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Court approves multiple contracts and budget actions, including $4.4M COVID‑era Wi‑Fi allocation
Summary
The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved several procurement and budget items: designation of highest‑ranked vendors for IT backup and training contracts, professional engineering agreements and a planned use of about $4.4 million in COVID‑era funds for a county Wi‑Fi project.
The county approved several purchasing and budget items intended to support infrastructure and county operations.
Budget director Adagua Soto told the court the county will apply roughly $4.4 million of COVID‑19 funding toward a countywide Wi‑Fi project to reflect actuals and clean up the budget record. "Yes," Soto said when asked whether that was the amount planned for the project; commissioners carried the appropriation.
On procurement, the court designated Crash Plan Group LLC as the highest‑ranked vendor and approved a three‑year contract for cloud‑based backup services for the United Way County Community Service Agency. The court also approved contracts and work authorizations with engineering firms for multiple road and infrastructure projects (including LNG Consulting Engineers Inc. on the Nolana Loop project and associated work authorizations totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars). The court approved a final construction agreement recommendation for HVAC improvements at the District Attorney Annex (AKO Elite; approximately $765,817.50) and authorized several CDBG and Home program contracts and scoring grids.
Purchasing staff noted a recommended purchase of Dell Pro computer equipment (approx. $142,510.52) and other capital purchases on the agenda; motions carried on these items by voice vote.
