Action
Final rule.
Summary
The FHWA is implementing 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 does not require the use of design-build contracting, but allows STDs to use it as an optional technique in addition to traditional contracting methods.