Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 11 - CONTRACTS
Subchapter D - RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT CLAIMS
Section 11.101 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 11.101

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Claim - A demand for damages by the contractor based upon the agency's alleged breach of the contract.

(2) Contract - A written contract between the agency and a contractor (including contract documents, work orders, purchase order change notices, and other documents amending, modifying, or supplementing the contract) by the terms of which the contractor agrees either:

(A) to provide goods or services, by sale or lease, to or for the agency; or

(B) to perform a project as defined by Texas Government Code, § 2166.001.

(3) Contractor - Independent contractor who has entered into a contract directly with a unit of state government. The term does not include:

(A) the contractor's subcontractor, officer, employee, agent, or other person furnishing goods or services to a contractor;

(B) an employee of a unit of state government; or

(C) a student at an institution of higher education.

(4) Counterclaim - A demand by the agency relating to the contractor's claim.

(5) Deputy director of OLS - the deputy director for the Office of Legal Services (OLS) or the director of a similar successor unit within the agency serving as legal counsel for the executive director and includes individuals designated to act for the deputy director of OLS or a similar unit.

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