Texas Transportation Code
§ 201.702 — DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PROGRAM
TN § 201.702Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION · Art. I. FUNDS AND EXPENDITURES
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall:
(1)set annual goals for the awarding of state or federally funded contracts, including construction, maintenance, supply, and service contracts, to disadvantaged businesses and shall attempt to meet the goals;
(2)assess the availability of disadvantaged businesses in this state;
(3)attempt to identify disadvantaged businesses in this state that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department;
(4)give disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process, inform the businesses about the process, offer the businesses assistance concerning the process, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in the process; and
(5)allocate the responsibility for performing the duties prescribed by this section among persons in the department's headquarters and regional offices.
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.