Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 271.0245 · Subchapter B. COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
ADDITIONAL COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In the procedure for competitive bidding under this subchapter, the governing body of the governmental entity shall provide all bidders with the opportunity to bid on the same items on equal terms and have bids judged according to the same standards as set forth in the specifications.
(b) A governmental entity shall receive bids under this subchapter in a fair and confidential manner.
(c) A governmental entity may receive bids under this subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission. A governmental entity shall accept any bids submitted in hard-copy format.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.271.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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