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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to competitive bid requirements for public utility |
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agencies that award construction contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.059, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A public utility agency may award a contract for |
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construction of an improvement that involves the expenditure of |
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more than $50,000 [$20,000] only on the basis of competitive bids. |
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(c) This section does not apply to a contract necessary |
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because of unforeseen damage to property, including to public |
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machinery or to other equipment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.059, as amended by this Act, applies |
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only to a solicitation of bids or proposals or similar expression of |
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interest published on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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solicitation of bids or proposals or similar expression of interest |
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published before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the public utility agency first publishes |
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the solicitation of bids or proposals or similar expression of |
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interest, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |