Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 15 - Procedure for Selection of Architectural & Engineering Services
Rule 28-301-15.5 - Responsibility

The Executive Director is primarily responsible for the selection process. The Executive Director shall make the final recommendation to the Port Commission. The award of professional services contracts rests with the Mississippi State Port Authority Board of Port Commissioners. All firms engaged to perform project management, architectural, engineering, design, and construction management services shall perform such services in accordance with contract terms and conditions approved by the Port Commission. It shall be the responsibility of all firms seeking work at the Mississippi State Port Authority to be familiar with this Operating Procedure, the Mississippi Professional and Vocation Code, the MSPA Code of Ethics, and the Construction General Conditions.

Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21