1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(4) for Professional Engineering Services-Geotechnical and Construction Material Testing Services;

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purposes of ranking by CC of at least three (3) engineering firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the Precinct No. 2, 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 for South Fork Drain Project..

Professional Geo-tech Services	Grade	Ranked
Raba Kistner, Inc.	98.6%
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	94.6%
PSI Laboratories, Inc.	92.6%

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service- contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of
for the provision of geotechnical and construction material testing services for an Urban County Program GLO Contract No. 12-406-000-6453/DRS210068 Precinct No. 2, South Fork Drainage Improvements project located in Hidalgo County, Texas, from west Cage Boulevard to the USIBWC Floodway

 The three (3) professional engineering firms for rated from the County’s approved “pool” are: Raba Kistner, Inc., Terracon Consultants, Inc. and PSI Laboratories, Inc. for Geo-technical and construction material testing for the South Fork Drain project located in Pharr, Texas.