1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(4) for 'a professional service' in connection with Hidalgo County Urban County Program from Program Year 20 (2007) for a Water/Sewer Improvements Project in the Precinct No. 1 area.

2. Presentation of the scoring grid (of at least three (3) engineering firms from the County's approved "pool" as graded and evaluated by Precinct No. 1) for the purposes of ranking by CC in connection with an Urban County Program Water/Sewer Improvements project in the Precinct No. 1 area.

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of _____________________ for the provision of engineering services for a Pct. 1 Water/Sewer Improvements project.

Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1 has graded three engineering firms from the County's approved "pool'.  Millennium Engineers Group, Inc., Melden & Hunt, Inc. and Sigler Winston Greenwood & Associates, Inc. were rated for the 2007 Water/Sewer improvements project to include the installation of 8" sanitary sewer line and single sanitary sewer service connections at Colonia Rosedale in conjunction with ORCA Colonia Program. 

See attached scoring grid.