Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 252.0435 · Subchapter C. PROCEDURES
SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In determining who is a responsible bidder, the governing body may take into account the safety record of the bidder, of the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or of anyone acting for such a firm, corporation, partnership, or institution if:
(1) the governing body has adopted a written definition and criteria for accurately determining the safety record of a bidder;
(2) the governing body has given notice to prospective bidders in the bid specifications that the safety record of a bidder may be considered in determining the responsibility of the bidder; and
(3) the determinations are not arbitrary and capricious.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 58(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.252.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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