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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the bidding process in a county commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF |
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PROPERTY SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY |
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CHAPTER 262. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES |
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Local Government Code Title 8 Subtitle B Chapter 262 is amended by |
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adding: |
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Sec. 262.027 (I) In determining the lowest and best bid for |
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a contract, the county commissioners court may consider a local |
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bidder, whose principal place of business is in the county, who is |
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within ten percent (10%) of the lowest bid price received by the |
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County from a bidder whose principal place of business is not in the |
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county, and the County determines in writing that the local bidder |
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offers the county the best combination of contract price and |
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additional economic development opportunities for the County |
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created by the contract award, including the employment of |
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residents of the county and increased tax revenues to the county. |