TITLE: Relating to job order contracting by governmental entities.

SUMMARY: Relating to job order contracting by governmental entities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to job order contracting by governmental entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2269.401, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 2269.401. JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. In this chapter, "job order contracting" is a procurement method used for maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor new construction of a facility when the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times, type, and quantities of work required are indefinite. SECTION 2. Section 2269.403(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A governmental entity may award job order contracts for the maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor new construction of a facility if: (1) the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times are indefinite; and (2) indefinite quantities and orders are awarded substantially on the basis of predescribed and prepriced tasks. SECTION 3. Section 2269.410, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The price of the order under Subsection (b) may not exceed $5 million. SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a job order contract entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act and any order for a job or project under that contract. A job order contract entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act and any order for a job or project under that contract is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.