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Texas Utilities Code - Section 163.061. Construction Contracts

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§ 163.061. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.  (a) Except as 
provided by Subsection (c), an agency may award a contract for 
construction of an improvement that involves the expenditure of 
more than $20,000 only on the basis of competitive bids.
	(b)  The agency shall publish notice of intent to receive 
bids once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general 
circulation in this state.  The first publication must appear 
before the 14th day before the date bids are to be received.
	(c)  An entity that has joint ownership of the improvement to 
be constructed or that is an agent of a joint owner shall award a 
contract using the entity's contracting procedures.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.                    

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