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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.2

FAR 36.210 Inspection of site and examination of data.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section tells contracting officers to arrange for prospective offerors to inspect the work site and examine Government data about the work, such as boring samples and previous construction records. It also requires the solicitation to tell offerors when and where they can do this, and to keep a record of who inspects the site or data. For contractors, it means you should expect site and data access to be offered equally to all offerors.

Applies to: Contracting officers and prospective offerors on construction solicitations

What it requires

  • Inspect the work site and examine available Government data if you are a prospective offeror
  • Note the time and place for site inspection and data examination stated in the solicitation
  • If site or data inspection is not feasible on your own, contact the individual designated in the solicitation to show you the site or data

Key terms: contracting officer · prospective offerors · work site · solicitation · boring samples

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The contracting officer should make appropriate arrangements for prospective offerors to inspect the work site and to have the opportunity to examine data available to the Government which may provide information concerning the performance of the work, such as boring samples, original boring logs, and records and plans of previous construction. The data should be assembled in one place and made available for examination. The solicitation should notify offerors of the time and place for the site inspection and data examination. If it is not feasible for offerors to inspect the site or examine the data on their own, the solicitation should also designate an individual who will show the site or data to the offerors. Significant site information and the data should be made available to all offerors in the same manner, including information regarding any utilities to be furnished during construction. A record should be kept of the identity and affiliation of all offerors' representatives who inspect the site or examine the data.

Sections that refer to it

← 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. · 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 36

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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