Texas Transportation Code

§ 451.110 — PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING

TN § 451.110Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 451. METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES · Art. C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c) and by Subchapter Q, a board may not contract for the construction of an improvement or the purchase of any property, except through competitive bidding after notice of the contract proposal. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the authority is located at least once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date set for receiving the bids. The first notice must be published at least 15 days before the date set for receiving bids.

(b)The board may adopt rules on:

(1)the taking of bids;

(2)the awarding of contracts; and

(3)the waiver of the competitive bidding requirement:

(A)if there is an emergency;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1277 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 801 (H.B. 2325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1173), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.