Presentation for discusion, consideration and action including but not limited to, the following items in connection  with the procurement of the herein attached list of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) as specified by project architect, V-A Architecture, for the Juvenile Justice Center -(subject to funding appropriation):

a).  Authority to purchase items from awarded contracted vendors thru our participaton with different Cooperatives. (i.e. TASB, TCPN, South Texas Co-op, US Communities, TBPC Tx-Mas program) and determinded to be the most advantageous to Hidalgo County by  the purchasing department ; and/or, in the alternative,

b) Requesting authority to advertise and approval of specifications (as attached here to as drafted through project Architect and Juvenile Probation Department) for: Hidalgo County -Judge Mario E. Ramirez, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center" and determined to be the most advantageous to Hidalgo County by the purchasing department;

Please see attached specifications.