| (a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract
under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, must file notice of the
claim as provided by this section.
(b) The notice of claim must:
(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 Land Office designated in the contract to receive a notice of
claim of breach of contract under Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260,
or, if no person is designated in the contract, to the chief administrative
officer; and
(3) state in detail:
(A) the Land Office contract number or other information
sufficient to identify the contract at issue;
(B) the nature of the alleged breach of contract, including
the date of the act or omission upon which contractor's claim is based,
and each contractual provision allegedly breached;
(C) a description of damages that resulted from the
alleged breach, including the amount and method of calculation;
(D) the legal theory of recovery, including the relationship
between the alleged breach and the claimed damages; and
(E) the address to which the Land Office must direct
correspondence regarding the claim, if such address differs from the
address for notices specified in the contract.
(c) With its notice of claim, the contractor may submit
supporting documentation or other tangible evidence to facilitate
the Land Office's evaluation of the contractor's claim.
(d) Contractor must deliver the notice of claim no
later than 180 days after the date of the act or omission upon which
contractor's claim is based.
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