1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a) (4) for Professional Services;

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purposes of ranking by Commissioners’ Court of at least three (3) Geo-Technical and Construction Material Testing firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by Precinct No. 1, Urban County Program, and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department, in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program GLO Contract No. 12-406-000-6453 DRS210068/DRS220068 Delta Area Connector East Lateral Project Phase I/Phase III.

Engineering Services	Grade	Ranked
Professional Service Industries, Inc.	91
Raba Kistner Consultants	99
Terracon	90

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of ______________________ for the provision of Geo-Technical and Construction Material Testing Services for the Delta Area Connector East Lateral Project Phase I/Phase III.

The three (3) Professional Engineering Services firms rated from the County’s approved “pool” are: Professional Services Industries, Inc., Raba Kistner Consultants and Terracon.