Section 256.107 - Competitive Bidding Required for Contracts Funded By Grants(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a county that enters into a contract for a transportation infrastructure project that involves construction or maintenance of roads and is funded by a grant under this subchapter shall: (1) advertise for bids for the contract in a manner prescribed by law;(2) receive competitive bids for the contract, publicly open the bids, and read aloud the names of the bidders and their bids; and(3) award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.(b) In advertising for bids under Subsection (a), a county shall prepare a request for competitive bids that includes construction documents, estimated budget, project scope, estimated project completion date, and other information that a bidder may require to submit a bid.(c) Not later than the seventh day after the date a contract described by Subsection (a) is awarded, the county that awarded the contract shall document the basis of its selection and shall make the evaluations public.Tex. Transp. Code § 256.107
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 (H.B. 4280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.