Award of Emergency Highway Improvement Contract

Sec. 223.102. AWARD OF EMERGENCY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. As an alternative to the procedure provided by Subchapter A, in a highway emergency the department may award a highway improvement contract in accordance with rules adopted by the commission, which may include: (1) contractor eligibility; (2) notification of prospective bidders; (3) bidding requirements; (4) procedures for awarding the contract; (5) bonding or other requirements to ensure satisfactory performance by the contractor and the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials used in performance; (6) contract form and content; and (7) provision for a waiver of or exception to a procedure or requirement adopted under this section. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.