{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2156.062","heading":"MINIMUM NUMBER AND EVALUATION OF BIDS.","body":"An open market purchase shall, to the extent possible, be:\n(1) based on at least three competitive bids; and\n(2) awarded to the bidder offering the best value for the state in accordance with standards set forth in Chapters 2155, 2156, 2157, and 2158.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2156. PURCHASING METHODS","SUBCHAPTER B. OPEN MARKET PURCHASE PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2156.htm#2156.062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e91598c34145c4aed3ced5f776b0b00e0b5f01255894f657ff91097685e29474","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.063"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}