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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to change order approval requirements for certain |
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political subdivisions of the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.048(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If a change order involves a decrease or an increase of |
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$50,000 [$25,000] or less, the governing body may grant general |
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authority to an administrative official of the municipality to |
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approve the change orders. |
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SECTION 2. Section 271.060, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A governing body may grant authority to an official or |
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employee responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract |
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to approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of |
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$50,000 or less. |
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SECTION 3. Section 281.046, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The board may grant authority to an official or employee |
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responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract to |
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approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of |
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$50,000 or less. |
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SECTION 4. Section 325.040, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.040. CHANGE ORDERS. After a construction contract |
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is awarded, if the district determines that additional work is |
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needed or if the character or type of work, facilities, or |
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improvements should be changed, the board may authorize change |
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orders to the contract on terms the board approves. A change made |
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under this section may not increase or decrease the total cost of |
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the contract by more than 25 percent. The board may grant authority |
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to an official or employee responsible for purchasing or for |
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administering a contract to approve a change order that involves an |
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increase or decrease of $50,000 or less. |
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SECTION 5. Section 351.137(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) After a construction contract is awarded, if the |
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district determines that additional work is needed or if the |
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character or type of work, facilities, or improvements should be |
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changed, the board may authorize change orders to the contract on |
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terms the board approves. The board may grant authority to an |
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official or employee responsible for purchasing or for |
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administering a contract to approve a change order that involves an |
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increase or decrease of $50,000 or less. A change made under this |
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subsection may not increase or decrease the total cost of the |
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contract by more than 25 percent. |
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SECTION 6. Section 49.273(i), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(i) If changes in plans or specifications are necessary |
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after the performance of the contract is begun, or if it is |
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necessary to decrease or increase the quantity of the work to be |
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performed or of the materials, equipment, or supplies to be |
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furnished, the board may approve change orders making the changes. |
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The board may grant authority to an official or employee |
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responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract to |
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approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of |
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$50,000 or less. The aggregate of the change orders may not |
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increase the original contract price by more than 10 percent. |
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Additional change orders may be issued only as a result of |
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unanticipated conditions encountered during construction, repair, |
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or renovation or changes in regulatory criteria or to facilitate |
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project coordination with other political entities. |
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SECTION 7. 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. |