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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 271.054

COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT

Known as the Certificate of Obligation Act

The act spans §§ 271.041 to 271.064 (27 sections).

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

Before the governing body of an issuer may enter into a contract requiring an expenditure by or imposing an obligation or liability on the issuer, or on a subdivision of the issuer if the issuer is a county, of more than $100,000, the governing body must:

(1) submit the proposed contract to competitive procurement; or

(2) use an alternate method of project delivery authorized by Chapter 2269, Government Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.