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

2. Presentation of the scoring grid for the purpose of ranking by Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court of at least three (3) material testing service firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by Precinct No. 1, Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 21 (2008) Precinct No. 1 Parks, Recreational Facility Improvements. 

FIRM	GRADE	RANK
L & G Engineering Laboratory, LLC	97.34
Millennium Engineers Group	96.67
Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc.	96.00

3. Authority to negotiate a Material Testing Service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of _____________________ for the provision of material testing services for a Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1 Parks, Recreational Facility Improvements Project.

The three material testing service firms rated from the County’s “pool” are L & G Engineering Laboratory, Millennium Engineering Group, and Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. for the Parks, Recreational Facility Improvements in Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1 Area.   Attached see grading grid for your review.