1. (a) The department shall solicit, evaluate, negotiate, select, and award contracts for construction projects by means of a fair and impartial method as authorized by applicable law and department policy.
2. (b) The department shall ensure that any method used to solicit, evaluate, select, and award a contract for construction results in the best value for the department.
3. (c) The executive director of the department is authorized to award job order contract jobs, tasks, and purchase orders in excess of $1,000,000 under the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2269, Subchapter I, for any qualifying project.
4. (d) The director and deputy director of the department's Infrastructure Division are authorized to award job order contract jobs, tasks, and purchase orders in excess of $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000 under the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2269, Subchapter I, for any qualifying project.

Source Note:The provisions of this §61.21 adopted to be effective January 2, 2013, 37 TexReg 10230; amended to be effective December 4, 2024, 49 TexReg 9765.