Tex. Gov't Code Section 2252.002
Award of Contract to Nonresident Bidder

A governmental entity may not award a governmental contract to a nonresident bidder unless the nonresident underbids the lowest bid submitted by a responsible resident bidder by an amount that is not less than the greater of the following:

(1)

the amount by which a resident bidder would be required to underbid the nonresident bidder to obtain a comparable contract in the state in which the nonresident’s principal place of business is located; or

(2)

the amount by which a resident bidder would be required to underbid the nonresident bidder to obtain a comparable contract in the state in which a majority of the manufacturing relating to the contract will be performed.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.

(1)

the state in which the nonresident’s principal place of business is located; or

(2)

a state in which the nonresident is a resident manufacturer.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 1050), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 2252.002 — Award of Contract to Nonresident Bidder, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2252.­htm#2252.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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