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... 12 Chapter 3 ATC Working Definition 3.1 Current Definitions The FHWA defines an Alternative Technical Concept (ATC) as "a request by a proposer to modify a contract requirement, specifically for that proposer's use in gaining competitive benefit during the bidding or proposal process…[and]
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... 13 Table 3.1 State DOT ATC Definitions and Purpose for Employing ATCs. Agency ATC Definition Purpose California DOT "ATCs allow proposers to propose changes to the Department's basic project configuration, design criteria, and similar project requirements for which some design flexibility exists.
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... 14 The survey issued by NCHRP Synthesis 455 asked the respondents to provide the elements of their ATC definitions. (Gransberg et al.
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... 15 award of the preconstruction contract. Thus, the allusion to ATCs being a form of pre-award VE analysis is in sync with 23CFR627.

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