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.