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Contract award
$15,000
Were other quotes obtained for the $15,000 tree feeding and the $14,700 wildflower seeding?
Good practice: get two or three written quotes even below the $25,000 bid threshold (Water Code §49.273 requires none at that size)
The board action behind it
2026-08-17: Awarded fall tree feeding for District-maintained trees to Southern Green Lawns, LLC, for $15,000
What else happened at that meeting
The Board accepted a $15,000 proposal from Southern Green Lawns, LLC for fall tree feeding and a $14,700 proposal from Fiedler Consulting for wildflower seeding, and authorized Si Environmental to accept a lawn maintenance proposal from Custom Scapes & Design at a cost not to exceed $1,200 per month. It approved the engineer's report, ratifying earlier easement acceptances and accepting an irrigation easement in Bridgeland Prairieland Village, Section 90 and an abandonment of a 66.48-acre temporary drainage easement for Langham Creek, Phase 3. Consideration of the 2026 tax rate recommendation was deferred because the financial advisor was still preparing it. After an executive session, the Board authorized Director Cook to offer Cypress Christian School, Inc. a 3- or 4-year payment plan for a drainage and detention service fee owed to the District.The law and guidance in force on 2026-08-17
| Contracts over $25,000 and up to $150,000 need written bids from at least three bidders; work may not be split to avoid thresholds; personal and professional services are exempt §49.273: Same text in force then and now§49.278: Same text in force then and now | Shown | $15,000 is below the $25,000 threshold (p.3). |
Who's involved
Southern Green Lawns, LLC (fertilization contractor (also WCID 157's))
Director William (Bill) Cook (President; prepares the monthly Landscaping Report and approves some work between meetings)
Cost to the district
$15,000 Fall tree feeding for District-maintained trees.Why the board approved it
Recorded: “Proposal presented in Director Cook's Landscape Report (p.3).”
Single proposal recorded.