82R20973 SGA-D
 
  By: Veasey H.B. No. 3071
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to contract award considerations by certain conservation
  and reclamation districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 49.273, Water Code, is amended by adding
  Subsections (n) and (o) to read as follows:
         (n)  If the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies
  to a contract for goods or services, the contract must be awarded to
  the lowest responsible bidder or to the bidder who provides the
  goods or services at the best value for the district.
         (o)  In determining the best value for the district, the
  board may consider:
               (1)  the purchase price;
               (2)  the reputation of the bidder and of the bidder's
  goods and services;
               (3)  the quality of the bidder's goods or services;
               (4)  the extent to which the goods or services meet the
  board's needs;
               (5)  the bidder's past relationship with the board;
               (6)  the impact on the ability of the board to comply
  with laws, rules, and policies of the board relating to
  historically underutilized or minority businesses, the board's
  small business development program, or another contracting program
  approved by the board, if any;
               (7)  the total long-term cost to the board to acquire
  the bidder's goods or services;
               (8)  the bidder's principal place of business, if, in
  the board's exclusive judgment, the bid offers the most advantage
  and would result in the best and most economical completion of the
  board's proposed plants, works, facilities, or improvements; and
               (9)  any other relevant factor listed in the request
  for bids or proposals.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.