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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of civil works projects certain municipally |
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owned water utilities may contract for in a fiscal year. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2269.354(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) After August 31, 2013: |
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(1) a governmental entity with a population of 500,000 |
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or more within the entity's geographic boundary or service area |
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may, under this subchapter, enter into contracts for not more than |
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six projects in any fiscal year; |
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(2) a municipally owned water utility with a separate |
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governing board appointed by the governing body of a municipality |
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with a population of 500,000 or more may: |
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(A) independently enter into contracts for not |
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more than four [two] civil works projects in any fiscal year; and |
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(B) enter into contracts for additional civil |
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works projects in any fiscal year, but not more than the number of |
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civil works projects prescribed by the limit in Subdivision (1) for |
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the municipality, provided that: |
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(i) the additional contracts for the civil |
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works projects entered into by the utility under this paragraph are |
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allocated to the number of contracts the municipality that appoints |
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the utility's governing board may enter under Subdivision (1); and |
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(ii) the governing body of the municipality |
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must approve the contracts; and |
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(3) a governmental entity that has a population of |
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100,000 or more but less than 500,000 or is a board of trustees |
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governed by Chapter 54, Transportation Code, may enter into |
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contracts under this subchapter for not more than four projects in |
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any fiscal year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2269.361(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A governmental entity shall request proposals from |
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design-build firms identified under Section 2269.359(c). A |
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response to a request for detailed proposals must be submitted on or |
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before the earlier of the time for submission as requested by the |
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governmental entity or [A firm must submit a proposal not later
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than] the 180th day after the date the governmental entity makes a |
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public request for the proposals from the selected firms. The |
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request for proposals must include: |
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(1) a design criteria package; |
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(2) if the project site is identified, a geotechnical |
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baseline report or other information that provides the design-build |
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firm minimum geotechnical design parameters to submit a proposal; |
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(3) detailed instructions for preparing the technical |
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proposal and the items to be included, including a description of |
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the form and level of completeness of drawings expected; and |
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(4) the relative weighting of the technical and price |
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proposals and the formula by which the proposals will be evaluated |
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and ranked. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2269.361(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract awarded on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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, 2017. |