1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (A) (4) for professional engineer services:

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purposes of ranking by Commissioners’ Court of at least three (3) engineering firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the Precinct No. 4, Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with and funded through the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Texas Community Development Block Grant (TXCDBG) Program for the 2011-2012 Colonia Construction Grant Contract # 711245 - Sewer Improvements and Rehabilitation Single-Unit Sewer Service: Construction for Colonia Hillcrest Terrace and Santa Cruz Ranchette in the City of Edinburg ETJ area in Precinct No. 4.

FIRM	GRADE RANKED
LeFevre Environmental & Management Consulting, LLC	83.67%
Quintannilla, Headly, and Associates	80.68%
Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying, Inc.	76.67%

                                                                                             
3. Authority to negotiate a professional service contract with the No. 1 rank firm __________________
for a TDA TxCDBG 2011-2012 Colonia Construction Project and Urban County Program - Precinct # 4
Sewer Improvements and Rehabilitation Single-Unit Sewer Service:

The three firms rated from the County’s approved “pool” are LeFevre Environmental & Management Consulting, LLC, Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying, Inc., and Quintanilla, Headley, and Associates, Inc. for Sewer Improvements and Rehabilitation of Single-Unit Sewer Service Project. Attached see grading grid for your review.

Funds Available for 2011 TDA Colonia Construction Grant # 711245 Project: $440,000.00