It shall be the duty of the Administration to design, program, construct, administer and repair public buildings belonging to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, pursuant to the powers which were transferred to the General Services Administration from the Department of Transportation and Public Works by virtue of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1971 (Substitute) App. I of this title.
The functions of the Administration established in this section are consistent with the provisions of § 22 of Act No. 213 of May 12, 1942, as amended, known as the “Planning and Budget Act” and any other provision applicable to said act.
By virtue of the powers transferred to the Administration from the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Administrator is hereby empowered to issue Contract Regulations in the public works under his jurisdiction, which, upon promulgation, shall have force of law.
The General Conditions for the Contracting of Commonwealth Public Works approved March 14, 1946, pursuant to §§ 59 and 60 of Title 22, shall apply to works performed by the General Services Administration from the date of approval of this act to the approval of the Contract Regulations that the Administrator may issue under the authority granted herein. Public works contracted under the provisions of the General Conditions shall be governed by the latter until final liquidation of the construction contracts awarded.
History —July 23, 1974, No. 164, Part 1, p. 752, § 21.