Tex. Gov't Code § 2155.088 · Subchapter B. GENERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAMS
MATERIAL CHANGES TO CONTRACTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the performance of a contract for goods or services awarded under this chapter must substantially comply with the terms contained in the written solicitation for the contract and the terms considered in awarding the contract, including terms regarding cost of materials or labor, duration, price, schedule, and scope.
(b) After a contract for goods or services is awarded under this chapter, the governing body of a state agency, if applicable, must hold a meeting to consider a material change to the contract and why that change is necessary. For purposes of this section, a material change includes:
(1) extending the length of or postponing the completion of a contract for six months or more; or
(2) increasing the total consideration to be paid under a contract by at least 10 percent, including by substituting certain goods, materials, products, or services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2155.htm
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