Sec. 223.005. BIDS ON CONTRACTS INVOLVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION. (a) The commission by rule may allow bids on a contract estimated by the department to involve an amount less than $1 million to be filed with: (1) for a contract other than a building construction contract, the district engineer at the headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district engineer or the district engineer's designee; or (2) for a building construction contract, the director of the division of the department that is responsible for the construction of the building and opened and read at a public meeting held by the division director or the division director's designee. (b) The commission may delegate to the director or the director's designee the right to: (1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section 223.045 ; and (2) award a contract to the lowest bidder.
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