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Timestamp: 2016-12-09 23:20:10
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 663', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', '§ 9', '§ 311', '§ 663', '§ 2254', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 51', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', '§ 9', 'art. 249', '§ 5', '§ 901', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', 'art. 5282', '§ 9', '§ 2254', '§ 2254', '§ 3', '§ 1', '§ 46', '§ 1']

entity for professional services. See 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 663.8(5) (Supp. 2000) (Tex. Bd. of
professional services on the basis of competitive bids. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 2254.003
id. § 2254.002(2)(A)(iv). Section 2254.004 of the Government Code sets forth special rules a
governmental entity must follow in procuring architectural, engineering, and land surveying services. See id. § 2254.004(a) ("(1) first select the most highly qualified provider of those services on the
Professional Services Procurement Act is void as against public policy. See id. § 2254.005.
5282c, § 9(a) (Vernon Supp. 2001). Section 9(a) of that Act now provides in pertinent part:
misleading, or deceptive practices by the person. Id. (emphasis added); see also Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 311.016(2) (Vernon 1998) (Code
22 Tex. Admin. Code § 663.8(5) (Supp. 2000) (Tex. Bd. of Prof'l Land Surveying, Adherence to
of competitive bids. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 2254.003(a) (Vernon 2000) ("A governmental
accordance with the Professional Services Procurement Act. See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. §
procure engineering and architectural services in accordance with the Act. See id. § 44.036(d). And,
testing services in accordance with the Act. See id. § 44.036(h); see also id. § 44.036(e)(1) (design-build firm must certify that each engineer or architect that is a member of its team "was selected
requirements with respect to professional services. See id. § 51.780(c), (d), (f)(1), (i). Moreover,
governmental entity rather than a professional. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 2254.003 (Vernon
rather than the architect, engineer or surveyor, or prime contractor. See id. § 2254.004(a) ("In
5282c, § 9(a) (Vernon Supp. 2001), appears intended to prohibit surveyors from submitting
Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 249a, § 5(d) (Vernon Supp. 2001) (Texas Board of Architectural
a contract on the basis of competitive bids"); Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 901.158(4) (Vernon Supp.
entities rather than professionals. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 2254.003 (Vernon 2000) ("A
expressly made "void as against public policy" by section 2254.005. See id. § 2254.005 ("A contract
the Professional Services Procurement Act. See Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 5282c, § 9(a)
policy" by section 2254.005. See id. § 2254.005.
owned utility." Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 2254.002(1) (Vernon 2000). 3. Section 3 of former article 664-4 provided: "No state agency, political subdivision, county, municipality,
contract or for such services to be performed." Act of Mar. 24, 1971, 62d Leg., R.S., ch. 38, § 3, 1971 Tex. Gen. Laws
72-73, amended by Act of May 27, 1989, 71st Leg., R.S., ch. 1036, § 1, 1989 Tex. Gen. Laws 4169-70 (emphasis
added), repealed by Act of May 4, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 268, § 46, 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 583, 986. 4. See Act of May 4, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 268, §§ 1 (enacting Tex. Gov't Code ch. 2254, subch. A), 46