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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of location of a bidder's or offeror's |
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principal place of business in awarding certain municipal |
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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. Section 271.905, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) For the purpose of this section, if a local government |
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is a municipality, the municipality may treat a bidder whose |
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principal place of business is outside the municipality and in a |
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county in which the municipality is located in the same manner as a |
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bidder whose principal place of business is in the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 271.9051, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) For the purpose of this section, a municipality may |
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treat a bidder whose principal place of business is outside the |
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municipality and in a county in which the municipality is located in |
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the same manner as a bidder whose principal place of business is in |
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the municipality. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.9052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.9052. CONSIDERATION OF LOCATION OF OFFEROR'S |
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PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN AWARDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL |
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CONTRACTS. (a) In purchasing as authorized under this title any |
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personal property that is not affixed to real property or services |
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other than professional services, if a municipality that solicits |
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requests for proposals receives one or more proposals from an |
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offeror whose principal place of business is in the municipality or |
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outside the municipality and in a county in which the municipality |
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is located, the municipality may consider, as a percentage of the |
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evaluation factors, an offeror's principal place of business. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit a municipality from |
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rejecting all proposals. |
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(c) For the purpose of this section, a municipality may |
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treat an offeror whose principal place of business is outside the |
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municipality and in a county in which the municipality is located in |
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the same manner as an offeror whose principal place of business is |
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in the municipality. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |