Sec. 60.406. COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND PROPOSAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS

All bids must be sealed.

(b) The competitive bidding and proposal requirements provided by this subchapter and Subchapter O apply only to contracts for which payment will be made from current funds or bond funds.

(c) In applying the competitive bidding procedures and proposal procedures, all separate, sequential, or component purchases of items ordered or purchased from the same supplier by the same officer, entity, or department, purchased with the intent of avoiding the requirements of this subchapter or Subchapter O, shall be treated as if they are part of a single purchase and a single contract.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 632, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 , Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1191 , Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 , Sec. 26.009, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 , Sec. 15, eff. June 17, 2011.