Sec. 54.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING  


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  • (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board may award a contract involving the expenditure of funds in excess of the amount applicable to an expenditure of funds by a municipality under Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, 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, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 , Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 , Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.