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 Commissioners' Court of at least three (3) engineering firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the Urban County Program staff, Hidalgo County Purchasing Department and Precinct No. 2 in connection with and funded through the Texas General Land Office.

FIRM	GRADE	RANK
R.Gutierrez Engineering Corporation	95.3%
Noe Garza Engineers, Inc.	89.3%
Salinas Engineering & Associates	79%

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service contract with No. 1 ranked firm ________________ for an Urban County Program Precinct No. 2 Flood Drainage Improvements-Project utilizing the Texas General Land Office Funds.

The three firms evaluated were R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation, Noe Garza Engineers, Inc., & Salinas Engineering & Associates for a flood drainage improvement project in Precinct No. 2 known as the “Minnesota Drain” project.   Attached see grading for your review.