Major equipment is funded from the capital equipment budget. Major equipment shall not be purchased using overhead, minor equipment, or any account other than those designated for major equipment. Emergency purchases are

not allowed

for acquiring major equipment.

Snow plows and other expensive equipment for rapidly moving large amounts of snow should only be considered for areas that experience frequent snowstorms.

Selected items of major equipment are available on term contract. Major equipment is purchased by

PRO for all of TxDOT. Fleet Operations Division manages the fleet

.

All major equipment specifications are developed and maintained by

PRO

and are available at the

PRO Intranet (Purchasing) site:

http://crossroads/org/gsd/PRO/default.htm

. Fleet staff should draft specifications when there are no TxDOT standard specifications available. Contact the Fleet Manager for assistance.