Request for approval of an interlocal renewal option with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) for energy management-related engineering and project management services for the Office of County Administration for the period of January 9, 2027 - January 8, 2028, at a cost of $300,000, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

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Request for approval of an interlocal renewal option with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) for energy management-related engineering and project management services for the Office of County Administration for the period of January 9, 2027 - January 8, 2028, at a cost of $300,000, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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).