Tex. Transportation Code § 256.107
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 256.107, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 256.107. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS FUNDED BY GRANTS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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