Oklahoma § 61-65 - Application of act - Emergencies

§ 61-65. Application of act - Emergencies

A. In addition to the conditions prescribed pursuant to

subsection C of this section, the provisions of Section 62 of this

title shall not apply whenever the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services with concurrence of the chief administrative

officer of the public agency affected declares that an emergency

exists. The construction manager or consultant shall be selected by

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

The resulting construction manager or consultant contract shall not

exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The reasons for the

emergency shall be recorded in the official records of the Office.

B. Emergency as used in this section shall be limited to

conditions resulting from any of the following:

1. A sudden unexpected happening or unforeseen occurrence if it

is impossible for the provisions of Section 62 of this title to be

observed because of the time factor and if the public health or

safety is endangered; and

2. A condition or situation which, if allowed to continue,

would lead to economic loss to the state or to further damage of

state property.

C. The provisions of Section 62 of this title shall not apply

to the process for construction of a correctional facility whenever

the State Board of Corrections informs the Office that an emergency

condition threatens the security of the state correctional system,

including inmate population growth, and the condition requires

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 61. Public Buildings and Public Works

expeditious treatment for the review, approval and bid process as it

relates to construction or expansion of correctional facilities.

The Office and the Department of Corrections are authorized to

implement an expedited competitive bid process for the contracting

of construction managers or consultants and construction of new or

expanded correctional facilities that adequately respond to the

emergency. The State Board of Corrections shall provide written

notification to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of

the emergency conditions.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 201, § 21, emerg. eff. April 14, 1978.

Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 50, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1997, c.

133, § 83, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 294, § 12, eff. Nov. 1,

2002; Laws 2006, c. 271, § 12, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 454,

§ 4; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 310; Laws 2013, c. 302, § 5, eff. Nov. 1,

2013; Laws 2022, c. 238, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.