Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas.

Contracts

• Teaming Agreements: Prime contractors and subcontractors must accelerate pre-bid teaming agreements. Because project funding details will no longer be automatically public, identifying partners after funding approval will become slower and more difficult.
• Confidentiality: For SWIFT applicants, the risk of inadvertent disclosure of proprietary data via the website is reduced, but standard Texas Public Information Act (PIA) provisions still apply to all submitted documents.

Hiring/Training

• Business Development Staff: Staff currently responsible for scraping or monitoring the TWDB website must be retrained on the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) process.
• Legal/Compliance: In-house counsel must equip sales teams with pre-approved PIA request templates to avoid bottlenecks.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• PIA Logs: Implement a tracking log for PIA requests sent to TWDB. Unlike the instant access of a website, PIA requests have a statutory 10-business-day response window. Your team must track these dates to ensure data is received in time for bid preparation.

Fees & Costs

• Administrative Costs: Expect a minor increase in administrative overhead dedicated to drafting and managing open records requests.
• Data Charges: While standard electronic data is often free, the TWDB may charge standard state rates for labor and overhead if data requests are voluminous or require manipulation.