Tex. Transportation Code § 223.005
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 223.005, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 223.005.
Official statutory text
Sec. 223.005. BIDS ON CONTRACTS INVOLVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION. (a) The commission by rule may allow bids on a contract estimated by the department to involve an amount less than $1 million to be filed with:
(1) for a contract other than a building construction contract, the district engineer at the headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district engineer or the district engineer's designee; or
(2) for a building construction contract, the director of the division of the department that is responsible for the construction of the building and opened and read at a public meeting held by the division director or the division director's designee.
(b) The commission may delegate to the director or the director's designee the right to:
(1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section 223.045; and
(2) award a contract to the lowest bidder.
(1) for a contract other than a building construction contract, the district engineer at the headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district engineer or the district engineer's designee; or
(2) for a building construction contract, the director of the division of the department that is responsible for the construction of the building and opened and read at a public meeting held by the division director or the division director's designee.
(b) The commission may delegate to the director or the director's designee the right to:
(1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section 223.045; and
(2) award a contract to the lowest bidder.
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