Section 65 - Application of act - EmergenciesA. 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; and2. 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 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.Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 65
Amended by Laws 2022 , c. 238, s. 11, eff. 11/1/2022.Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 302, s. 5, eff. 11/1/2013.Laws 1978, SB 482, c. 201, § 21, emerg. eff. 4/14/1978; Amended by Laws 1983, HB 1077, c. 304, §50, emerg. eff. 7/1/1983; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 83, emerg. eff. 7/1/1997; Amended by Laws 2002 , HB 2874, c. 294, § 12, eff. 11/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2006 , SB 558, c. 271, § 12, emerg. eff. 7/1/2006; Amended by Laws 2009 , HB 1755, c. 454, § 4; Amended by Laws 2012 , HB 3079, c. 304, § 310.