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TX Govt Code § 2251.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter B. Payments and Interest|Section 2251.027. Payment of Interest by Political Subdivision

Sec. 2251.027.  PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  A political subdivision shall compute interest imposed on the political subdivision under this chapter.(b)  The political subdivision shall pay the interest at the time payment is made on the principal.(c)  The political subdivision shall submit the interest payment with the net amount due for the goods or service.(d)  The political subdivision may not require a vendor to petition, bill, or wait an additional day to receive the interest due.(e)  The political subdivision may not require a vendor or subcontractor to agree to waive the vendor's or subcontractor's right to interest under this chapter as a condition of the contract between the parties.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1254, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 69, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter B. Payments and Interest|Section 2251.028. Payment of Interest by Vendor or Subcontractor

Sec. 2251.028.  PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY VENDOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR.  A vendor or subcontractor shall pay interest as a payment is overdue.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter B. Payments and Interest|Section 2251.029. Partial Payment

Sec. 2251.029.  PARTIAL PAYMENT.  (a)  The unpaid balance of a partial payment made within the period provided by this chapter accrues interest as provided by Section 2251.025 unless the balance is in dispute.(b)  Section 2251.042 applies to a disputed balance.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter B. Payments and Interest|Section 2251.030. Prompt or Early Payment Discount

Sec. 2251.030.  PROMPT OR EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT.  (a)  The intent of the legislature is that a governmental entity should take advantage of an offer for an early payment discount.  A state agency shall when possible negotiate a prompt payment discount with a vendor.(b)  A governmental entity may not take an early payment discount a vendor offers unless the governmental entity makes a full payment within the discount period.(c)  If a governmental entity takes an early payment discount later, the unpaid balance accrues interest beginning on the date the discount offer expires.(d)  A state agency, when paying for the goods or service purchased under an agreement that includes a prompt or early payment discount, shall submit the necessary payment documents or information to the comptroller sufficiently in advance of the prompt or early payment deadline to allow the comptroller or the agency to pay the vendor in time to obtain the discount.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 70, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter C. Claims and Disputes|Section 2251.042. Disputed Payment

Sec. 2251.042.  DISPUTED PAYMENT.  (a)  A governmental entity shall notify a vendor of an error or disputed amount in an invoice submitted for payment by the vendor not later than the 21st day after the date the entity receives the invoice, and shall include in such notice a detailed statement of the amount of the invoice which is disputed.(b)  If a dispute is resolved in favor of the vendor, the vendor is entitled to receive interest on the unpaid balance of the invoice submitted by the vendor beginning on the date under Section 2251.021 that the payment for the invoice is overdue.(c)  If a dispute is resolved in favor of the governmental entity, the vendor shall submit a corrected invoice that must be paid in accordance with Section 2251.021.  The unpaid balance accrues interest as provided by this chapter if the corrected invoice is not paid by the appropriate date.(d)  The governmental entity may withhold from payments required no more than 110 percent of the disputed amount.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (H.B. 1476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter C. Claims and Disputes|Section 2251.043. Attorney Fees

Sec. 2251.043.  ATTORNEY FEES.  In a formal administrative or judicial action to collect an invoice payment or interest due under this chapter, the opposing party, which may be the governmental entity or the vendor, shall pay the reasonable attorney fees of the prevailing party.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter D. Remedy for Nonpayment|Section 2251.051. Vendor Remedy for Nonpayment of Contract

Sec. 2251.051.  VENDOR REMEDY FOR NONPAYMENT OF CONTRACT.  (a)  A vendor may suspend performance required under a contract with a governmental entity if:(1)  the governmental entity does not pay the vendor an undisputed amount within the time limits provided by Subchapter B;  and(2)  the vendor gives the governmental entity written notice:(A)  informing the governmental entity that payment has not been received;  and(B)  stating the intent of the vendor to suspend performance for nonpayment.(b)  The vendor may not suspend performance under this section before the later of:(1)  the 10th day after the date the vendor gives notice under Subsection (a);  or(2)  the day specified by Section 2251.053(b).(c)  A vendor who suspends performance under this section is not:(1)  required to supply further labor, services, or materials until the vendor is paid the amount provided for under this chapter, plus costs for demobilization and remobilization;  or(2)  responsible for damages resulting from suspending work if the governmental entity with which the vendor has the contract has not notified the vendor in writing before performance is suspended that payment has been made or that a bona fide dispute for payment exists.(d)  A notification under Subsection (c)(2) that a bona fide dispute for payment exists must include a list of the specific reasons for nonpayment.  If a reason specified is that labor, services, or materials provided by the vendor or the vendor's subcontractor are not provided in compliance with the contract, the vendor is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to:(1)  cure the noncompliance of the listed items;  or(2)  offer a reasonable amount to compensate for listed items for which noncompliance cannot be promptly cured.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter D. Remedy for Nonpayment|Section 2251.052. Subcontractor Remedy for Vendor's Nonpayment of Contract

Sec. 2251.052.  SUBCONTRACTOR REMEDY FOR VENDOR'S NONPAYMENT OF CONTRACT.  (a)  A subcontractor of a vendor under a contract with a governmental entity may suspend performance required under the contract with the vendor if:(1)  the governmental entity with whom the subcontractor's vendor has a contract does not pay the vendor an undisputed amount within the time limits provided by Subchapter B;  or(2)  the governmental entity with whom the subcontractor's vendor has a contract has paid the vendor undisputed amounts and the vendor does not pay the subcontractor an undisputed amount within the time limits provided by Subchapter B.(b)  A subcontractor who suspends performance under Subsection (a) must give the vendor written notice, a copy of which the subcontractor may provide the governmental entity with whom the vendor has a contract:(1)  informing the vendor that payment has not been received;  and(2)  stating the intent of the subcontractor to suspend performance for nonpayment.(c)  The subcontractor may not suspend performance under this section before the later of:(1)  the 10th day after the date the subcontractor gives notice under Subsection (b);  or(2)  the date specified by Section 2251.053(b), if applicable.(d)  A subcontractor who suspends performance under this section is not:(1)  required to supply further labor, services, or materials until the subcontractor is paid the amount provided for under the contract, plus costs for demobilization and remobilization;  or(2)  responsible for damages resulting from suspending work if the vendor has not notified the subcontractor in writing before performance is suspended that payment has been made or the governmental entity has notified the vendor that a bona fide dispute for payment exists.(e)  A notification under Subsection (d)(2) that a bona fide dispute for payment exists must include a list of the specific reasons for nonpayment.  If a reason specified is that labor, services, or materials provided by the subcontractor are not provided in compliance with the contract, the subcontractor is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to:(1)  cure the noncompliance of the listed items;  or(2)  offer a reasonable amount to compensate for listed items for which noncompliance cannot be promptly cured.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter D. Remedy for Nonpayment|Section 2251.053. Highway-Related Contracts

Sec. 2251.053.  HIGHWAY-RELATED CONTRACTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation for the construction or maintenance of a highway or a related facility.(b)  A vendor or subcontractor may not suspend performance under Section 2251.051 or 2251.052 before the 20th day after the date:(1)  the vendor gives written notice under Section 2251.051(a);  or(2)  the subcontractor gives written notice under Section 2251.052(b).(c)  A notice required under this subchapter and relating to a contract described by Subsection (a) must be sent by certified mail to:(1)  the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation;(2)  the director of construction of the Texas Department of Transportation;  or(3)  the person designated in the contract as the person to whom notices must be sent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter D. Remedy for Nonpayment|Section 2251.054. Notices

Sec. 2251.054.  NOTICES.  (a)  This section applies only to a notice or other written communication required by this subchapter.(b)  A notice or other written communication to a governmental entity must be delivered to:(1)  the person designated in the contract as the person to whom a notice or other written communication must be sent;  or(2)  if the contract does not designate a person to whom a notice or other written communication must be sent, the executive director or chief administrative officer of the governmental entity.(c)  Any notice or other written communication may be personally delivered to a person described by Subsection (b) or the person's agent, regardless of any other manner of delivery prescribed by law.(d)  If a notice or other written communication is sent by certified mail, the notice is effective on the date the notice or other written communication is deposited in the United States mail.(e)  If a notice or other written communication is sent by electronic means, the notice or other written communication is effective on the date the person designated or entitled to receive the notice or other written communication receives the notice or other written communication.(f)  If a notice or other written communication is received by the person designated or entitled to receive the notice or other written communication, the method of delivery of the notice or other written communication is immaterial.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2251.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2251 - Payment for Goods and Services|Subchapter D. Remedy for Nonpayment|Section 2251.055. Rights and Remedies Not Exclusive

Sec. 2251.055.  RIGHTS AND REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.  The rights and remedies provided by this subchapter are in addition to rights and remedies provided by this chapter or other law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter A. Nonresident Bidders|Section 2252.001. Definitions

Sec. 2252.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Governmental contract" means a contract awarded by a governmental entity for general construction, an improvement, a service, or a public works project or for a purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment.(2)  "Governmental entity" means:(A)  the state;(B)  a municipality, county, public school district, or special-purpose district or authority;(C)  a district, county, or justice of the peace court;(D)  a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;(E)  the legislature or a legislative agency;  or(F)  the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or the State Bar of Texas or another judicial agency having statewide jurisdiction.(3)  "Nonresident bidder" refers to a person who is not a resident.(4)  "Resident bidder" refers to a person whose principal place of business is in this state, including a contractor whose ultimate parent company or majority owner has its principal place of business in this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter A. Nonresident Bidders|Section 2252.002. Award of Contract to Nonresident Bidder

Text of section as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 2For text of section as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 1050), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 2252.002.Sec. 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)  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.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter A. Nonresident Bidders|Section 2252.002. Award of Contract to Nonresident Bidder

Text of section as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 1050), Sec. 2For text of section as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1404 (H.B. 3648), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 2252.002.Sec. 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 amount by which a resident bidder would be required to underbid the nonresident bidder to obtain a comparable contract in:(1)  the state in which the nonresident's principal place of business is located; or(2)  a state in which the nonresident is a resident manufacturer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 1050), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter A. Nonresident Bidders|Section 2252.003. Publication of Other States' Laws on Contracts

Sec. 2252.003.  PUBLICATION OF OTHER STATES' LAWS ON CONTRACTS.  (a)  The comptroller annually shall publish in the Texas Register:(1)  a list showing each state that regulates the award of a governmental contract to a bidder whose principal place of business is not located in that state; and(2)  the citation to and a summary of each state's most recent law or regulation relating to the evaluation of a bid from and award of a contract to a bidder whose principal place of business is not located in that state.(b)  A governmental entity shall use the information published under this section to evaluate the bid of a nonresident bidder.  A governmental entity may rely on information published under this section to meet the requirements of Section 2252.002.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.74, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter A. Nonresident Bidders|Section 2252.004. Contract Involving Federal Funds

Sec. 2252.004.  CONTRACT INVOLVING FEDERAL FUNDS.  This subchapter does not apply to a contract involving federal funds.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 9.011, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter B. Retained Public Works Contract Payments|Section 2252.031. Definitions

Sec. 2252.031.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Governmental entity" means:(A)  the state, a county, or a municipality;(B)  a department, board, or agency of the state, a county, or a municipality;(C)  a school district or a subdivision of a school district;  or(D)  any other governmental or quasi-governmental authority authorized by statute to make a public works contract.(2)  "Prime contractor" means a person or persons, firm, or corporation contracting with a governmental entity for a public work.(3)  "Public works" includes the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or the construction or completion of a public work.(4)  "Public works contract payment" means a payment by a governmental entity for the value of labor, material, machinery, fixtures, tools, power, water, fuel, or lubricants used or consumed, ordered and delivered for use or consumption, or specially fabricated for use or consumption but not yet delivered, in the direct performance of a public works contract.(5)  "Retainage" means the percentage of a public works contract payment withheld by a governmental entity to secure performance of the contract.(6)  "Warranty period" means the period of time specified in a contract during which certain terms applicable to the warranting of work performed under the contract are in effect.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 692), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter B. Retained Public Works Contract Payments|Section 2252.033. Exemptions

Sec. 2252.033.  EXEMPTIONS.  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  a public works contract executed before August 31, 1981;(2)  a public works contract in which the total contract price estimate at the time of execution of the contract is less than $400,000; or(3)  a public works contract made by the Texas Department of Transportation under Chapter 223, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.201, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 9.012, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (H.B. 692), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter C. Private Auxiliary Enterprise Providing Services to State Agencies or Institutions of Higher Education|Section 2252.061. Definitions

Sec. 2252.061.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Auxiliary enterprise" means a business activity that is conducted at a state agency, provides a service to the agency, and is not paid for with appropriated money.(2)  "Contractor" means an individual, association, corporation, or other business entity that operates an auxiliary enterprise or performs a service of the auxiliary enterprise.(3)  "State agency" includes a state-supported institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2252.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management|Chapter 2252 - Contracts With Governmental Entity|Subchapter C. Private Auxiliary Enterprise Providing Services to State Agencies or Institutions of Higher Education|Section 2252.062. Financial Statement

Sec. 2252.062.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT.  A contractor must present at the time of contracting with a state agency a financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|