A. Discussion, consideration, and action to approve as necessary CARES Act Relief Fund expenditure to cover cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the Hidalgo County Health Department Testing/Bio-Safety Laboratory, in order to assist with County functions related to medical and public health measures addressing the expenses addressing the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency; the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditure is reasonable and necessary for the intended use.

B.  Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirement under Tx. LGC, 262.024(a)(4), a professional service;
 

C. Acceptance and approval to execute the final Construction Management Services agreement (C-20-204-06-09) with B2Z Engineering for the construction of the Hidalgo County Health Department Testing/Bio-Safety Laboratory subject to final legal review; as to form
 

D. Acceptance and approval of Work Authorization No. 1 (estimated cost of $19,176.75) as submitted by B2Z Engineering to provide Programming, Design, Construction Management, and Oversight of the Testing/Bio-Safety Laboratory.