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10 must be approved by the Board of Transportation. Bids received, depicting DBE Goals along with the recommendation of the qualified low bidder, shall be submitted to the Department's Transportation Planning Branch for approval prior to the contract being awarded by the County. The Department will review all bids and the County's recommendation of the qualified low bidder, and the Board of Transportation may approve or reject the County's recommendation. After approval of a qualified low bidder by the Board of Transportation, the County may award the contract. Further, upon award of the project to contract, the County will furnish to the Department two (2) sets of plans with one (1) final contract. All work shall be performed in accordance with Departmental standards and specifications and the plans must be prepared in Microstation format using Geopak software. Letting of contracts for construction and purchases shall be in accordance with Federal Aid Policy Guide, 23 CFR Part 635 and the North Carolina General Statute 143-129. 15. The County shall construct, or cause to be constructed, the project in accordance with the plans and specifications of the project as filed with, and approved by, the Department and in accordance with Federal policies and procedures. The County shall enter into and shall administer.the construction contract for said project and the procedures set out herein below shall be followed: (A) The County, and/or its agent, shall cause to be performed, or will perform, all work required with its own forces. (B) The County shall perform or cause to be performed the necessary construction engineering, sampling and testing, and supervision required during construction of the Project. (C) The County shall be responsible for all sampling and testing required; however, upon written request from the County, the Department will consider pre-testing items that are included in the Department's established statewide program. -10-