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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the threshold contract amount at which a county is |
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required to engage in a competitive purchasing procedure for |
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certain purchases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 252.312(b) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the county road engineer so recommends and the |
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commissioners court considers it to be in the best interest of the |
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county, a purchase in an amount of $50,000 [$25,000] or less may be |
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made through negotiation by the commissioners court or the court's |
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authorized representative on requisition to be approved by the |
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commissioners court or the county auditor without advertising for |
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competitive bids. |
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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 $50,000 [$25,000]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a purchase commenced on or after September 1, 2019. A purchase |
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for which competitive bids are advertised before September 1, 2019, |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the bids were |
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advertised, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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