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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to job order contracting by governmental entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2269.401, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2269.401. JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. In this chapter, |
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"job order contracting" is a procurement method used for |
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maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor |
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new construction of a facility when the work is of a recurring |
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nature but the delivery times, type, and quantities of work |
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required are indefinite. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2269.403(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A governmental entity may award job order contracts for |
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the maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or |
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minor new construction of a facility if: |
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(1) the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery |
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times are indefinite; and |
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(2) indefinite quantities and orders are awarded |
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substantially on the basis of predescribed and prepriced tasks. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2269.410, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The price of the order under Subsection (b) may not |
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exceed $5 million. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a job order contract entered into or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act and any order for a job or project under |
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that contract. A job order contract entered into or renewed before |
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the effective date of this Act and any order for a job or project |
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under that contract is governed by the law in effect immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |