(a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract under
the Government Code, Chapter 2260, shall file notice of the claim as provided
by this section.
(b) The notice of claim shall:
(1) be in writing and signed by the contractor or the contractor's
authorized representative;
(2) be delivered by hand, certified mail return receipt
requested, or other verifiable delivery service, to the officer of the unit
of state government designated in the contract to receive a notice of claim
of breach of contract under the Government Code, Chapter 2260; if no person
is designated in the contract, the notice shall be delivered to the unit's
chief administrative officer; and
(3) state in detail:
(A) the nature of the alleged breach of contract, including
the date of the event that the contractor asserts as the basis of the claim
and each contractual provision allegedly breached;
(B) a description of damages that resulted from the alleged
breach, including the amount and method used to calculate those damages; and
(C) the legal theory of recovery, i.e., breach of contract,
including the relationship between the alleged breach and the damages claimed.
(c) The notice of claim shall be delivered no later than 180
calendar days after the date of the event that the contractor asserts as the
basis of the claim; provided, however, that a contractor shall deliver notice
of a claim that was pending before a unit of state government on August 30,
1999, to the unit no later than February 26, 2000.
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