Confirm how the well's cost will be recovered (connection charges from which Participants, which TCEQ application).

30 TAC §293.44 (shared by benefit); Good practice.

The board action behind it

2026-04-28: Awarded the Water Well No. 10 construction contract to Weisinger Incorporated, for $4,811,700.00 (concurrence given through approval of the engineer's report, which also included pay estimates, change orders and a deduct change order)

What else happened at that meeting

With the President absent, the Vice President presided, and the Board approved the engineer's report, including concurrence in awarding the Water Well 10 construction contract to Weisinger Incorporated for $4,811,700.00, and gave advance approval to an encroachment agreement with Prologis. It approved five operator proposals for chlorine and chemical feed work at Water Plant 1 and a lift pump replacement, an inflow and infiltration study, and the draft 2025 Consumer Confidence Report. The Board adopted a resolution imposing an additional penalty on real property taxes delinquent as of July 1, 2026, requested an appraisal of District property as of April 15, 2026, and designated 20840 House Hahl Road, Cypress, as the new location for posting meeting notices. It also authorized notice terminating the Off Cinco, LLC website service agreement effective May 31, 2026, and directed MDS to begin initial PFAS monitoring no later than July 31, 2026.

Source: the meeting record › The approved minutes, p. 5 ›

The law and guidance in force on 2026-04-28

Construction contracts over $150,000 must be advertised for sealed bids and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder Water Code §49.273 §49.273: Same text in force then and now	Not shown in the record	The minutes record only BGE's request for 'concurrence in the award' for $4,811,700.00 (p.5); no bid count, bidders or tabulation.
Developer-built facilities need a reimbursement agreement and TCEQ approval before reimbursement 30 TAC §293.46; Water Code §49.181 §293.46: Same text in force then and now §49.181: Same text in force then and now	Question	'Concurrence' wording suggests the developer may let the contract and seek reimbursement later; the contracting party is not stated.
Change orders that together raise a contract by more than 25% only for listed reasons Water Code §49.273(i) §49.273(i): Same text in force then and now	Not shown in the record	Change orders and a deduct change order approved by reference (p.5).

Who's involved

Weisinger Incorporated (contractor)

BGE, Inc. (district engineer; also engineer to MUDs 419, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493 and WCIDs 157, 158, 159)

Bridgeland Development, LP (represented by Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. staff) (developer; reimbursed for master facilities and road facilities)

Possible conflicts

BGE, Inc.: BGE designed the well, recommends the award, and is engineer to the Participants whose connection charges will repay the developer for master facilities. (The same attorney (SPH), engineer (BGE), bookkeeper (MA&C), financial advisor (Masterson) and auditor (Forvis Mazars) serve MUD 418 and the participant districts on the other side of every master-facility payment (consultant schedules in the audits of MUD 418 (2025_Financial_Report.pdf, PDF p.42), MUD 419 (2025_05_31_Audit_Report.pdf, PDF p.70), MUD 489 (HC_489_Final_Audit_Report_FY_Ended_May_31_2024.pdf, PDF p.60), MUD 490 (HC_MUD_No_490_2025_FS_Final.pdf, PDF p.49) and MUD 493 (HC_493_Final_Audit_Report_FY_Ended_May_31_2024.pdf, PDF p.31); TCEQ affiliation records for MUDs 491 and 492 (hcid14-site/bridgeland-records/hcmud491/tceq/tceq-affiliations.html; hcid14-site/bridgeland-records/hcmud492/tceq/tceq-affiliations.html)))

Money or costs moved

Bridgeland Development, LP (if developer-let) → Weisinger Incorporated: $4,811,700 Construction cost; contracting party not stated.

Participants (connection charges) → HC MUD 418 then Bridgeland Development, LP Master water facilities are reimbursed to the developer from participant connection charges after TCEQ approval (Nov 12, 2025 p.3).

Why the board approved it

Recorded: “BGE requested the Board's concurrence in the award; approved within the engineer's report (p.5).”

A $4.8 million award is recorded only as an item in the engineer's report, with no bids, low-bid confirmation or contracting party. Water Well No. 10 was listed for design, bids or award from the January 6, 2026 agenda onward.