153.71 Administrative rules.

153.71 Administrative rules.

Any public authority planning to contract for professional design services may adopt, amend, or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to implement sections 153.66 to 153.70 of the Revised Code. Sections 153.66 to 153.70 do not apply to any of the following:

(A) Any project with an estimated professional design fee of less than twenty-five thousand dollars;

(B) Any project determined in writing by the public authority head to be an emergency requiring immediate action including, but not limited to, any projects requiring multiple contracts let as part of a program requiring a large number of professional design firms of the same type;

(C) Any public authority that is not empowered by law to contract for professional design services.

Effective Date: 11-24-1995