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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the handling of bids on certain construction contracts |
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for highway projects and buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.120 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.120. BIDS ON CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION |
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INVOLVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION. (a) The commission by rule may |
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allow bids on a contract for construction of a building estimated by |
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the department to involve an amount less than $1 million to be filed |
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with the director of the division of the department that is |
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responsible for the construction of the building and opened and |
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read at a public meeting held by the division director or the |
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division director's designee. |
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(b) The commission may delegate to the director or the |
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director's designee the right to: |
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(1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section |
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223.045; and |
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(2) award a contract to the lowest bidder. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 223.005, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.005. BIDS ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS INVOLVING LESS THAN |
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$1 MILLION [$300,000]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 223.005(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule may allow bids on a contract |
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estimated by the department to involve an amount less than $1 |
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million [$300,000] to be filed with the district engineer at the |
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headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made |
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and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district |
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engineer or the district engineer's designee. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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bids for which the notice of bid is given on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A notice of bid given before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2023. |