District Approves Utility Consultant Contract - Right of Way Sub-process Activity VIII
- Participants
- Utility Representative
- Utility Consultant
- TxDOT Utility Liaison
- Objectives
- TxDOT pre-approval of utility design consultant contract and scope of reimbursable services.
- Activity Narrative
- The review and approval of the utility consultant contract is a TxDOT District responsibility. This should be a comprehensive review to include:
- Justification of need for service
- Qualifications of the consultant
- Scope of services to be performed
- Fee structure
- Typically, there will be no further review of this contract. It is imperative, therefore, that the review complies with the provisions stated in this manual.
- Consideration should be given to continuing contracts that the utility may have with a consultant.
- Typically, the Utility Consultant Contract Approval will take the form of a letter to the utility from the TxDOT Utility Section.