[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR4279.156]

[Page 580]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XLII--RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 4279_GUARANTEED LOANMAKING--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Business and Industry Loans
 
Sec. 4279.156  Planning and performing development.

    (a) Design policy. The lender must ensure that all project 
facilities must be designed utilizing accepted architectural and 
engineering practices and must conform to applicable Federal, state, and 
local codes and requirements. The lender will also ensure that the 
project will be completed using the available funds and, once completed, 
will be used for its intended purpose and produce products in the 
quality and quantity proposed in the completed application approved by 
the Agency.
    (b) Project control. The lender will monitor the progress of 
construction and undertake the reviews and inspections necessary to 
ensure that construction conforms with applicable Federal, state, and 
local code requirements; proceeds are used in accordance with the 
approved plans, specifications, and contract documents; and that funds 
are used for eligible project costs.
    (c) Equal opportunity. For all construction contracts in excess of 
$10,000, the contractor must comply with Executive Order 11246, entitled 
``Equal Employment Opportunity,'' as amended by Executive Order 11375, 
and as supplemented by applicable Department of Labor regulations (41 
CFR, part 60). The borrower and lender are responsible for ensuring that 
the contractor complies with these requirements.
    (d) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). B&I Guaranteed Loans 
which involve the construction of or addition to facilities that 
accommodate the public and commercial facilities, as defined by the ADA, 
must comply with the ADA. The lender and borrower are responsible for 
compliance.