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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which |
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competitive bidding is required. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 262.003(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Any law that requires a county to follow a competitive |
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bidding procedure in making a purchase requiring the expenditure of |
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$50,000 [$25,000] or less does not apply to the purchase of an item |
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available for purchase from only one supplier. |
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SECTION 2. Section 262.023(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a county may purchase one or more items under a |
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contract that will require an expenditure exceeding $50,000 |
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[$25,000], the commissioners court of the county must: |
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(1) comply with the competitive bidding or competitive |
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proposal procedures prescribed by this subchapter; |
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(2) use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by |
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Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing; or |
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(3) comply with a method described by Subchapter H, |
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Chapter 271. |
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SECTION 3. Section 271.024, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.024. COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO |
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CONTRACT. The bidding of [If a governmental entity is required by
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statute to award] a contract awarded by a governmental entity for |
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the construction, repair, or renovation of a structure, road, |
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highway, or other improvement or addition to real property [on the
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basis of competitive bids, and if the contract requires the
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expenditure of more than $25,000 from the funds of the entity, the
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bidding on the contract] must be accomplished in the manner |
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provided by this subchapter if: |
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(1) a statute requires the governmental entity to |
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award the contract on the basis of competitive bids; and |
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(2) the contract requires the expenditure of more |
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than: |
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(A) $25,000 from the funds of a governmental |
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entity other than a county; or |
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(B) $50,000 from the funds of a county. |
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SECTION 4. Section 363.156(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To the extent competitive bidding procedures in Title 8 |
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apply, the board may not enter purchasing contracts that involve |
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spending more than $50,000 [$25,000] unless the board complies |
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with: |
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(1) Subchapter C, Chapter 262, if the district was |
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created by a county; or |
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(2) Chapter 252, if the district was created by a |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract awarded on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |