Council to consider $2M renovation for housing center serving people without homes

Austin City Council will consider authorizing Balfour Beatty Construction Group to renovate a vacant building at 2401 South Interstate Highway 35 Frontage Road into the Housing Navigation Center. The job order assignment would cost up to $2 million from Austin Facilities Management’s capital budget. The center would provide food, showers, health care, case management and other services for people experiencing homelessness. The building is in District 3 and currently lacks functional air conditioning and does not meet ADA requirements.

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.

Nov 19, 202626-3107: 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.Source documentPDF