By: Dukes (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) H.B. No. 3089
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2003;
May 13, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 20, 2003, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 20, 2003, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.0256, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 262.0256. PRE-BID CONFERENCE [FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR
A DISTRICT GOVERNED BY THOSE COUNTIES]. [(a) This section applies
only to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.
[(b)] The commissioners court of a [the] county or the
governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the
commissioners court of the county in which the district is located,
may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective
bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the
purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering
questions of prospective bidders.
SECTION 2. Section 271.0565, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 271.0565. PRE-BID CONFERENCE [FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR
A DISTRICT GOVERNED BY THOSE COUNTIES]. [(a) This section applies
only to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.
[(b)] The commissioners court of a [the] county or the
governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the
commissioners court of the county in which the district is located,
may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective
bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the
purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering
questions of prospective bidders.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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