Section 262.003 - Small, Sole-Source Purchase Exempt From Competitive Bidding(a) Any law that requires a county to follow a competitive procurement procedure in making a purchase requiring the expenditure of $50,000 or less does not apply to the purchase of an item available for purchase from only one supplier.(b) If a county makes a purchase covered by Subsection (a), the county auditor or other appropriate county officer or employee may not refuse payment for the purchase because a competitive bidding procedure was not followed.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 262.003
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266, Sec. 3, eff. 6/19/2009.Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2001.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/1993 Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.