Common use of Final Design and Engineering Clause in Contracts

Final Design and Engineering. Prior to commencing final design activities for the Project or any individual component of the Project, the Grantee shall submit to FRA a complete set of Preliminary Engineering documents, prepared by or on behalf of the Grantee in accordance with the provisions of the relevant section(s) of the HSIPR Program Interim Guidance/NOFA through which this Project was selected for funding (see, e.g., Appendix 2.2 of the NOFA published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2009 (74 FR 29900)), and in accordance with the Statement(s) of Work incorporated into this Agreement. Except in unusual circumstances and where approved in advance by FRA, the submitted Preliminary Engineering documents shall include evidence of concurrence by infrastructure owners and operators of rail service whose operations would be affected by the Project improvements. The Grantee may not obligate or expend any funds (federal, state or private) for final design and/or final engineering of the Project, or commence any part of final design and/or final engineering for the Project or any component of the Project, without receiving FRA’s prior written approval of the Preliminary Engineering documents.