{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-54.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 54.054","heading":"COMPETITIVE BIDDING.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board may award a contract involving the expenditure of funds in excess of the amount applicable to an expenditure of funds by a municipality under Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, only by competitive bidding.\n(b) Competitive bidding is not required:\n(1) for a contract or expenditure exempt from competitive bidding under Section 252.022, Local Government Code, or another applicable law;\n(2) for a contract for:\n(A) personal or professional services;\n(B) a real estate transaction;\n(C) operation of a port improvement or facility under a specific agreement for a limited term; or\n(D) insurance; or\n(3) if the board determines that the delay posed by the competitive bidding procedure would prevent or substantially impair the operation of a port.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (S.B. 1836), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 4493), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 987), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS","CHAPTER 54. HARBOR AND PORT FACILITIES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF PORT IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES; BOARD OF TRUSTEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.54.htm#54.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"bc82e976590002495021714c6ca0f25db84b303209c51d5168aa7360212190d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-54.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-54.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}