1-1 By: Henderson S.C.R. No. 53 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 15, 1995; February 16, 1995, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; 1-4 April 20, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, 1-5 Nays 0; April 20, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-7 WHEREAS, John R. Phenix & Associates, Inc., alleges that: 1-8 (1) it was promised the award of a contract for the design 1-9 of an athletic training facility on the University of Houston 1-10 campus; 1-11 (2) as a condition of the award of the contract, it deferred 1-12 billing for the preparation of conceptual drawings and schematics 1-13 that were to be used to raise funds for the facility; 1-14 (3) it prepared conceptual drawings and schematics and 1-15 several subsequent redesigns of the structure at a cost of over 1-16 $80,000 in professional fees; 1-17 (4) the university originally awarded it the contract; 1-18 (5) at the instigation of a university employee, the 1-19 university reneged on the contract and awarded it to another 1-20 architectural firm; 1-21 (6) the contract was awarded to the other firm on the basis 1-22 of a previous relationship with the university employee, rather 1-23 than on the firm's abilities; and 1-24 (7) the university's wrongful breach of contract has cost 1-25 John R. Phenix & Associates, Inc., a loss of over $80,000 in 1-26 professional fees; now, therefore, be it 1-27 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That John 1-28 R. Phenix & Associates, Inc., be and is hereby granted permission 1-29 to sue the State of Texas and the University of Houston System 1-30 subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be 1-31 it further 1-32 RESOLVED, That the chancellor or vice-chancellor of the 1-33 University of Houston System be served process as provided by 1-34 Subdivision (3), Subsection (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice 1-35 and Remedies Code. 1-36 * * * * *