Texas Transportation Code

§ 460.406 — PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING

TN § 460.406Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 460. COORDINATED COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES · Art. F. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an authority may not award a contract for construction, services, or property, other than real property, except through the solicitation of competitive sealed bids or proposals ensuring full and open competition.

(b)The authority shall describe in a solicitation each factor to be used to evaluate a bid or proposal and give the factor's relative importance.

(c)The board of directors may authorize the negotiation of a contract without competitive sealed bids or proposals if:

(1)the aggregate amount involved in the contract is less than the greater of:

(A)$50,000; or

(B)the amount of an expenditure under a contract that would require a municipality to comply with Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code;

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 948), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 114 (S.B. 678), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 17.004, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017.