Determination By Department

Tex. Transportation Code § 223.152, under Bids and Contracts For Highway Projects.

Tex. Transportation Code § 223.152

Sec. 223.152. DETERMINATION BY DEPARTMENT. The department may use competitive sealed proposals to obtain services under this subchapter if the department determines that competitive sealed bidding or informal competitive bidding is: (1) not practical; or (2) disadvantageous to the state. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.