1. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(4) for Professional Engineering Services:

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purpose of ranking by Commissioner’s Court of at least three (3) engineering firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the Urban County Program staff and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with an Urban County Program Year 22 (2009) Street Improvements/Drainage -TDRA project in Hidalgo County Precinct No. 2.

FIRM	GRADE	RANK
R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation	96.66	________
J.E. Saenz & Associates, Inc. Engineering	93.33	________
Javier Hinojosa Engineering	91.66	________

3. Authority to negotiate a Professional Engineering Service contract with No. 1 ranked firm of ____________ for the provision of engineering services for an Urban County Program Precinct No. 2 Street Improvements-Project utilizing TDRA Funds.

Project consists of Street Improvements/Drainage and other improvements as needed in Precinct No. 2 utilizing TDRA funds. The three firms evaluated were R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation, J.E Saenz & Associates, Inc. Engineering and Javier Hinojosa Engineering.   See attached grading grid for your review.