1. (a) The department shall monitor and report to the Texas Transportation Commission, on a quarterly basis, the performance and status of each contract, other than a low-bid construction and maintenance contract, that is valued at $50 million or more or that the department determines constitutes a high-risk to the department.
2. (b) The department immediately shall notify the commission of any serious issue or risk that is identified in a contract and that has not been reported in a quarterly report provided under subsection (a) of this section.
3. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a memorandum of understanding, interagency contract, interlocal agreement, or contract for which there is not a cost.
4. (d) The department will conduct annual Title VI reviews of its special emphasis program areas (planning, project development, right-of-way, construction and research) and Title VI reviews of cities, counties, consultant contractors, suppliers, universities, colleges, planning agencies, and other subrecipients of Federal-aid highway funds to determine the effectiveness of program area activities at all levels in accordance with Title 42, United States Code, Section 2000d, et seq., and with Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.8 adopted to be effective May 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 3121; amended to be effective November 17, 2021, 46 TexReg 7805; amended to be effective April 14, 2026, 51 TexReg 2406.