A. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024 (A)(4) for the provision of Professional Engineering Services required for the following projects:

Pct.1:
1.  Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1/Pct.1 Drainage Improvements

Pct. 2:
1.  Rado Drain Re-Route
2.  Rural Drainage Development Program Pct.2
3.  Alamo Expressway Drain/South Flood Water Channel

Pct.3:
1.  Rural Drainage Development
2.  Mission Lateral Control
3.  Mission Inlet Recertification

Pct.4:
1.  Weir System Rehabilitation Project South Main Drain
2.  Weir System Rehabilitation Project Main Floodwater Channel
3.  Rural Drainage Development Program Pct. 4 / North Seminary Estates
4.  Edinburg Stub / West Main Drain Control Structures

B.  Presentation of scoring grids of the firms graded and evaluated through the District’s “Pool” of Professional Engineers in connection with Professional Engineering Services required for the above listed projects.

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.1: HCDD1/Pct.1 Drainage Improvements	Tedsi Infrastructure	100
	S&B Infrastructure	96
	Dannenbaum Engineering	95

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct. 2: Rado Drain Re-Route	Melden & Hunt	95
	Dannenbaum Engineering	93
	R. Gutierrez Engineering	91

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct. 2: Rural Drainage Development Program Pct.2	R. Gutierrez Engineering	91
	Tedsi Infrastructure	90
	Halff	89

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.2: Alamo Expressway Drain / South Floodwater           Channel	R. Gutierrez Engineering	91
	Halff	89
	Javier Hinojosa Engineering	86

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.3: Rural Drainage Development	L&G Engineering	99
	Javier Hinojosa Engineering	90
	Quintanilla Headley & Associates	88

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct. 3: Mission Lateral Control	Javier Hinojosa Engineering	98
	L&G Engineering	95
	Quintanilla Headley & Associates	88

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.3: Mission Inlet Recertification	L&G Engineering	99
	Javier Hinojosa Engineering	90
	Quintanilla Headley & Associates	88

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.4: Weir System Rehabilitation Project            South Main Drain	Entech Civil Engineering Inc.	96
	Quintanilla Headley & Associates	88
	MEG Engineering	88

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.4: Weir System Rehabilitation Project            Main Floodwater Channel	S&B Infrastructure	95
	Melden & Hunt	93
	Dannenbaum Engineering	93

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.4: Rural Drainage Development Program            Pct.4 North Seminary Estates	Quintanilla Headley & Associates	95
	Rio Delta Engineering	93
	R. Guiterrez Engineering	90

Project Name:	Firm Name:	Score	Rank
Pct.4: Edinburg Stub/West Main Drain            Control Structures	Guzman & Munoz Engineering	93
	Perez Consulting Engineering	91
	Tedsi Infrastructure	91

C.  Requesting approval for the Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1 to negotiate Professional Engineering Services Contracts with the number one ranked firms listed above for the provision of Engineering Services for the following projects:

Pct.1:
1.  Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1/Pct.1 Drainage Improvements

Pct. 2:
1.  Rado Drain Re-Route
2.  Rural Drainage Development Program Pct.2
3.  Alamo Expressway Drain/South Flood Water Channel

Pct.3:
1.  Rural Drainage Development
2.  Mission Lateral Control
3.  Mission Inlet Recertification

Pct.4:
1.  Weir System Rehabilitation Project South Main Drain
2.  Weir System Rehabilitation Project Main Floodwater Channel
3.  Rural Drainage Development Program Pct. 4 / North Seminary Estates
4.  Edinburg Stub / West Main Drain Control Structures