1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(4) for professional engineering services.

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purpose of ranking by Hidalgo County Commissioners' Court of at least three (3) professional engineering service firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1, Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 22 (2009) Precinct No. 1 Street Improvements. 

Firm	Grade	Rank
TEDSI Infrastructure	92%
DOS Logistics, Inc.	89.67%
Millennium Engineering Group	86.67%

3. Authority to negotiate a Professional Engineering Service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of _____________________ for the provision of engineering services for Hidalgo County – Precinct No. 1- Street Improvements.

The three professional engineering service firms rated from the County’s “pool” are TEDSI Infrastructure, DOS Logistics, Inc., and Millennium Engineering Group for the Street Improvements in Hidalgo County - Precinct No. 1. Attached see grading grid for your review.