- (a) For the purpose of this chapter, an architect/engineer (A/E) means a person licensed to practice architecture/engineering in Texas. The A/E is employed to provide professional architectural and/or engineering services and having overall responsibility for the design of a project. The term A/E standing by itself may, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, mean either an A/E employed by the Department on a salary basis or an A/E in private practice retained under a contractual agreement with the Department. The term private A/E shall specifically refer to a registered architect or registered professional engineer in private practice retained by the Department under a contractual agreement.
- (b) The A/E shall submit informative responses to a request for qualifications regarding the size of staff, field of interest, experience, and capability and may supplement the answers with brochures and other material.
- (c) The staff will maintain all data received from A/E on file for reference.
Source Note:The provisions of this §130.1 adopted to be effective June 7, 2011, 36 TexReg 3501.