Sec. 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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.