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  By: Manuel H.B. No. 3245
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to consideration of the location of a bidder's principal
  place of business in certain municipality contracts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 271.9051(b), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  In purchasing under this title any real property,
  personal property that is not affixed to real property, or
  services, if a municipality receives one or more competitive sealed
  bids from a bidder whose principal place of business is in the
  municipality and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest bid
  price received by the municipality from a bidder who is not a
  resident of the municipality, the municipality may enter into a
  contract for construction services [in an amount of less than
  $100,000] or [a contract for] other purchases in an amount of less
  than $500,000 with:
               (1)  the lowest bidder; or
               (2)  the bidder whose principal place of business is in
  the municipality if the governing body of the municipality
  determines, in writing, that the local bidder offers the
  municipality the best combination of contract price and additional
  economic development opportunities for the municipality created by
  the contract award, including the employment of residents of the
  municipality and increased tax revenues to the municipality.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a contract for which the initial notice soliciting bids is given
  on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract for which the
  initial notice soliciting bids is given before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the initial
  notice is given, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.