A. "Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a necessary CARES Act Relief Fund expenditure to cover cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the Hidalgo county Health Department Clinics, in order to assist with County functions related to medical and public health measures addressing the expenses addressing the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency; the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditure is reasonable and necessary for the intended use.";

B. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under Texas Local Government code, section 262.024 (a)(4) professional service;

C. Acceptance and approval to execute the final form of a professional engineering services agreement (subject to legal counsel's review) for the provisions of: Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Engineering with Halff and Associates, Inc. for the installation of generators for four (4) Health Department Clinics [as approved for negotiations CC 6/2/20];

D. Requesting approval of Work Authorization No. 1 (with an estimated cost of $136,708.00) as submitted by the project engineer, Halff Associates, Inc., to provide MEP engineering services for the "Installation of Generators at Four (4) Health Clinics," through Contract # C-20-185-06-16;

E. Pursuant to contract with Halff Associates, Inc., (Article 15) C-20-185-06-16,  a request for approval by engineer to permit the subcontracting of Chanin Engineering to provide structural services  for the "Installation of Generators at Four (4) Health Clinics".