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 limits, project administration must comply with the above procedures. The region engineer must
 provide documentation that sets forth the public interest findings or justification for an
-emergency determination. Send the documentation to C&T’s Construction Contracts Unit. They
+emergency determination. Send the documentation to CFS Construction Contracts Unit. They
 will review it and submit it for approval from the Attorney General, State Transportation
 Commission, and/or State Administrative Board.

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 The region engineer shall approve the initiation of the procedures and the request for the project limit extension. This approval, with supporting justification, must accompany the contract change order for the extension.
-If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract change order procedures apply. Contract change orders involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction Field Services Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction Field Services and C&T’s two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
+If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract change order procedures apply. Contract change orders involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction Field Services Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction Field Services and CFS's two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
 If the additional work is greater than $100,000 on existing contracts, Michigan law requires the

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 The region engineer shall approve the initiation of the procedures and the request for the project limit extension. This approval, with supporting justification, must accompany the contract change order for the extension.
-If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract change order procedures apply. Contract change orders involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction and Technology Support Area (C&T)’s Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction and Technology and C&T’s two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
+If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract change order procedures apply. Contract change orders involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction Field Services Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction Field Services and C&T’s two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
 If the additional work is greater than $100,000 on existing contracts, Michigan law requires the

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 If a project limit extension becomes necessary, the project engineer must comply with the National Environmental Protection Act, Michigan law, and requirements as set forth by the State Transportation Commission and the State Administrative Board. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Michigan Division, must be consulted whenever a federally funded project’s limits are proposed to be extended, regardless of cost or oversight responsibilities. '''''Failure to obtain environmental clearance from FHWA prior to extending project limits will result in a loss of federal funds for the additional work, and may result in a loss of federal funds for the entire project.'''''
-The region engineer shall approve the initiation of the procedures and the request for the project limit extension. This approval, with supporting justification, must accompany the contract modification for the extension.
+The region engineer shall approve the initiation of the procedures and the request for the project limit extension. This approval, with supporting justification, must accompany the contract change order for the extension.
-If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract modification procedures apply. Contract modifications involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction and Technology Support Area (C&T)’s Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction and Technology and C&T’s two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
+If the additional work is equal to or less than $100,000, the existing contract change order procedures apply. Contract change orders involving project limit extensions must be processed through the Construction and Technology Support Area (C&T)’s Construction Contracts Unit. The Engineer of Construction and Technology and C&T’s two region liaisons will determine whether the request will be denied or accepted for further processing. The Engineer of Construction and Technology will notify the requestor of a denial or acceptance within five business days.
 If the additional work is greater than $100,000 on existing contracts, Michigan law requires the

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 LAP projects are subject to [http://mdotwiki.state.mi.us/construction/index.php?title=Extending_Project_Limits&action=edit#Extending_Project_Limits Extending Project Limits] guidance.
-If an extenuating circumstance arises, the engineer and LRC must notify the DR immediately for assistance in following the above process.
+If an extenuating circumstance arises, the engineer and LRC must notify the DR immediately for assistance in following the process.
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-==[[#LAP Project Considerations | LAP Project Considerations]]==
+===[[#LAP Project Considerations | LAP Project Considerations]]===
 LAP projects are subject to [http://mdotwiki.state.mi.us/construction/index.php?title=Extending_Project_Limits&action=edit#Extending_Project_Limits Extending Project Limits] guidance.

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 As a rule, project limits should not be extended. Extending project limits after a project is advertised and subsequently awarded, may jeopardize federal funding and compromise the integrity of the competitive bidding process. Adequate project scoping should eliminate the need for project limit extensions.
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	As a rule, project limits should not be extended. Extending project limits after a project is advertised and subsequently awarded, may jeopardize federal funding and compromise the integrity of the competitive bidding process. Adequate project scoping should eliminate the need for project limit extensions.		As a rule, project limits should not be extended. Extending project limits after a project is advertised and subsequently awarded, may jeopardize federal funding and compromise the integrity of the competitive bidding process. Adequate project scoping should eliminate the need for project limit extensions.