[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: 45CFR1309.52]



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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. 1309.52  Procurement procedures.



    (a) All facility construction and major renovation transactions must 

comply with the procurement procedure in 45 CFR parts 74 or 92, and must 

be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, 

open and free competition.

    (b) All contracts for construction or major renovation of a facility 

to be paid for in whole or in part with Head Start funds require the 

prior, written approval of the responsible HHS official and shall be on 

a lump sum fixed-price basis.

    (c) Prior written approval of the responsible HHS official is 

required for unsolicited modifications that would change the scope or 

objective of the project or would materially alter the costs of the 

project by increasing the amount of grant funds needed to complete the 

project.

    (d) All construction and major renovation contracts for facilities 

acquired with grant funds shall contain a clause stating that the 

responsible HHS official or his or her designee shall have access at all 

reasonable times to the work being performed pursuant to the contract, 

at any stage of preparation or progress, and require that the contractor 

shall facilitate such access and inspection.