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Authorize a contract for a job order assignment for the Housing Navigation Center Improvements Project for Austin Facilities Management, to renovate a vacant building into a safe, accessible, and energy efficient resource center for people experiencing homelessness, with Balfour Beatty Construction Group, Inc., for a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000. Funding: $2,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Facilities Management.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Managing Department
Austin Facilities Management.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Facilities Management.
Procurement Language:
Job Order Assignment.
MBE / WBE:
This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). MBE/WBE Goals will be assigned if appropriate and the vendor will submit a compliance plan prior to contract execution.
Prior Council Action:
January 22, 2026 – Council approved a contract with ten contractors for the 2025 Job Order Contract Program.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services – Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The purpose of the Housing Navigation Center Improvements project is to support the long-term vision of Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations in establishing a safe and welcoming resource center for individuals experiencing homelessness, offering access to food, shower facilities, healthcare services, case management, social program information, and other critical support services. Assigning this work under an existing job order contract will open the Housing Navigation Center to the public as quickly as possible while ensuring the facility is safe, accessible, and energy efficient.
The building to be used for the Housing Navigatio...
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