AI-104633: 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 a

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AI-104633 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 Progreso, Urban County Program, and Hidalgo County Precinct #1, in connection with and funded through the CDBG Program Year 2025 City of Progreso Street Improvement Funds. 3. Discussion, consideration and action requesting authority to negotiate a professional Engineering Service contact with the No. 1 ranked firm of __________________ for the provision of Surveying & Engineering Services for Hidalgo County Urban County Program Year 2025 City of Progreso Street Improvement Project. Evaluators S2 Engineering, PLLC Izaguirre Engineering Group, LLC Hinojosa Engineering, Inc Evaluator No. 1 3 2 1 Evaluator No. 2 3 2 1 Evaluator No. 3 2 1 3 Total Score 8 5 5 RANKING Evaluators S2 Engineering, PLLC Izaguirre Engineering Group, LLC Hinojosa Engineering, Inc Evaluator No. 1 3 2 1 Evaluator No. 2 3 2 1 Evaluator No. 3 2 1 3 Total Score 8 5 5 RANKING

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).