Section 223.102 - Award of Emergency Highway Improvement Contract As an alternative to the procedure provided by Subchapter A, in a highway emergency the department may award a highway improvement contract in accordance with rules adopted by the commission, which may include:
(1) contractor eligibility;(2) notification of prospective bidders;(3) bidding requirements;(4) procedures for awarding the contract;(5) bonding or other requirements to ensure satisfactory performance by the contractor and the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials used in performance;(6) contract form and content; and(7) provision for a waiver of or exception to a procedure or requirement adopted under this section.Tex. Transp. Code § 223.102
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.