S.B. No. 1720
AN ACT
relating to the threshold contract amount at which a county is
required to engage in a competitive purchasing procedure for
certain purchases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 252.312(b) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) If the county road engineer so recommends and the
commissioners court considers it to be in the best interest of the
county, a purchase in an amount of $50,000 [$25,000] or less may be
made through negotiation by the commissioners court or the court's
authorized representative on requisition to be approved by the
commissioners court or the county auditor without advertising for
competitive bids.
(c) A purchase may not be divided or reduced to avoid the
competitive bidding requirement on a purchase that would otherwise
cost more than $50,000 [$25,000].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a purchase commenced on or after September 1, 2019. A purchase
for which competitive bids are advertised before September 1, 2019,
is governed by the law in effect on the date the bids were
advertised, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1720 passed the Senate on
April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1720 passed the House on May
14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 15, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor