§ 121. Change orders or addenda
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 61. Public Buildings and Public WorksEffective: January 1, 2020 to October 31, 2022
Effective: January 1, 2020 to October 31, 2022
61 Okl.St.Ann. § 121
§ 121. Change orders or addenda
D. If the awarding public agency does not have a governing body, the chief administrative officer of the awarding public agency shall approve change orders. The State Construction Administrator of the Construction and Properties Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, or the Administrator's designee, shall sign and execute all contracts and change orders, as they relate to state agencies.
E. If the awarding public agency has a governing body, all change orders shall be formally approved by the governing body of the awarding public agency and the reasons for approval recorded in the permanent records of the governing body. The governing body of a municipality or technology center may delegate approval of change orders up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) or ten percent (10%) of any contract, whichever is less, to the chief administrative officer of the municipality or technology center or their designee, with any approved change orders reported to the governing body at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
F. The Oklahoma Veterans Commission, as the governing body of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, is authorized to delegate to the Director of the agency the authority to approve change orders on a construction contract provided that the individual change order does not exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in expenditure, and complies with the limits established by this section. Change orders approved by the Director pursuant to a delegation of authority shall be presented to the Commission during the next regular meeting and the reasons for the orders recorded in permanent records.
G. The governing body of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department is authorized, upon approval of a majority of all of the members of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, to delegate to the Director of the agency the authority to approve change orders on a construction contract provided that the individual change order does not exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in expenditure and complies with the limits established by this section. The Administrator of the Division shall sign and execute all contracts and change orders.
H. The Transportation Commission may, by rule, authorize the Director of the Department of Transportation to approve change orders in an amount of not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). Change orders approved by the Director shall be presented to the Transportation Commission during the next regular meeting and the reasons therefor recorded in the permanent records. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority may authorize the Director of the Authority to approve change orders in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). Change orders approved by the Director of the Authority shall be presented to the Authority during the next regular meeting and the reasons for the orders recorded in permanent records.
3. When the unit price change exceeds Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), any unit price for a new item established at or below the average eighteen-month-price history for the new item may be used in lieu of cost itemization as required in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection I of this section.
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 298, § 21, operative Aug. 1, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 266, § 9, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975; Laws 1989, c. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 293, § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 200, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 72, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 118, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 363, § 11, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 294, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 328, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 23, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 257, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 112, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 315; Laws 2013, c. 170, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 299, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
61 Okl. St. Ann. § 121, OK ST T. 61 § 121
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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