Sec. 223.013. ELECTRONIC BIDDING SYSTEM. (a) The department may establish an electronic bidding system for highway construction and maintenance contracts.
(b) The system must permit a qualified vendor to electronically submit a bid, including any contract, signature, or verification of a guaranty check by a financial institution.
(c) That part of Section 223.004(a) requiring a bid to be opened at a public hearing of the commission does not apply to an electronically submitted bid. A copy of each electronically submitted bid shall be publicly posted within 48 hours after bids are opened.
(d) After the electronic bidding system is established, the department shall take the actions necessary to recover the department's costs of manually processing bids from a person who does not submit an electronic bid.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - State Highway System
Chapter 223 - Bids and Contracts for Highway Projects
Subchapter A. Competitive Bids
Section 223.001. Contract Requiring Competitive Bids
Section 223.002. Notice of Bids
Section 223.003. Notice of Proposed Contracts
Section 223.004. Filing, Opening, and Rejection of Bids
Section 223.0041. Award of Contracts
Section 223.0042. Contract Information on Internet Website
Section 223.005. Bids on Contracts Involving Less Than $300,000
Section 223.006. Contractor's Bond
Section 223.008. No Liability in Excess of Available Funds
Section 223.009. Partial Payment
Section 223.010. Deposit and Investment of Retained Amount
Section 223.012. Contractor Performance
Section 223.013. Electronic Bidding System