Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
Summary
The FHWA is proposing to implement regulations for design- build contracting as mandated by section 1307(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted on June 9, 1998. The TEA-21 requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to issue regulations to allow design-build contracting for selected projects. The regulations list the criteria and procedures that will be used by the FHWA in approving the use of design-build contracting by State Transportation Departments (STDs). The regulation would not require the use of design-build contracting, but allows STDs to use it as an optional technique in addition to traditional contracting methods. The FHWA is soliciting comments on its proposed regulation which would establish prescribed policies and procedures for utilizing the design-build contracting technique on Federal-aid highway projects.