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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the award of certain municipal contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 271.9051(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a |
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population of less than 250,000 that contracts for or purchases [is
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authorized under this title to purchase real property or personal
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property that is not affixed to real property.
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[(b) In purchasing] under this title: |
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(1) [any] real property; |
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(2) [,] personal property that is not affixed to real |
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property; |
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(3) [, or] services; or |
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(4) construction of a building, road, street, bridge, |
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utility, or storm drainage facility. |
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(b) If [, if] a municipality receives one or more |
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competitive sealed bids from a bidder whose principal place of |
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business is in the municipality and whose bid is within five percent |
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of the lowest bid price received by the municipality from a bidder |
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who is not a resident of the municipality, the municipality may |
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enter into a contract with: |
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(1) the lowest bidder; or |
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(2) the bidder whose principal place of business is in |
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the municipality if the governing body of the municipality |
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determines, in writing, that the local bidder offers the |
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municipality the best combination of contract price and additional |
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economic development opportunities for the municipality created by |
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the contract award, including the employment of residents of the |
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municipality and increased tax revenues to the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |