Texas Transportation Code
§ 223.042 — PRIVATIZATION OF MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
TN § 223.042Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM · Ch. 223. BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS · Art. B. CONTRACT PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Of the amount spent in a fiscal year by the department for maintenance projects, the department shall spend not less than 50 percent through contracts awarded by competitive bids.
(b)Money spent for maintenance projects to which this section does not apply is included when computing the amount of expenditures for maintenance projects in a fiscal year.
(c)The department may award a contract under this section as a purchase of service under Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, if the department:
(1)estimates that the contract will be within an amount for which purchasing authority has been delegated to state agencies under statute or rules adopted by the comptroller; and
(2)determines that the competitive bidding procedure in this chapter is not practical. (c-1) After the award of a contract described by Subsection (c), the department shall post on the department's Internet website the bid tabulation for that contract.
(d)The department shall consider all of its direct and indirect costs in determining the cost of providing the services.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 849 (H.B. 3730), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 706), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 394 (S.B. 1270), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(17), eff. September 1, 2021.