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§ 151.43 

and incidental costs, may be allowed 
even though they were incurred before 
that date, if they were incurred after 
May 13, 1946; and 

(4) Be supported by satisfactory evi-

dence. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12351, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–8, 30 FR 8040, June 23, 
1965; Amdt. 151–14, 31 FR 11747, Sept. 8, 1966] 

§ 151.43 United States share of project 

costs. 

(a) The United States share of the al-

lowable costs of a project is stated in 
the grant agreement for the project, to 
be paid from appropriations made 
under the Federal Airport Act. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this section and in sub-
part C of this part, the United States 
share of the costs of an approved 
project for airport development (re-
gardless of its size or location) is 50 
percent of the allowable costs of the 
project. 

(c) The U.S. share of the costs of an 

approved project for airport develop-
ment in a State in which the unappro-
priated and unreserved public lands 
and nontaxable Indian lands (indi-
vidual and tribal) is more than 5 per-
cent of its total land, is the percentage 
set forth in the following table: 

State 

Percent 

Alaska ......................................................................

62.50 

Arizona .....................................................................

60.80 

California ..................................................................

53.72 

Colorado ..................................................................

52.98 

Idaho ........................................................................

55.80 

Montana ...................................................................

52.99 

Nevada ....................................................................

62.50 

New Mexico .............................................................

56.14 

Oregon .....................................................................

55.64 

South Dakota ...........................................................

52.53 

Utah .........................................................................

60.65 

Washington ..............................................................

51.53 

Wyoming ..................................................................

56.33 

(d) The United States share of the 

costs of an approved project, rep-
resenting the costs of any of the fol-
lowing, is 75 percent: 

(1) The costs of installing high inten-

sity runway edge lighting on a des-
ignated instrument landing runway or 
other runway with an approved 
straight-in approach procedure. 

(2) The costs of installing in-runway 

lighting (touchdown zone lighting sys-
tem, and centerline lighting system). 

(3) The costs of installing runway dis-

tance markers. 

(4) The costs of acquiring land, or a 

suitable property interest in land or in 
or over water, needed for installing op-
erating, and maintaining an ALS (as 
described in § 151.13). 

(5) The costs of any project in the 

Virgin Islands. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12351, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–17, 31 FR 16524, Dec. 
28, 1966; Amdt. 151–20, 32 FR 17471; Dec. 6, 
1967; Amdt. 151–35, 34 FR 13699, Aug. 27, 1969; 
Amdt. 151–36, 34 FR 19501 Dec. 10, 1969] 

§ 151.45 Performance of construction 

work: General requirements. 

(a) All construction work under a 

project must be performed under con-
tract, except in a case where the Ad-
ministrator determines that the 
project, or a part of it, can be more ef-
fectively and economically accom-
plished on a force account basis by the 
sponsor or by another public agency 
acting for or as agent of the sponsor. 

(b) Each contract under a project 

must meet the requirements of local 
law. 

(c) No sponsor may issue any change 

order under any of its construction 
contracts or enter into a supplemental 
agreement unless three copies of that 
order or agreement have been sent to 
and approved by the Area Manager. 
§§ 151.47 and 151.49 apply to supple-
mental agreements as well as to origi-
nal contracts. 

(d) This section and §§ 151.47 through 

151.49 do not apply to contracts with 
the owners of airport hazards, (as de-
scribed in § 151.39(b)), buildings, pipe 
lines, power lines, or other structures 
or facilities, for installing, extending, 
changing, removing, or relocating that 
structure or facility. However, the 
sponsor must obtain the approval of 
the Area Manager before entering into 
such a contract. 

(e) No sponsor may allow a con-

tractor or subcontractor to begin work 
under a project until— 

(1) The sponsor has furnished three 

conformed copies of the contract to the 
Area Manager; and 

(2) The Area Manager agrees to the 

issuance of a notice to proceed with the 
work to the contractor. However, the 
Area Manager does not agree to the 

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§ 151.47 

issuance of such a notice unless he is 
satisfied that adequate replacement 
housing is available and has been of-
fered to affected persons, as required 
for project eligibility by § 151.39(a)(5). 

(f) Except when the Area Manager de-

termines that the sponsor has pre-
viously demonstrated satisfactory en-
gineering and construction supervision 
and inspection, no sponsor may allow a 
contractor or subcontractor to begin 
work, nor may the sponsor begin force 
account work, until the sponsor has 
notified the Area Manager in writing 
that engineering and construction su-
pervision and inspection have been ar-
ranged to insure that construction will 
conform to FAA approved plans and 
specifications, and that the sponsor has 
caused a review to be made of the 
qualifications of personnel who will be 
performing such supervision and in-
spection and is satisfied that they are 
qualified to do so. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12351, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–31, 34 FR 4885, Mar. 6, 
1969; Amdt. 151–39, 35 FR 5537, Apr. 3, 1970] 

§ 151.47 Performance of construction 

work: Letting of contracts. 

(a) 

Advertising required; exceptions. 

Unless the Administrator approves an-
other method for use on a particular 
airport development project, each con-
tract for construction work on a 
project in the amount of more than 
$2,000 must be awarded on the basis of 
public advertising and open competi-
tive bidding under the local law appli-
cable to the letting of public contracts. 
Any oral or written agreement or un-
derstanding between a sponsor and an-
other public agency that is not a spon-
sor of the project, under which that 
public agency undertakes construction 
work for or as agent of the sponsor, is 
not considered to be a construction 
contract for the purposes of this sec-
tion, or §§ 151.45, 151.49, and 151.51. 

(b) 

Advertisement; conditions and con-

tents. 

There may be no advertisement 

for bids on, or negotiation of, a con-
struction contract until the Adminis-
trator has approved the plans and spec-
ifications. The advertisement shall in-
form the bidders of the contract and re-
porting provisions required by § 151.54. 
Unless the estimated contract price or 
construction cost is $2,000 or less, there 

may be no advertisement for bids or 
negotiation until the Administrator 
has given the sponsor a copy of a deci-
sion of the Secretary of Labor estab-
lishing the minimum wage rates for 
skilled and unskilled labor under the 
proposed contract. In each case, a copy 
of the wage determination decision 
must be set forth in the initial invita-
tion for bids or proposed contract or in-
corporated therein by reference to a 
copy set forth in the advertised or ne-
gotiated specifications. 

(c) 

Procedure for the Secretary of La-

bor’s wage determinations. 

At least 60 

days before the intended date of adver-
tising or negotiating under paragraph 
(b) of this section, the sponsor shall 
send to the Area Manager, completed 
Department of Labor Form DB–11, with 
only the classifications needed in the 
performance of the work checked. Gen-
eral entries (such as ‘‘entire schedule’’ 
or ‘‘all applicable classifications’’) may 
not be used. Additional necessary clas-
sifications not on the form may be 
typed in the blank spaces or on an at-
tached separate list. A classification 
that can be fitted into classifications 
on the form, or a classification that is 
not generally recognized in the area or 
in the industry, may not be used. Ex-
cept in areas where the wage patterns 
are clearly established, the Form must 
be accompanied by any available perti-
nent wage payment or locally pre-
vailing fringe benefit information. 

(d) 

Use and effectiveness of the Sec-

retary of Labor’s wage determinations. 

(1) 

Wage determinations are effective only 
for 120 days from the date of the deter-
minations. If it appears that a deter-
mination may expire between bid open-
ing and award, the sponsor shall so ad-
vise the FAA as soon as possible. If he 
wishes a new request for wage deter-
mination to be made and if any perti-
nent circumstances have changed, he 
shall submit a new Form DB–11 and ac-
companying information. If he claims 
that the determination expires before 
award and after bid opening due to un-
avoidable circumstances, he shall sub-
mit proof of the facts which he claims 
support a finding to that effect. 

(2) The Secretary of Labor may mod-

ify any wage determination before the 
award of the contract or contracts for 
which it was sought. If the proposed