This subchapter governs the negotiation and mediation of a claim of breach of contract asserted by a Contractor against the Department, as well as a counterclaim asserted by the Department against the Contractor, pursuant to the requirements established under Chapter 2260 of the Texas Government Code. Chapter 2260 takes precedence to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between these rules and the applicable requirements of Chapter 2260.
40 Tex. Admin. Code § 732.101