(a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, shall file notice of the claim as provided by this section.     
      (b) The notice of claim shall:      
        (1) be in writing and signed by the contractor or the contractor's authorized representative;       
        (2) be delivered by hand, certified mail return receipt requested or certified mail with electronic return receipt, or other verifiable delivery service, to the department officer designated in the contract to receive a notice of claim of breach of contract under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260; if no person is designated in the contract, the notice shall be delivered to the department; and       
        (3) state in detail:                  (A) the nature of the alleged breach of contract, including the date of the event that the contractor asserts as the basis of the claim and each contractual provision allegedly breached;                   (B) a description of damages that resulted from the alleged breach, including the amount and method used to calculate those damages; and                   (C) the legal theory of recovery, i.e., breach of contract, including the relationship between the alleged breach and the damages claimed.         
      (c) The notice of claim shall be delivered no later than 180 days after the date of the event that the contractor asserts as the basis of the claim.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §55.53 adopted to be effective July 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4323; amended to be effective October 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 9078