Section 80IAC2-3-1. Duties of the commission

   (a) Except as otherwise provided, the commission shall do the following:

(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this article.

(2) Consider and decide matters of policy under this article.

(3) Enforce this article and the rules adopted under it.

(4) Contract for professional consulting services to carry out the provisions of this article.

  (b) The consulting engineer of the commission, and on behalf of the commission, shall do the following:

(1) Prepare or supervise preparation of contract documents for commission works projects.

(2) Approve contract documents for commission works projects.

(3) Advertise for bids for commission works contracts.

(4) Recommend to the commission and executive director award of commission works contracts.

(5) Supervise or cause inspection of, or both, all work relating to commission works projects.

(6) Recommend to the executive director and the commission approval of any necessary lawful changes in contract documents relating to a commission works contract that has been awarded.

(7) Approve or reject estimates for payment.

(8) Accept or reject a commission works project, subject to the review and approval of the executive director or the commission, as applicable.

  (c) Except as otherwise provided, whenever a duty is specified or authority is granted that relates to the estimated dollar value of a commission works project, the executive director shall make the determination of the value of the project. The determinations of the executive director are:

(1) final and conclusive; and

(2) the amount against which the existence of the duty or the authority shall be determined;

even if it is later found that the determination of the executive director was erroneous. (State Fair Commission; 80 IAC 2-3-1; filed Nov 27, 1991, 2:00 p.m.: 15 IR 447; readopted filed Sep 11, 2001, 2:45 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 10:29 a.m.: 20071024-IR-080070451RFA; filed Mar 18, 2008, 2:19 p.m.: 20080416-IR-080070587FRA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2013, 2:12 p.m.: 20131016-IR-080130242RFA)