Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter F - NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT DISPUTES
Section 3.64 - Notice of Claim of Breach of Contract
Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code ยง 3.64
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, must file notice of the claim as provided by this section.
(b) The notice of claim must:
(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 other verifiable delivery service, to the officer
of the Land Office designated in the contract to receive a notice of claim of
breach of contract under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, or, if no person
is designated in the contract, to the chief administrative officer;
and
(3) state in detail:
(A) the Land Office contract number or other
information sufficient to identify the contract at issue;
(B) the nature of the alleged breach of
contract, including the date of the act or omission upon which contractor's
claim is based, and each contractual provision allegedly breached;
(C) a description of damages that resulted
from the alleged breach, including the amount and method of
calculation;
(D) the legal theory
of recovery, including the relationship between the alleged breach and the
claimed damages; and
(E) the
address to which the Land Office must direct correspondence regarding the
claim, if such address differs from the address for notices specified in the
contract.
(c) With its notice of claim, the contractor may submit supporting documentation or other tangible evidence to facilitate the Land Office's evaluation of the contractor's claim.
(d) Contractor must deliver the notice of claim no later than 180 days after the date of the act or omission upon which contractor's claim is based.
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