Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 259 - COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (CLASS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC) SERVICES
Subchapter F - ADAPTIVE AIDS, MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND CFC ERS
Division 2 - MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS
Section 259.279 - Bid Requirements for a Minor Home Modification

(a) As required by §259.275(d)(2)(A) of this division (relating to Requirements for Authorization to Purchase a Minor Home Modification), for a minor home modification costing more than $1,000, a DSA must obtain comparable bids for the minor home modification from three vendors. Comparable bids describe the minor home modification and any associated installations identified in the specifications required by §259.275(d)(1) of this division.

(b) A bid obtained in accordance with subsection (a) of this section must be based on the specifications and include:

(c) A DSA may obtain only one bid or two comparable bids for a minor home modification if the DSA has written justification for obtaining less than three bids because the minor home modification is available from a limited number of vendors.

(d) If a DSA requests to purchase a minor home modification that is not based on the lowest bid, the DSA must have written justification for payment of a higher bid. An example of a justification that supports payment of a higher bid is that the higher bid is based on the inclusion of a longer warranty for the minor home modification.

(e) The person who developed the specifications required by §259.275(d)(1) of this division may be one of the bidders required by this section.

(f) A DSA may not disclose information regarding a submitted bid to any other vendor who has submitted a bid or to a vendor who may submit a bid.