[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR636.107]

[Page 200]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 636--DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 636.107  Does the definition of a qualified project limit the use of design-build contracting?

    (a) No, the use of the term ``qualified project'' does not limit the 
use of design-build contracting. It merely determines the FHWA's 
procedures for approval. The FHWA Division Administrator may approve the 
design-build method for ``qualified projects'' which meet the 
requirements of this part.
    (b) The FHWA Division Administrator may also approve other design-
build projects (which do not meet the ``qualified projects'' definition) 
by using Special Experimental Projects No. 14 (SEP-14), ``Innovative 
Contracting Practices,'' \1\ provided the project meets the requirements 
of this part. Projects which do not meet the requirements of this part 
(either ``qualified or non-qualified'' projects) must be submitted to 
the FHWA Headquarters for concept approval.
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    \1\ Information concerning Special Experimental Project No. 14 (SEP-
14), ``Innovative Contracting Practices,'' is available on FHWA's home 
page: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov. Additional information may be obtained 
from the FHWA Division Administrator in each State.
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