Amend HB 2960 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Subsection (h),
Section 51.927, Education Code, immediately after "or otherwise
associated with the contract." (page 1, line 24, Senate committee
report), insert: "An engineer who reviews a contract shall maintain
the confidentiality of any proprietary information the engineer
acquires while reviewing the contract."
      (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Subsection (h),
Section 51.927, Education Code, immediately after "approved by the
State Energy Conservation Office or Texas Energy Coordination
Council." (page 1, line 26, Senate committee report), insert:
"Section 19, The Texas Engineering Practice Act (Article 3271a,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), applies to work performed under the
contract."
      (3)  Insert a new SECTION to the bill, appropriately
numbered, to read as follows, and renumber the other SECTIONS
accordingly:
      SECTION ____. Section 2166.406(h), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      (h)  A contract under this section <chapter> may be let under
competitive sealed proposal procedures.  Notice of the request for
proposals shall be given in the manner provided for in Chapter
2156<, Government Code>. A contract under this section must comply
with the guidelines established under Section 51.927(h), Education
Code.  The cost savings projected by an offeror must be reviewed by
a licensed professional engineer who is not an officer or employee
of an offeror or otherwise associated with a proposed contract. An
engineer who reviews a contract shall maintain the confidentiality
of any proprietary information the engineer acquires while
reviewing the contract. A contract is not required to be reviewed
or approved by the State Energy Conservation Office or the Texas
Energy Coordination Council. Section 19, The Texas Engineering
Practice Act (Article 3271a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes),
applies to work performed under the contract.  <Before awarding the
contract, the state agency shall submit the selected proposal to
the State Energy Conservation Office and the Texas Energy
Coordination Council for review and comment before awarding the
contract.  The State Energy Conservation Office and the Texas
Energy Coordination Council will provide a cost-benefit analysis of
the proposals and an analysis of the guaranteed savings projected
by offerors and may charge a fee for this service.>  The contract
shall be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal,
following negotiations, is determined to be the most advantageous
to the state agency considering the savings and other evaluation
factors set forth in the request for proposals, except that if the
state agency finds that no offer is acceptable, it shall refuse all
offers.