USE OF ENGINEER OR ENGINEERING FIRM.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 370.403.
in effect(a) To act as an authority's representative, independent of a design-build contractor, for the procurement process and for the duration of the work on a transportation project, an authority shall select or designate:
(1) an engineer;
(2) a qualified firm, selected in accordance with Section 2254.004 , Government Code, that is independent of the design-build contractor; or
(3) a general engineering consultant that was previously selected by an authority and is selected or designated in accordance with Section 2254.004 , Government Code.
(b) The selected or designated engineer or firm has full responsibility for complying with Chapter 1001 , Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420 ), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2011.