Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-65
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Application of act - Emergencies
Official statutory text
A. In addition to the conditions prescribed pursuant to
subsection C of this section, the provisions of Section 62 of this
title shall not apply whenever the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services with concurrence of the chief administrative
officer of the public agency affected declares that an emergency
exists. The construction manager or consultant shall be selected by
the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
The resulting construction manager or consultant contract shall not
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The reasons for the
emergency shall be recorded in the official records of the Office.
B. Emergency as used in this section shall be limited to
conditions resulting from any of the following:
1. A sudden unexpected happening or unforeseen occurrence if it
is impossible for the provisions of Section 62 of this title to be
observed because of the time factor and if the public health or
safety is endangered; and
2. A condition or situation which, if allowed to continue,
would lead to economic loss to the state or to further damage of
state property.
C. The provisions of Section 62 of this title shall not apply
to the process for construction of a correctional facility whenever
the State Board of Corrections informs the Office that an emergency
condition threatens the security of the state correctional system,
including inmate population growth, and the condition requires
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 19
expeditious treatment for the review, approval and bid process as it
relates to construction or expansion of correctional facilities.
The Office and the Department of Corrections are authorized to
implement an expedited competitive bid process for the contracting
of construction managers or consultants and construction of new or
expanded correctional facilities that adequately respond to the
emergency. The State Board of Corrections shall provide written
notification to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of
the emergency conditions.
subsection C of this section, the provisions of Section 62 of this
title shall not apply whenever the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services with concurrence of the chief administrative
officer of the public agency affected declares that an emergency
exists. The construction manager or consultant shall be selected by
the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
The resulting construction manager or consultant contract shall not
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The reasons for the
emergency shall be recorded in the official records of the Office.
B. Emergency as used in this section shall be limited to
conditions resulting from any of the following:
1. A sudden unexpected happening or unforeseen occurrence if it
is impossible for the provisions of Section 62 of this title to be
observed because of the time factor and if the public health or
safety is endangered; and
2. A condition or situation which, if allowed to continue,
would lead to economic loss to the state or to further damage of
state property.
C. The provisions of Section 62 of this title shall not apply
to the process for construction of a correctional facility whenever
the State Board of Corrections informs the Office that an emergency
condition threatens the security of the state correctional system,
including inmate population growth, and the condition requires
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works Page 19
expeditious treatment for the review, approval and bid process as it
relates to construction or expansion of correctional facilities.
The Office and the Department of Corrections are authorized to
implement an expedited competitive bid process for the contracting
of construction managers or consultants and construction of new or
expanded correctional facilities that adequately respond to the
emergency. The State Board of Corrections shall provide written
notification to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of
the emergency conditions.
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