Texas Water Code 5.2292 – Contracts for Services Under Petroleum Storage Tank State-Lead Program
(a) The executive director may directly award a contract for scientific and technical environmental services to a person if:
(1) the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under § 26.3573(r-1);
(2) the person has registered to perform corrective action under § 26.364;
(3) the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;
(4) the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and
(5) the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.
(b) Notwithstanding § 2254.004, Government Code, the executive director may directly award a contract for engineering services to a person if:
(1) the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under § 26.3573(r-1);
(2) the person is licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code;
(3) the person has registered to perform corrective action under § 26.364;
(4) the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;
(5) the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and
(6) the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 5.2292
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Nothing in Subsection (a) or (b) requires the executive director to make an award at a site or prevents the executive director from negotiating additional contract terms, including qualifications.