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)[Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1404,Sec. 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.(2)[Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1127,Sec. 2] a state in which the nonresident is a resident manufacturer. Tex. Gov't. Code § 2252.002
Amended by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1127,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1404,Sec. 2, eff. 6/14/2013.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.