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This document is a compilation of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) construction contract clauses and guidance for contracting officers. The file outlines specific requirements for inserting inspection and value engineering clauses in construction contracts, with detailed instructions based on contract type and value thresholds.
Key provisions include mandates for preparing independent Government cost estimates for construction contracts, guidelines for inserting specific clauses like 52.246-12 (Inspection of Construction) and 52.248-3 (Value Engineering-Construction), and instructions for handling different contract types such as fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, and time-and-material contracts. The guidance emphasizes the importance of estimating construction costs in detail and limiting access to Government estimate information, with specific exceptions during contract negotiations.
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46.312 Construction contracts.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction, in solicitations and contracts for construction when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may insert the clause in such solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, and its use is in the Government’s interest.
Parent topic: Subpart 46.3 - Contract Clauses
46.304 Fixed-price service contracts.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-4, Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price, in solicitations and contracts for services, or supplies that involve the furnishing of services, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may insert the clause in such solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold and inclusion is in the Government’s interest.
46.305 Cost-reimbursement service contracts.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-5, Inspection of Services-Cost Reimbursement, in solicitations and contracts for services, or supplies that involve the furnishing of services, when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated.
46.306 Time-and-material and labor-hour contracts.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-6, Inspection-Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour, in solicitations and contracts when a time-and-material contract or a labor-hour contract is contemplated. If Government inspection and acceptance are to be performed at the contractor’s plant, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
49.105-4 Cleanup of construction site.
In the case of terminated construction contracts, the contracting officer shall direct action to ensure the cleanup of the site, protection of serviceable materials, removal of hazards, and other action necessary to leave a safe and healthful site.
Parent topic: 49.105 Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination.
36.203 Government estimate of construction costs.
(a) An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may require an estimate when the cost of required work is not anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The estimate shall be prepared in as much detail as though the Government were competing for award.
(b) When two-step sealed bidding is used, the independent Government estimate shall be prepared when the contract requirements are definitized.
(c) Access to information concerning the Government estimate shall be limited to Government personnel whose official duties require knowledge of the estimate. An exception to this rule may be made during contract negotiations to allow the contracting officer to identify a specialized task and disclose the associated cost breakdown figures in the Government estimate, but only to the extent deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price. The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.
Parent topic: Subpart 36.2 - Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction
8.202 Clause for construction contracts.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-3, Value Engineering-Construction, in construction solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is estimated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, unless an incentive contract is contemplated. The contracting officer may include the clause in contracts of lesser value if the contracting officer sees a potential for significant savings. The contracting officer shall not include the clause in incentive-type construction contracts. If the head of the contracting activity determines that the cost of computing and tracking collateral savings for a contract will exceed the benefits to be derived, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
Parent topic: Subpart 48.2 - Contract Clauses
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