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 City of Peñitas, Urban County Program, and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department, in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 24 (2011) City of Peñitas, Flood Drainage Improvements on Ignite Street in Penitas, Texas.

FIRM	GRADE	RANKED
Javier Hinojosa Engineering	96.6
J.E. Saenz & Associates, Inc.	92.6
Aldana Engineering & Traffic Design	87.6

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service contract with the highest ranked firm of
for the provision of engineering services for an Urban County Program Year 24 (2011) City of Peñitas – Flood Drainage Improvements for improvements on Ignite Street in Penitas, Texas.

The three engineering firms rated from the county’s approved “pool” are: (1) Javier Hinojosa Engineering, (2) J.E. Saenz & Associates, Inc., and (3) Aldana Engineering & Traffic Design for the City of Peñitas Flood Drainage Improvements for on Ignite Street in Penitas, Texas.

Funds Available:                                        $184,889.00