{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 223.005","heading":"BIDS ON CONTRACTS INVOLVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION.","body":"(a) The commission by rule may allow bids on a contract estimated by the department to involve an amount less than $1 million to be filed with:\n(1) for a contract other than a building construction contract, the district engineer at the headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district engineer or the district engineer's designee; or\n(2) for a building construction contract, the director of the division of the department that is responsible for the construction of the building and opened and read at a public meeting held by the division director or the division director's designee.\n(b) The commission may delegate to the director or the director's designee the right to:\n(1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section 223.045; and\n(2) award a contract to the lowest bidder.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.13(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 82, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 1021), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 1021), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2023.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 223. BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS","SUBCHAPTER A. COMPETITIVE BIDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.223.htm#223.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"e60d87761df7c51d625ccd54979c82e80b3cb097436fd50f15e45f626fe3fccc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.0042","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-223.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}