[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1309.51]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1309_HEAD START FACILITIES PURCHASE, MAJOR RENOVATION AND 

CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart F_Construction and Major Renovation

 

Sec. 1309.51  Submission of drawings and specifications.



    Source: 68 FR 23223, May 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted.





    (a) The grantee may not advertise for bids or award a contract for 

any part of construction or major renovation funded by grant funds until 

the grantee has submitted to the responsible HHS official final working 

drawings and written specifications for the project, a written 

certification by a licensed engineer or architect as to technical 

appropriateness of the proposed construction or renovation and the 

conformity of the project as shown in the final working drawings and 

specifications with Head Start programmatic requirements, and a written 

estimate of the costs of the project by a licensed architect or 

engineer.

    (b) The responsible HHS official may authorize the grantee to 

advertise bids or award a contract after receiving the



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information provided under paragraph (a) of this section and determining 

that sufficient funding is, or will be, available to cover the costs of 

the project as estimated by the architect or engineer, and that the 

scope of the project as described in the drawings and specifications is 

appropriate to the needs of the grantee.