(a) Annual report.
  (1) The department shall prepare an annual report on the cost of obtaining the following maintenance services:
    (A) groundskeeping and landscaping services (such as mowing, trimming, and vegetation control and removal);
    (B) janitorial services;
    (C) minor repairs; and
    (D) solid waste collection, removal, and disposal services.
  (2) For each maintenance service listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is performed by department personnel at the time of the annual report, the annual report shall identify:
    (A) the cost of performing the maintenance service by department personnel for the period covered by the report;
    (B) the estimated cost of performing the maintenance service by a third-party contractor, including the department's anticipated contract management costs; and
    (C) whether the quality of the maintenance service performed by the third-party contractor will be equal to or greater than the quality of the maintenance service performed by department personnel.
  (3) The annual report shall identify those maintenance services that meet the following criteria:
    (A) the cost of performing the maintenance service by department personnel exceeds the estimated cost of performing the maintenance service by a third-party contractor, including the department's anticipated contract management costs; and
    (B) the quality of the maintenance service performed by the third-party contractor will be equal to or greater than the quality of the maintenance service performed by department personnel.
(b) Contract with third party. Within 60 days of completion of the report required by subsection (a) of this section, the department shall begin the process of contracting with a third party to perform the maintenance services meeting the criteria listed in subsection (a)(3) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §60.11 adopted to be effective December 23, 2007, 32 TexReg 9351