Construction Program Guide
Bid Analysis and Award of Contract
The FHWA's policies for bid analysis and award of construction contracts require the construction bids to be reviewed to determine:
- the degree of competition
- reasonableness of the low bid in comparison with the engineer's estimate
- the presence of mathematical or material unbalancing
- the presence of evidence regarding bid rigging
Authority/Legal Basis
Laws
- Title 23 U.S.C. 112 provides the FHWA's statutory requirements for competitive bidding for construction contracts.
Regulations
- Title 23 C.F.R. 635.114 provides the FHWA's regulatory policy regarding bid analysis and award of construction contracts. (Note: this regulation was last updated on August 2, 1991 and does not include revised stewardship, oversight, and applicability requirements resulting from the 1991 ISTEA and the 1998 TEA-21. See the discussion in the FHWA Contract Administration Core Curriculum Manual for current FHWA policy).
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