[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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--
 
               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.