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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to competitive purchasing requirements for local |
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governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 252.021, Local Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.021. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR [CERTAIN] |
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PURCHASES. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 252.021(b) and (c), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) [Before a municipality with a population of less than
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25,000 may enter into a contract for insurance that requires an
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expenditure of more than $5,000 from one or more municipal funds,
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the municipality must comply with the procedure prescribed by this
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chapter for competitive sealed bidding.
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[(c)] A municipality may use the competitive sealed |
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proposal procedure for the purchase of goods or services, including |
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high technology items [procurements] and[, in a municipality with a
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population of 25,000 or more, for the purchase of] insurance. |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality that is considering |
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using a method other than competitive sealed bidding must determine |
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before notice is given the method of purchase that provides the best |
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value for the municipality. The governing body may delegate, as |
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appropriate, its authority under this subsection to a designated |
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representative. If the competitive sealed proposals requirement |
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applies to the contract, the municipality shall consider the |
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criteria described by Section 252.043(b) and the discussions |
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conducted under Section 252.042 to determine the best value for the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 262.030, Local Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.030. ALTERNATIVE COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL PROCEDURE |
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FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND [INSURANCE, HIGH TECHNOLOGY ITEMS, AND
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SPECIAL] SERVICES. |
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SECTION 4. Section 262.030(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A county in which a purchasing agent has been appointed |
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under Section 262.011 or employed under Section 262.0115 [having a
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population of one million or more according to the most recent
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federal census] may use the competitive proposal purchasing method |
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authorized by this section for the purchase of insurance or high |
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technology items. In addition, the method may be used to purchase |
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other items when the county official who makes purchases for the |
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county determines, with the consent of the commissioners court, |
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that it is in the best interest of the county to make a request for |
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proposals. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |