Several States suggested delegating more authority from U.S. DOT/FHWA to the States. These delegations would take the following forms:
∙ Federal regulations should authorize the State Highway Agencies to approve innovative contracting techniques, e.g., SEP-14, to streamline the approval process.[366]
∙ Federal regulations should not require any additional reporting requirements for public-private partnerships.[367]
∙ The involvement of the FHWA Division Offices in policy issues such as use of Designer of Record for the Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services or the negotiation of Lump Sum contracts for CEI services could be suspended for agencies with a history of sound contracting practices.[368]