Texas Transportation Code

§ 463.106 — PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING

TN § 463.106Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 463. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES · Art. C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c) and as otherwise provided by this chapter, 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 executive committee may authorize the negotiation of a contract without competitive sealed bids or proposals if:

(1)the aggregate amount involved in the contract is $50,000 or less;

(2)the contract is for construction for which not more than one bid or proposal is received;

(3)the contract is for services or property for which there is only one source or for which it is otherwise impracticable to obtain competition;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.