Pursuant to current HC EOEEP, requesting approval the purchase of two (2) 2020 Freightliner  Roll Off Trucks with accessories in the amount of $308,978.34, through the County's membership/participation with TASB-BuyBoard Cooperative Contract #601-19 [expires 11/30/22] awarded vendor Freightliner of Austin.

Requesting and approval of Addendum #1 to C-19-269-12-17 Hollis Rutledge & Associates, Inc. for Consulting Services for purpose of Researching, Developing, Writing, Obtaining, & Administering of Grants for Hidalgo County Pct. 3.

Requesting approval of Amendment No. 1 to professional services agreement between Hidalgo County [Pct. #4] and Leonel Garza Jr. & Associates, LLP Contract No. C-19-203-07-16 to extend the termination date to December 31, 2020.

Requesting approval of Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement between Hidalgo County [Pct. #4] and Appraisal Haus Contract No. C-19-202-07-16 to extend the termination date to December 31, 2020.

Request by Hon. Constable L. Gallardo, Pct. 3 and action to  purchase radio equipment through South Texas Communications, Inc. (Req. No.00416148 )  and install in personal vehicle [general fund] as the  Constable has opted not to have a county vehicle issued to him and this equipment is for the sole purpose of carrying out his law enforcement duties and responsibilities enforcement.

A.  "Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a necessary CARES Act Relief Fund expenditure to cover cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by a line item, allotment or allocation, for the Abbott ID Now Instruments in order to assist with to assist with County medical and public health 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.";

C.  Request by Hidalgo County Department of Health and Human Services to purchase thirteen (13) Abbott ID Now Instruments from ________________________ in the total amount of ______________ meeting specifications and requirements including, but not limited to submittal of Form 1295 and proof of required insurances [if applicable].

A. "Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a necessary CARES Act Relief Fund expenditure to cover the estimated cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the Electronic Medical Records and the implementing of the migration and supplies, in order to assist with County Public Health 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.Exemption from competitive bidding requirements, pursuant to Texas LGC 262.024(a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve the necessity of the citizens; (2) an item necessary to preserve and protect the public health and safety of the citizens.

C. The current Electronic Medical Records system is not capable of handling and analyzing the data related to the Covid-19 infections effectively.  The new systems allow for effective access to the data as well and increased user capacity.   This will allow us to increase scalability in the number of remote sites needed to mitigate the impact caused by resurgence of Covid-19.  It will also be able to handle a much larger quantity of clients without further stressing our own information technology infrastructure. The additional capability may integrate with the Healthcare Health Information Exchange and promote a secure patient health information exchange with local healthcare providers. Subject to compliance with 1295 Form.

A. "Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a 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 Clinics, 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 requirements under Texas Local Government code, section 262.024 (a)(4) professional service;

C. Acceptance and approval to execute the final form of a professional engineering services agreement (subject to legal counsel's review) for the provisions of: Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing Engineering with Halff and Associates, Inc. for the installation of generators for four (4) Health Department Clinics [as approved for negotiations CC 6/2/20];

D. Requesting approval of Work Authorization No. 1 (with an estimated cost of $136,708.00) as submitted by the project engineer, Halff Associates, Inc., to provide MEP engineering services for the "Installation of Generators at Four (4) Health Clinics," through Contract # C-20-185-06-16;

E. Pursuant to contract with Halff Associates, Inc., (Article 15) C-20-185-06-16,  a request for approval by engineer to permit the subcontracting of Chanin Engineering to provide structural services  for the "Installation of Generators at Four (4) Health Clinics". 

A. "Discussion, consideration, and action to approve a 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 [Health Department Modular Units Utilities], in order to assist with County medical 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. Exemption from competitive bidding requirements, pursuant to Texas LGC 262.024(a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve the necessity of the citizens; (2) an item necessary to preserve and protect the public health and safety of the citizens;

C.Requesting approval of a "Revised Quote" in Herrcon Proposal, (AI-75431on 05/05/20) due to the updated 2nd Quarter of the 2020 RS Means, and the additional materials needed under division (31 & 32) from the amount of $70,208.43 to $76,641.78 for the Health Dept. Modular Unit Utilities. 

Requesting authority to purchase Influenza Vaccines and prefilled syringes in the amount not to exceed $89,067.00 through County's membership/participation with  Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy [MMCAP] Cooperative Purchasing Program under Sanofi Pasteur Contract #MMS17019. Subject to compliance with 1295 Form.