Sec. 262.0271. CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED BY BIDDER. (a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285, Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.
(b) In purchasing items under this chapter through a competitive bidding process, if a county receives one or more bids from a bidder who provides reasonable health insurance coverage to its employees and requires a subcontractor the bidder intends to use to provide reasonable health insurance coverage to the subcontractor's employees and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest and best bid price received by the county from a bidder who does not provide or require reasonable health insurance coverage, the commissioners court of the county may give preference to the bidder who provides and requires reasonable health insurance coverage.
(c) This section does not prohibit a county from rejecting all bids.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2695), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1694), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (H.B. 1694), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Chapter 262 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Counties
Subchapter C. Competitive Bidding in General
Section 262.0225. Additional Competitive Procedures
Section 262.023. Competitive Requirements for Certain Purchases
Section 262.0235. Procedures Adopted by County Purchasing Agents for Electronic Bids or Proposals
Section 262.024. Discretionary Exemptions
Section 262.0241. Mandatory Exemptions: Certain Recreational Services
Section 262.025. Competitive Bidding Notice
Section 262.0255. Additional Notice and Bond Provisions Relating to Purchase of Certain Equipment
Section 262.0256. Pre-Bid Conference for Certain Counties or a District Governed by Those Counties
Section 262.026. Opening of Bids
Section 262.027. Awarding of Contract
Section 262.0271. Consideration of Health Insurance Provided by Bidder
Section 262.0275. Safety Record of Bidder Considered
Section 262.0276. Contract With Person Indebted to County
Section 262.028. Lump-Sum or Unit Price Method
Section 262.029. Time Warrant Election
Section 262.0295. Alternative Multistep Competitive Proposal Procedure
Section 262.030. Alternative Competitive Proposal Procedure for Certain Goods and Services
Section 262.0305. Modification After Award
Section 262.031. Changes in Plans and Specifications
Section 262.032. Bid or Performance Bond; Payment Under Contract
Section 262.034. Criminal Penalties
Section 262.036. Selection and Retention of Insurance Broker