| (a) In accordance with Texas Government Code §2260.052(c),
the Institute adopts herein by reference the model rules provided
by the Office of the Attorney General relating to procedures for the
negotiation and mediation of certain contract claims asserted by contractors
against the Institute.
(b) The procedures, as adopted, are exclusive and required
prerequisites to suit against the Institute under the Texas Civil
Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 107, and the Texas Government
Code, Chapter 2260.
(c) Nothing herein waives the Institute's sovereign
immunity to suit or liability.
(d) Unless specifically provided for by the Grant Contract,
this rule does not apply to Grant Contracts. The Grant Contract shall
specify the process and procedures for terminating a Grant Award,
as well as any associated remedy.
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