By: Sanford H.B. No. 4229
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of competitive sealed proposals for certain
construction projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 252.043(d-1), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d-1) A contract for construction of a project described by
Subsection (d) that requires an expenditure of $1.5 million$5
million or less may be awarded using the competitive sealed
proposal procedure prescribed by Subchapter D, Chapter 2269,
Government Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract for the procurement of goods and services for which
the solicitation of bids or proposals, request for proposals, or
similar required notification as to the goods or services is
published on or after September 1, 2021. A contract for which the
required notification is published before September 1, 2021, is
governed by the law in effect on the date the notification was
published, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.