Texas Transportation Code

§ 223.001 — CONTRACT REQUIRING COMPETITIVE BIDS

TN § 223.001Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM · Ch. 223. BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS · Art. A. COMPETITIVE BIDS

Statute text

View on source

(a)This section applies only to a highway that is part of the state highway system.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 223.042(c), the department shall submit for competitive bids each contract for:

(1)the improvement of a highway;

(2)materials to be used in the construction or maintenance of a highway; or

(3)traffic control or safety devices to be used on a highway.

(c)The department may award a contract described by Subsection (b)(2) or (3) as a purchase of goods under Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, except as provided by Subsection (d), if the department:

…

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 1092), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 394 (S.B. 1270), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.