Texas Transportation Code
§ 91.053 — SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
TN § 91.053Title 5. RAILROADS · Part B. STATE RAIL FACILITIES · Ch. 91. RAIL FACILITIES · Art. C. CONTRACTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall:
(1)set goals for the award of contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses and attempt to meet the goals;
(2)attempt to identify small and disadvantaged businesses that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department; and
(3)give small and disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process and other contracting processes, inform the businesses about those processes, offer the businesses assistance concerning those processes, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in those processes.
(b)This section does not exempt the department from competitive bidding requirements imposed by other law.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.