Texas Transportation Code

§ 452.107 — PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING

TN § 452.107Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 452. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES · Art. C. 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, including the reverse auction procedure, 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

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 801 (H.B. 2325), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.