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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain contracts requiring competitive bidding by the |
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Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 223.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.001. CONTRACT REQUIRING COMPETITIVE BIDS. |
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(a) This section applies only to a highway that is part of the |
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state highway system. |
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(b) The department shall submit for competitive bids each |
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contract for: |
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(1) the improvement of a highway [that is part of the
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state highway system]; [or] |
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(2) materials to be used in the construction or |
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maintenance of a [that] highway; or |
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(3) traffic control or safety devices to be used on a |
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highway. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only in relation to a contract |
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for which the Texas Department of Transportation first advertises |
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or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications 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, 2019. |