[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR172.1]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 172_ADMINISTRATION OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 172.1  Purpose and applicability.

    This part prescribes policies and procedures for the administration 
of engineering and design related service contracts under 23 U.S.C. 112 
as supplemented by the common grant rule, 49

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CFR part 18. It is not the intent of this part to release the grantee 
from the requirements of the common grant rule. The policies and 
procedures involve federally funded contracts for engineering and design 
related services for projects subject to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
112(a) and are issued to ensure that a qualified consultant is obtained 
through an equitable selection process, that prescribed work is properly 
accomplished in a timely manner, and at fair and reasonable cost. 
Recipients of Federal funds shall ensure that their subrecipients comply 
with this part.