Section 11.102 - Applicability(a) This chapter does not apply to an action of the agency for which a contractor is entitled to a specific remedy pursuant to state or federal constitution or statute.(b) This chapter does not apply to contracts: (1) between the agency and the federal government or its agencies, another state, or another nation;(2) between the agency and another unit of state government;(3) between the agency and a local governmental body, or a political subdivision of another state;(4) between a subcontractor and a contractor;(5) subject to the Transportation Code, § 201.112;(6) within the exclusive jurisdiction of state or local regulatory bodies;(7) within the exclusive jurisdiction of federal courts or regulatory bodies;(8) for grants of funds from the agency to grantees or subgrantees; or(9) for engineering, architectural, or construction services or for materials related to engineering, architectural, or construction services brought by a party to the written contract, in which the amount in controversy is not less than $250,000.(c) This subchapter applies to claims for breach of contract against the agency asserted by a contractor under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260 and to counterclaims of the agency. No employee or agent of the commission is authorized to waive the requirements of this subchapter nor the sovereign immunity of the agency, whether by means of acceptance of goods and services or otherwise.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 11.102
The provisions of this §11.102 adopted to be effective August 20, 2000, 25 TexReg 7719; amended to be effective September 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 7142