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

2.  Presentation of the scoring grid for the purposes of ranking by County Commissioner's Court of at least three (3) testing firms from the County's approved "pool" as graded and evaluated by the City of Alton, Urban County Program and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department in connection with and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 22 & 23 (2009, 2010) Alton - Street Improvements.

FIRM	GRADE	RANK
Terracon	91.67 %
Millennium Engineers Group, Inc.	89 %
Earth Co.	82.67 %

3.  Authority to negotiate a professional service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm ________________________ for an Urban County Program - City of Alton - Street Improvements project.

The three firms rated from the County's approved "pool" are Terracon, Millennium Engineers Group, Inc. and Earth Co. for the Street Improvements project.  Attached see grading grid for your review.

Funds Available:
2009	$ 80,893.69
2010	$249,727.00
Total:	$330,620.69