23 CFR 636.513
§ 636.513 Are limited negotiations allowed prior to contract execution?
United States · 23 CFR — Highways · Status: effective
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- 23 CFR 636.513, § 636.513 Are limited negotiations allowed prior to contract execution?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/96973
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(a) Yes, after the source selection but prior to contract execution, you may conduct limited negotiations with the selected design-builder to clarify any remaining issues regarding scope, schedule, financing or any other information provided by that offeror. You must comply with the provisions of § 636.507 in the exchange of this information.
(b) Limited negotiations conducted under this section may include negotiations necessary to incorporate the ideas and concepts from unsuccessful offerors into the contract if a stipend is offered by the contracting agency and accepted by the unsuccessful offeror and if the requirements of section 636.113 are met.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.