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<br />Forty five (45) days prior to any construction contract let date, the Local Government shall <br />provide a certification to the State that all real property has been acquired, all environmental <br />problems have been remediated, and all conflicting utilities have been adjusted. <br /> <br />8. Compliance with Texas Accessibility Standards and ADA <br /> <br />All parties to this agreement shall ensure that the plans for and the construction of all projects <br />subject to this Master Agreement are in compliance with the Texas Accessibility Standards <br />(T AS) issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, under the Architectural <br />Barriers Act, Article 9102, Texas Civil Statutes, The TAS establishes minimum accessibility <br />requirements to be consistent with minimum accessibility requirements of the Americans <br />with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336) (ADA). <br /> <br />9. Architectural and Engineering Services. <br /> <br />Architectural and engineering services will be provided by the Local Government. In procuring <br />professional services, the parties to this agreement must comply with federal requirements cited <br />in 23 CPR Part 172 if the project is federally funded and with Texas Government Code 2254, <br />Subchapter A, in all cases. Professional services contracts for federally funded projects must <br />conform to federal requirements. <br /> <br />A, The architectural contract documents shall be developed in accordance with the standards <br />of the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for <br />Historic Preservation Projects, Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic <br />Preservation, the National Register Bulletin Number 36: Guidelines for Evaluating and <br />Registering Historical Archeological Sites and in consultation with the State Historic <br />Preservation Officer, as applicable. The engineering plans shall be developed in <br />accordance with the State's applicable Standard Specifications for Construction and <br />Maintenance of Highways, Streets and Bridges and the two AASHTO publications, "A <br />Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets" and "Guide for the Development <br />of Bicycle Facilities, " as applicable. All contract procurement procedures and documents <br />must adhere to the applicable requirements established in the Standard Specifications for <br />Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets and Bridges. The use of other <br />systems of specifications shall be approved by the State in writing in advance. <br />S. The Local Government shall submit any plans it has completed to the State for review <br />and approval. The Local Government may also submit the plans to the State for review <br />anytime prior to completion. The Local Government shall make the necessary revisions <br />determined by the State. The Local Government will not let the construction contract <br />until all required plans have received State approval. <br />C. The Local Government shall submit to the State all documentation relating to authorized <br />costs incurred for providing architectural and engineering services. Reasonable, <br />allowable, and allocable costs incurred by the Local Government, after the Local <br />Government has obtained written authorization from the State to incur costs, will be <br /> <br />6 <br />