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← Thursday, July 23, 2026

Item 20 Passedunofficial

In plain language — from the agenda backup

Austin Energy wants to hire Line Quest LLC to find and mark underground utility lines before crews start digging — the kind of behind-the-scenes work that keeps buried power infrastructure from getting nicked. The contract runs an initial two years with up to three 1-year extensions, for a total not to exceed $11,050,000, with $552,500 available now in Austin Energy's operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

The official agenda language

Authorize a contract for underground utility locating services for Austin Energy with Line Quest LLC, for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $11,050,000. Funding: $552,500 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

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"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

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