2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works
§61-65. Application of act - Emergencies.

A. In addition to the conditions prescribed pursuant to subsections C and D of this section, the provisions of Section 62 of this title shall not apply whenever the Department of Real Estate Services of 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 State Facilities Director of the Department of Real Estate Services 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 Department.

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 Department that an emergency condition threatens the security of the state correctional system, including inmate population growth, and the condition requires expeditious treatment for the review, approval and bid process as it relates to construction or expansion of correctional facilities. The Department 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.

D. The provisions of Section 62 of this title shall not apply to CompSource Oklahoma if CompSource Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot program authorized by Sections 3316 and 3317 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 201, § 21, emerg. eff. April 14, 1978. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 50, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 83, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 294, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 12, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 454, § 4; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 310; Laws 2013, c. 302, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.