§636.107. May contracting agencies use geographic preference in Federal-aid design-build or public-private partnership projects?
23 C.F.R. § 636.107
No. Contracting agencies must not use geographic preferences (including contractual provisions, preferences or incentives for hiring, contracting, proposing, or bidding) on Federal-aid highway projects, even though the contracting agency may be subject to statutorily or administratively imposed in-State or local geographical preferences in the evaluation and award of such projects.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[72 FR 45336, Aug. 14, 2007]
Authority
Authority: Sec. 1503 of Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144; Sec. 1307 of Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107; 23 U.S.C. 101, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 128, and 315; 49 CFR 1.48(b).
Source
Source: 67 FR 75926, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[72 FR 45336, Aug. 14, 2007]