Texas AG Ruling on Construction Manager-at-Risk PDF Print E-mail

6/28/10

Last week, Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0782 (2010) was issued on "Whether section 271.118 of the Local Government Code prohibits a company from being selected as a construction manager-at-risk for a municipal project if a related company has been selected as the project manager and design engineer."

The Summary to the Opinion stated,

"Neither subsection 271.118(c) nor subsection 271.118(d) of the Local Government Code prohibits selection of a company as a construction manager-at-risk for a city project if a related company has been selected pursuant to a separate procurement process as the design engineer for the project."

 To read the opinion, click on the link below.

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2010/htm/ga-0782.htm