Amend CSHB 1886 (committee printing) as follows: (1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Before a municipality may enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of more than $25,000 from one or more municipal funds, the municipality must: (1) comply with the procedure prescribed by this subchapter and Subchapter C for competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals; (2) use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing; or (3) comply with a method described by Subchapter H or J, Chapter 271. (2) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 271.196, Local Government Code (page 6, lines 16-36), strike Subsections (a) and (b) and substitute the following: (a) Unless a stipend is paid under Subsection (c), the design-build firm retains all rights to the work product submitted in a proposal. The local governmental entity may not release or disclose to any person, including the successful offeror, the work product contained in an unsuccessful proposal. The local governmental entity shall return all copies of the proposal and other information submitted to an unsuccessful offeror. The local governmental entity or its agents may not make use of any unique or nonordinary design element, technique, method, or process contained in the unsuccessful proposal that was not also contained in the successful proposal at the time of the original submittal, unless the entity acquires a license from the unsuccessful offeror. (b) A violation of this section voids the contract for the project entered into by the local governmental entity. The local governmental entity is liable to any unsuccessful offeror, or any member of the design-build team or its assignee, for one-half of the cost savings associated with the unauthorized use of the work product of the unsuccessful offeror. Any interested party may bring an action for an injunction, declaratory relief, or damages for a violation of this section. A party who prevails in an action under this subsection is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees as approved by the court. (3) In SECTION 5 of the bill, at the end of added Section 271.196, Local Government Code (page 6, between lines 50 and 51), insert the following: (d) Notwithstanding other law, including Chapter 552, Government Code, work product contained in an unsuccessful proposal submitted and rejected under this subchapter is confidential and may not be released unless a stipend offer has been accepted and paid as provided by Subsection (c). (4) In SECTION 5 of the bill, added Section 271.199(b), Local Government Code (page 7, line 3), between "budget" and the comma, insert ", if commercially available and practical". (5) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Section 791.011, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) An interlocal contract between a governmental entity and a purchasing cooperative may not be used to purchase engineering or architectural services.