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Worth your attention · passed Sep 15

The City Council approved up to $6,915,742.93 to buy traffic signal controllers and related parts through a cooperative purchasing program, splitting the contract between two vendors through early 2029.

This purchase supplies Houston Public Works with equipment needed to operate and maintain traffic signals across the city.

Why this? verified $6.9M · citywide · daily life: transportation

Also decided Sep 15full meeting →$6.7M — The city is amending a 2021 ordinance to extend and update contracts with nine organizations that provide nutrition and transportation services to senior adults, running through September 30, 2027, with a maximum combined value of $6,724,000. →$6.0M — The City of Houston is approving a $6,000,000 loan of Community Development Block Grant funds to Houston Area Community Development Corporation and NHH-Canal Street Apartments, Inc. to help pay for renovations to New Hope Housing Canal, a 134-unit affordable rental housing complex at 2821 Canal Street. →$1.5M — The council approved up to $1,500,000 for the Houston Airport System to buy miscellaneous security equipment, replacement parts, and accessories from Preferred Technologies, LLC over 53 months through a state cooperative purchasing program. →$1.3M — The council approved up to $1,302,974.08 for a contract with Harrison Hydra-Gen to maintain and repair hydraulic generators used by the Fleet Management Department, covering three years with the option to extend two additional years. →

This week in 3 things →

The Money→11,368 companies the city has paid, FY2018–FY2026 — search any of them →Biggest council approval: $1.5B →

Your Ballot · Nov 3→119 races · 233 candidates →Every candidate: verified bio, record check, campaign funding →Register by Oct 5 · early voting Oct 19–Oct 30 →

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