(a) Certificates may be issued for the payment of contractual obligations to be incurred in:
(1) constructing or equipping a jail;
(2) constructing, renovating, or otherwise improving a county-owned building; or
(3) constructing a bridge that is part of or connected to a county road or an approach to such a bridge.
(b) Certificates issued under this section may be sold for cash, subject to the restrictions and other conditions of § 271.050.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter relating to advertisement for competitive bids apply to contractual obligations to be incurred for a purpose for which certificates are to be issued under this section.