By: Hughes H.B. No. 3143
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reverse auction process at the Texas Building and
Procurement Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is
amendment by adding Section 2155.0621 to read as follows:
Section 2155.0621. PENALTIES. The commission may sanction
or otherwise penalize a supplier who submits a winning bid through a
reverse auction procedure but is unable to fulfill the requirements
of the contract for which the supplier bid. The commission may
impose sanctions on the supplier using methods including:
(a) a monetary penalty based on a percentage of the
total bid; or
(b) suspension from state procurement activities for a
period determined by the commission; or
(c) any other sanction determined by the commission.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.