AI-102395: 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 purposes of ranking by Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court of at least three (3) Engineering Service firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded an

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AI-102395 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 purposes of ranking by Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court of at least three (3) Engineering Service firms from the County’s approved “pool” as graded and evaluated by the City of Elsa, the Urban County Program, and Hidalgo County Purchasing Department, in connection with the City of Elsa and funded through Hidalgo County Urban County Program Years 2025 City of Elsa Street Improvement Funds. Professional Services Firm Grade Ranked Izaguirre Engineering Group 97.66% CassLee Investments, LLC 95.00% J&R Engineering, LLC 89.33% 3.  Discussion, consideration and action requesting authority to negotiate a professional Engineering Service contract with the No. 1 ranked firm of _____________ for the provision of Surveying & Engineering Services for Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 2025 City of Elsa Street Improvement Project. Professional Services Firm Grade Ranked Izaguirre Engineering Group 97.66% CassLee Investments, LLC 95.00% J&R Engineering, LLC 89.33%

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.