Sec. 223.243.  USE OF ENGINEER OR ENGINEERING FIRM.  (a)  To act as the department's representative, independent of a design-build contractor, for the procurement process and for the duration of the work on a highway project, the department shall select or designate:
(1)  an engineer;
(2)  a qualified firm, selected in accordance with Section 2254.004, Government Code, who is independent of the design-build contractor; or
(3)  a general engineering consultant that was previously selected by the department and is selected or designated in accordance with Section 2254.004, Government Code.
(b)  The selected or designated engineer or firm has full responsibility for complying with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2011.