Tex.
Transp. Code Section 520.0075
Contracting Standards for Tax Assessor-collector
(a)
In this section, “deputy” means a deputy classified as a full service deputy by a board rule adopted under Section 520.0071 (Deputies).(b)
Notwithstanding Section 262.023 (Competitive Requirements for Certain Purchases), Local Government Code, a county tax assessor-collector who awards a contract to a deputy for the performance of registration and titling services must comply with standard state contracting practices as if the county tax assessor-collector were a state agency, including requirements related to:(1)
purchase methods and competitive bidding under Sections 2155.062 (Purchase Methods) and 2155.063 (Competitive Bidding Requirement), Government Code;(2)
determining the best value for the county under Sections 2155.074 (Best Value Standard for Purchase of Goods or Services), 2155.075 (Requirement to Specify Value Factors in Request for Bids or Proposals), and 2155.0755 (Verification of Use of Best Value Standard), Government Code;(3)
contracting standards and oversight under Chapter 2261 (State Contracting Standards and Oversight), Government Code; and(4)
contract management under Chapter 2262 (Statewide Contract Management), Government Code.(c)
A contract described by Subsection (b) must:(1)
specify an expiration date and renewal or extension terms for the contract; and(2)
include performance criteria and measures necessary to evaluate the performance of the deputy under the contract.(d)
A county tax assessor-collector shall monitor and evaluate the performance of a deputy awarded a contract described by this section and use that information in determining whether to renew or extend the contract or award a new contract.
Source:
Section 520.0075 — Contracting Standards for Tax Assessor-collector, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.520.htm#520.0075 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
