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Tex. Gov't Code § 2260.003

DAMAGES

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 9, eff

(a) The total amount of money recoverable on a claim for breach of contract under this chapter may not, after deducting the amount specified in Subsection (b), exceed an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) the balance due and owing on the contract price;

(2) the amount or fair market value of orders or requests for additional work made by a unit of state government to the extent that the orders or requests for additional work were actually performed; and

(3) any delay or labor-related expense incurred by the contractor as a result of an action of or a failure to act by the unit of state government or a party acting under the supervision or control of the unit of state government.

(b) Any amount owed the unit of state government for work not performed under a contract or in substantial compliance with its terms shall be deducted from the amount in Subsection (a).

(c) Any award of damages under this chapter may not include:

(1) consequential or similar damages, except delays or labor-related expenses described by Subsection (a)(3);

(2) exemplary damages;

(3) any damages based on an unjust enrichment theory;

(4) attorney's fees; or

(5) home office overhead.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), an award of damages under this chapter may include attorney's fees if:

(1) the claim is for breach of a written contract for:

(A) engineering, architectural, or construction services; or

(B) materials related to the services described by Paragraph (A); and

(2) the amount in controversy is less than $250,000, excluding penalties, costs, expenses, prejudgment interest, and attorney's fees.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.