[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR901.215]

[Page 253]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 901--PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 901.215  Contracting and funding.

    (a) Upon a declaration of substantial default or breach, and 
subsequent assumption of possession and operational responsibility, the 
Department may enter into agreements, arrangements, and/or contracts for 
or on behalf of a PHA, or to act as the PHA, and to expend or authorize 
expenditure of PHA funds, irrespective of the source of such funds, to 
remedy the events or conditions constituting the substantial default.
    (b) In entering into contracts or other agreements for or on behalf 
of a PHA, the Department shall comply with requirements for competitive 
procurement consistent with 24 CFR 85.36, except that, upon 
determination of public exigency or emergency that will not permit a 
delay, the Department can enter into contracts or agreements on a 
noncompetitive basis, consistent with the standards of 24 CFR 
85.36(d)(4).