Tex.
Transp. Code Section 1001.202
Contract Authority
(a)
Notwithstanding Chapters 2165 (State Buildings, Grounds, and Property), 2166 (Building Construction and Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property), and 2167 (Lease of Space for State Agencies), Government Code, or any other law, the department may enter into a contract regarding the management, maintenance, design, construction, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, improvement, inspection, lease, pledge, encumbrance, trade, sale, transfer, or other disposition of real property, including improvements, under this subchapter.(b)
The department shall comply with the requirements and processes in Chapters 2165 (State Buildings, Grounds, and Property), 2166 (Building Construction and Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property), and 2167 (Lease of Space for State Agencies), Government Code, to the extent feasible, except that the department shall comply with a requirement that expressly applies to a state agency that is exempt from Chapter 2166 (Building Construction and Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property), Government Code, under Section 2166.003 of that code. Although the department is not required to use the services of the Texas Facilities Commission, the department may use services provided under Sections 2165.056 (Powers in Relation to Other Agency Property), 2166.005 (Commission Participation in Other Building Projects), and 2167.007 (Leasing Services to State Agencies), Government Code.
Source:
Section 1001.202 — Contract Authority, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.1001.htm#1001.202 (accessed May 11, 2024).
