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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evaluation and ranking of similar offers submitted |
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to a governmental entity for certain construction-related |
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contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2269, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2269.0565 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2269.0565. EXPLANATION OF EVALUATION AND RANKING. (a) |
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An offeror who submits a bid, proposal, or request for |
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qualification under this chapter may request the governmental |
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entity to explain the evaluation and ranking of a submission that |
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was not selected and that: |
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(1) is ranked differently than a similar submission of |
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a bid, proposal, or request for qualification by the offeror to the |
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governmental entity during the preceding year; |
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(2) uses the same data that was used to develop the |
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previous submission; and |
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(3) is based on the same selection criteria that was |
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used to evaluate and rank the previous submission. |
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(b) A request made under this section must be in writing. |
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(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date a request is |
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made under this section, the governmental entity shall deliver to |
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the offeror a written explanation of the basis of the evaluation and |
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ranking of the submission, including an explanation of why the |
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submission was ranked differently than the previous submission. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 2269.0565, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to the |
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evaluation and ranking of a bid, proposal, or request for |
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qualification submitted by an offeror to a governmental entity on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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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, 2015. |