7.7 State Letter of Authority (SLOA)
This section discusses:
- Function of the State Letter of Authority (SLOA);
- Letting Management Office SLOA Duties; and
- SLOA Form Field Completion Procedure.
Refer to TxDOT’s
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for additional discussion on the SLOA.
7.7.1 Function of SLOA
The SLOA is a form that is issued for all federally funded projects let by Local Governments (LG). The LG must request and obtain authorization to proceed with the project work, authorization is in the form of a SLOA. FIN provides a signed FPAA to the District on all federally funded projects let by an LG.
The LG must have a SLOA with the approved environmental clearance and a FPAA signed by FHWA prior to advertising projects with federal funding
. The Districts generate the SLOA and obtain all required signatures.For LG-performed transportation projects that include construction involving state or federal funding, up to three SLOAs (and FPAAs, if federal funding is involved) may be required by TxDOT and issued during the course of the project. The first SLOA (and FPAA, as appropriate) is required prior to the preliminary engineering phase, the second SLOA (and FPAA, as appropriate) is required prior to the acquisition of ROW or the accommodation of utilities and the third is required prior to initiation of advertising for construction.
7.7.2 FIN - Letting and Project Funding Section LOA Duties
Approximately one week after the letting schedule has been approved for any given letting, the District prints all necessary SLOAs and coordinates with ENV for signature. The forms include all identifying information such as District, county, highway, CSJ, project number, functional classification, work program, limits, and type of work from the corresponding information from TxC.
The Letting and Project Funding Section prints out a form for all CSJs that are to be locally let by an LG or for projects to be constructed by LGs. The Letting and Project Funding Section will indicate on the form if a FPAA is required and the responsible section. The forms are then sent to ENV. The SLOA form is then sent back to the District for further handling.