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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a competitive bidding requirement exemption for certain |
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county sole-source purchases of road construction or maintenance |
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materials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.312, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(b-1), the commissioners court shall purchase the equipment, |
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materials, and supplies for the county road department through |
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competitive bidding in conformity with estimates and |
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specifications prepared by the county road engineer. |
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(b-1) A purchase in an amount of $100,000 or less of road |
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construction or maintenance materials available for purchase from |
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only one supplier may be made without advertising for competitive |
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bids or complying with any other competitive procurement |
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requirement. |
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(c) A purchase may not be divided or reduced to avoid the |
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competitive bidding requirement [on a purchase that would otherwise
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cost more than $25,000]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 252.312, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a purchase commenced on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A purchase for which competitive bids |
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are advertised before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the bids were advertised, and that law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |