Acceptance and approval of Amendment No. 9 (CPR 57.2 R1 Added Scope) in the amount of $3,565,310.00 for the Pandemic Preparedness Retrofitting of the Courthouse Structure by executing AIA Document A133-2009 Guaranteed Maximum Price, between Hidalgo County and contractor, Morganti Texas, Inc. [C-17-292A-03-27], and to include the approval to issue a Notice to Proceed [NTP] subject to legal counsel's final review and approval as to form.

A. "Discussion, consideration and action to approve a necessary ARPA 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 "COVID-19 Media/Strategy Campaign - Radio, in order to assist with County actions to facilitate compliance with public health measures mitigating the spread of the virus along with provisions of economic assistance and support in connection with addressing the ongoing COVID-19 emergency; the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditure is necessary for the intended use.";

B. Requesting exemption for competitive bidding requirement under Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity; (2) an item necessary to preserve or protect the public health and safety of the citizens of the county;

C.  Requesting authority to enter into four (4) media contracts with the following media stations; Univision Radio, Notigape, Radio United, LLC and Entravision, for the purpose of providing public health awareness through COVID-19 media campaign as necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of Hidalgo County; with authority for County Judge or assignee to sign required documents if needed and subject to compliance with Form 1295 and legal's approval.