Subpart 436.2—Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction

(a) When it appears that funds may be insufficient for all the desired features of construction, the contracting officer may provide in the solicitation for a base bid item covering the work as specified and for one or more additive or deductive bid items which progressively add or omit specified features of the work in a stated order of priority.

(b) In the alternative, the contracting officer may use the policies and procedures found in FAR 17.2, Options.

The HCA is authorized to approve a contract to construct a project, in whole or in part, to the firm that designed the project (inclusive of its subsidiaries or affiliates).

The authority to waive a presolicitation notice on any construction requirement when the proposed contract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold is restricted to the HCA.