Walker County commissioners on Monday approved an order awarding civil engineering services after a review and ranking process by an advisory committee.

The court named a primary firm and two alternates to provide civil engineering services for the countys project work. Commissioners and staff discussed scoring and the advisory panels ranking; the courts motion approved the selection order as presented and confirmed a primary firm (Blyle) with Goodman Lassner and LJ named as alternates in the selection order.

Staff said the advisory committee scored the proposals and recommended selecting multiple firms to create depth in the countys contract pool. One commissioner said he preferred approving all three recommended firms so the county would have alternates if scheduling or conflicts arise. The courts motion adopted the committees recommendations.

Commissioners instructed staff to finalize the order and proceed with contracting and task-order issuance under the countys procurement procedures. The motion passed on a voice/hand vote; the court did not read a roll-call tally on the record.