...on the status of the three public safety “meet-and-confer” contracts with the public safety unions: the Austin/Travis County EMS..."

April 24, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Blood Goes Big, Free Week Contracts

In the ATX music news: punk poetics by local septet Blood, January’s Free Week dates, and the Live Music Fund’s first feedback

"...last year. Organizers eventually called it off due to construction delays on the new site, losing a big-name lineup..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Convention Center Redevelopment Would Relocate SXSW, Other Festivals for Three Years

Construction is set to begin after SX ’25, end before SX ’29

"...following a City Council vote to seek architecture and construction contracts related to the project. “With a bigger convention..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...government in Williamson County: about the letting of government construction contracts; about changes to the state's Local Government Code..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

AISD's Underutilized Business

AISD weighs equity study to improve its limited program for minority- and women-owned firms

"...issue is raising its head: how to spread those construction dollars just as equitably among contractors and vendors...."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...Americans are not gettinga fair share of the city's construction business. photograph by John Anderson Everybody makes mistakes, but..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

Read the Fine Print

With arbitration clauses, homebuilders are erecting a legal wall to keep themselves out of court.

"...binding arbitration clauses now present in most major home construction contracts keep lawsuits out of the courts and into..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Council Preview

Zimmerman off to East Texas to "investigate" city biomass contract

"...daunting agenda thus far, and with a cornucopia of contracts to shred, should the handful of members so inclined..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Water for Sale

WTP4 has to pay for itself, by hook or by crook

"...Construction of the plant, the city's biggest public works project..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Daily Hustle: 6/10/10 (Updated x 2)

Water Treatment Plant No. 4 dominates low impact agenda

"...that would dominate the morning: Items 5 and 10, contracts for Water Treatment Plant No. 4..."

June 10, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

"Building Bombs" and "Deadly Deception"

"...GE that derives one-sixth of its revenue from defense contracts and the irradiated workers and their families who work..."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Hall Hustle: Trying to Share the Work

Council tweaks MBE/WBE rules to broaden contract participation

"...a 180-year head start locally – is that city contracts and subcontracts should have participation goals, or failing that,..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Dumping the Water Pump

Should Austin's conservation success forestall WTP 4?

"...taken aim at WTP 4, asking council to halt construction. Though the fight is familiar, it's been freshened up..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Martinez, announced a plan to increase the number of construction contracts awarded to local firms, keeping more money in..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...and no Mexican-American principals. Few minority businesses won school contracts. Spanish was generally forbidden in the schools, meaning many..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Is That All There Is?

Joe Lessard Leaving City Post

"...since the beginning of this year. With all the construction contracts bid, awarded, and negotiated, all that's left seems..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Point, Counterpoint

The debate over WTP4 goes to a public forum

"...the economy, providing $400 million in design, consulting, and construction contracts...."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Blame TxDOT

"...expensive and inefficient. Their mandatory access roads ensure lucrative construction contracts and retail (and other) development, while impeding the..."

Aug. 17, 2004 Postmarks

The Deal of a Lifetime

TDHCA Board member Florita Bell Griffin is standing trial in a Houston federal courtroom on allegations that she, along with two co-defendants, conspired to profit from deals she helped approve.

"...out on his own with a struggling but reputable construction company is approached by fast-talking strangers and asked if..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Dickensian Prospect

Great Expectations or Bleak Housing in Austin?

"...which required only council's approval for rezoning to start construction in a quiet, primarily African-American section of Northeast Austin,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Housecleaning at Cap Metro

CFO and Engineering VP resign

"...officer Randy Hume and Vice President of Engineering and Construction John Almond have resigned from Capital Metro at the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Council: Labor Protections and Job Evaluations

Marc Ott's job performance goes up for debate this week

"...city's living wage of $13.03 to city-funded positions for construction workers and employees of subcontractors, and Casar's Fair Chance..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...due to circumstances out of our control, like road construction (have you driven downtown lately?), traffic accidents, or mechanical..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

All This and Zoning Too

Marathon City Council meeting zones through lengthy agenda

"...about everything else: a moratorium on short-term rentals, new contracts for major Austin Energy customers, an initiative to help..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council Preview: Marriott Pays Up

Thursday ends fee dispute, broods contact teams, and welcomes torment

"...– in return for a prevailing wage structure on construction labor – will apparently end this week with White’s..."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Michael King

City Council Notebook

An overflowing agenda this week leaves little room for snark.

"...for an an Asian-American Resource Center. Public Works: Seven construction contracts Purchasing Office: 16 contracts, including Item 52: Awarding..."

June 4, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

“We Build Bridges, Not Walls”

Council Members target companies building border wall

"...city business with any companies engaged in the “design, construction, or maintenance of the border wall.”..."

Feb. 1, 2018 News Post by Michael King

TDH: 7/29/11

New construction suspended at WTP4, for now

"...voted to suspend issuance of notices to proceed with construction at Water Treatment Plant No. 4 until they were..."

July 29, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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