Sec. 2166.156. PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY AND WORKING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. (a) The preliminary plans and outline specifications and the working plans and specifications for a project shall be prepared by:
(1) a private design professional selected and retained by the commission in accordance with Subchapter E; or
(2) unless the commission is required to retain a design professional under Subsection (b), the commission's professional staff.
(b) The commission shall retain a private design professional for:
(1) a new construction project estimated to cost more than $100,000; or
(2) a new construction project for which the using agency requests a private design professional.
(c) The commission shall ensure that plans and specifications:
(1) are clear and complete;
(2) permit execution of the project with appropriate economy and efficiency; and
(3) conform with the requirements described by the previously prepared project analysis.
(d) The commission must approve plans and specifications before the using agency may accept or use them.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2166 - Building Construction and Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property
Subchapter D. Individual Project Analysis
Section 2166.151. Using Agency's General Project Description; Initiation of Project Analysis Process
Section 2166.152. Preparation of Project Analysis
Section 2166.153. Contents of Project Analysis
Section 2166.154. Use of Project Analysis or Cost Estimate in Appropriations Process
Section 2166.155. Estimate of Project Costs in Lieu of Project Analysis
Section 2166.156. Preparation of Preliminary and Working Plans and Specifications