Plans and specifications (P&S).

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (i) A review shall be made of the outside plant requirements, and the Loan Design (LD) shall be revised to reflect any needed changes (See § 1753.3). (ii) Deviations from the approved LD (7 CFR part 1737) must be approved by RUS (See § 1753.3). (2) The standard RUS specifications required for construction of outside plant facilities are: (i) RUS Form 515a (Bulletin 345-150)—Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant. (ii) RUS Form 515c (Bulletin 345-151)—Specifications and Drawings for Conduit and Manhole Construction. (iii) RUS Form 515d (Bulletin 345-152)—Specifications and Drawings for Underground Cable Installation. (iv) RUS Form 515f (Bulletin 345-153)—Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Pole Lines and Aerial Cables. (v) RUS Form 515g (Bulletin 345-154)—Specifications and Drawings for Service Entrance and Station Protector Installation. (b) (1) RUS Contract Form 515, “Telephone System Construction Contract (Labor and Materials).” (2) The specifications described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section as specified by the borrower in the RUS Contract Form 515. (3) Description of special assembly units and guide drawings, if any. (4) Key, detail, and cable layout maps. (5) RUS Contract Form 787, “Supplement A to Construction Contract, RUS Contract Form 515,” when the borrower proposes to provide any materials to the contractor. The borrower shall not order materials for a contractor without RUS approval. In such cases the borrower must

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1753.47