1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(4) for professional engineering services – construction material testing.

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purpose of ranking by Commissioner’s Court of at least three (3) professional engineering firms from the county’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the City of Edcouch, Urban County Program, and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department, in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Years 26 (2013) City of Edcouch–Street Improvements funds.

Professional Service Firm	Grade	Ranked
L & G Engineering	97.67%
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	90%
PSI Laboratories, Inc.	89.67%

3. Authority to negotiate a professional engineering service contract with the highest ranked firm __________________________________ for construction material testing on a Urban County Program Year 26 (2013) City of Edcouch – Street Improvements project.

The three professional engineering firms rated from the county’s approved “pool” are: (1) L & G Engineering (2) Terracon Consultants, Inc., and (3) PSI Laboratories, Inc for the City of Edcouch – Street Improvements project.


Funds Available:        $258,561.23      YR 26 (2013) Street Improvements