- (a) The applicant shall be responsible for assuring that every appropriate procedure and incidental legal requirement is observed in advertising for bids and awarding the construction contract. Any submittals waived by §375.71 of this title (relating to Loan Closing) will be submitted to the executive administrator for approval prior to awarding any construction contracts and releasing funds for building purposes. The text of the construction contract shall not vary from the text of the executive administrator-approved pro forma draft submitted by the loan recipient.
- (b) Prior to initiation of construction, the applicant shall conduct a preconstruction conference on each significant construction contract to address the contents of the executed contract documents with the project engineer, prime contractor, and other appropriate parties in attendance. The executive administrator shall be given at least five days advance notice of the date, time, and location for the preconstruction conference.
Source Note:The provisions of this §375.81 adopted to be effective February 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 769.