Sec. 271.0565. PRE-BID CONFERENCE. (a) The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located, may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering questions of prospective bidders.
(b) After a conference is conducted under Subsection (a), any additional required notice for the proposed contract may be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, only to prospective bidders who attended the conference. Notice under this subsection is not subject to the requirements of Section 271.055.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 3, eff. May 22, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 660, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 13.001, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Subchapter C. Certificate of Obligation Act
Section 271.042. Purpose; Conflict
Section 271.044. Subchapter Available to Certain Municipalities
Section 271.045. Purposes for Which Certificates May Be Authorized
Section 271.046. Additional Purposes for Certificates
Section 271.048. Claims and Accounts; Funding and Exchange
Section 271.049. Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates; Petition and Election
Section 271.050. Sale of Certificates
Section 271.051. Certificates as Investments or as Security for Deposits
Section 271.052. Certificates Payable From and Secured by Other Revenues
Section 271.0525. Refinancing Certificates Issued by County
Section 271.053. Certificates as Debt and Security
Section 271.054. Competitive Procurement Requirement
Section 271.055. Notice to Bidders
Section 271.056. Exemptions From Advertisement Requirement
Section 271.0565. Pre-Bid Conference
Section 271.057. Award of Contract
Section 271.058. Authority to Reject Bids
Section 271.059. Contractor's Bonds
Section 271.060. Change Orders
Section 271.061. Compensation on Unit Price Contracts
Section 271.062. Certain Contracts Not Required to Be in Writing
Section 271.063. Unconstitutional Procedure Corrected by Resolution of Issuer