86R16631 AAF-D
By: Perez H.B. No. 4432
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on certain contracts for construction
projects by governmental entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2269, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2269.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 2269.060. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS. A
contract entered into by a governmental entity under a method
authorized by this chapter, other than the job order contract
method authorized under Subchapter I, may cover only a single
integrated project. A governmental entity may not enter into a
contract for aggregated projects at multiple locations.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or
otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or
makes a similar solicitation on or after the effective date of this
Act. A contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or
otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or
makes a similar solicitation before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement or
solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.