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 Hidalgo County Commissioners' Court of at least three (3) professional engineering service firms from the County's approved "pool" as graded and evaluated by the City of Weslaco, Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 23 (2010) City of Weslaco Water/Sewer Improvements.

Firm	Grade	Rank
L&G Engineering Laboratory, LLC	93.67%
Quintanilla, Headley & Associates	93.34%
Sigler, Winston Greenwood & Associates, Inc.	92.00%

3.  Authority to negotiate a Professional Engineering Service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of ____________________ for the provision of engineering services for a Hidalgo County - City of Weslaco Water/Sewer Improvements project.

The three professional engineering service firms rated from the County's "pool" are L&G Engineering Laboratory, LLC., Quintanilla, Headley & Associates, Inc. and Sigler Winston Greenwood & Associates, Inc. for the Water/Sewer improvements in Hidalgo County - City of Weslaco.  Attached see grading grid for your review.