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Texas Transportation Code - Section 54.054. Competitive Bidding

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§ 54.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board may award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $15,000 only by competitive bidding. (b) Competitive bidding is not required: (1) for a contract or expenditure exempt from competitive bidding under Section 252.022, Local Government Code, or another applicable law; (2) for a contract for: (A) personal or professional services; (B) a real estate transaction; (C) operation of a port improvement or facility under a specific agreement for a limited term; or (D) insurance; or (3) if the board determines that the delay posed by the competitive bidding procedure would prevent or substantially impair the operation of a port. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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