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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business |
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in awarding certain municipal contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 271.9051(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In purchasing under this title any real property, |
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personal property that is not affixed to real property, or |
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services, if a municipality receives one or more competitive sealed |
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bids from a bidder whose principal place of business is in the |
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municipality and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest bid |
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price received by the municipality from a bidder who is not a |
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resident of the municipality, the municipality may enter into a |
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contract for construction services in an amount [an expenditure] of |
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less than $100,000 or a contract for other purchases in an amount of |
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less than $500,000 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. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract for which a request for bids is first published or |
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distributed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |