- (a) Emergency Bidding. The FCSMD may issue an advertisement for a bid and let a bid for a period of time less than required by Texas Government Code, §2166.253 and §123.29 of this chapter (relating to Bidding Procedures), when an emergency condition requires expedient action.
(b) Emergency conditions. Emergency conditions include, but are not limited to:
- (1) preventing undue additional cost to a state agency; or
- (2) preventing or removing a hazard to life or property.
- (c) Emergency award procedures. The executive director, or his designee, is authorized to award construction contracts when conditions as described in subsection (b) of this section are determined to exist.
- (d) Documenting emergency conditions. Each time an emergency is determined to exist, a written statement describing the emergency condition shall be prepared for approval by the executive director. Copies of the document shall be maintained in the project file.
Source Note:The provisions of this §123.31 adopted to be effective August 13, 2000, 25 TexReg 7626.