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 Hidalgo County Urban County Program, Texas Department of Rural Affairs – Disaster Recovery (TDRA-DR) for Precinct No. 1 Street & Drainage Improvements. 

Firm	Grade	Rank
SAMES, Inc.	91.34%
Vanguard Engineering	86.67%
Innovative Engineering Civil Services, Ltd.	85%

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

Project consists of Street Improvements & Drainage Improvements as needed in Precinct No. 1 utilizing TDRA-DR funds.  The three firms evaluated were SAMES, Inc., Vanguard Engineering and Innovative Engineering Civil Services, Ltd.     See attached grading grid for your review.