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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain |
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contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water |
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district facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.273(i), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(i) If changes in plans, specifications, or scope of work |
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are necessary or beneficial to the district, as determined by the |
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board, after the performance of the contract is begun, or if it is |
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necessary or beneficial to the district, as determined by the |
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board, to decrease or increase the quantity of the work to be |
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performed or of the materials, equipment, or supplies to be |
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furnished, the board may approve change orders making the changes. |
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The board may grant authority to an official or employee |
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responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract to |
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approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of |
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$150,000 [$50,000] or less. The aggregate of the change orders that |
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increase the original contract price by more than 25 percent may be |
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issued only as a result of unanticipated conditions encountered |
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during construction, repair, or renovation or changes in regulatory |
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criteria or to facilitate project coordination with other political |
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entities. A change order is not subject to the requirements of |
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Subsection (d) or (e). |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a change order approved on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A change order approved before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the change order was |
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approved, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |