42 CFR § 137.364 - What constitutes a significant change in the original scope of work?

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title: "42 CFR § 137.364 - What constitutes a significant change in the original scope of work?"
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section_name: "What constitutes a significant change in the original scope of work?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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# 137.364 What constitutes a significant change in the original scope of work?

A significant change in the original scope of work is:

(a) A change that would result in a cost that exceeds the total of the project funds available and the Self-Governance Tribe's contingency funds; or

(b) A material departure from the original scope of work, including substantial departure from timelines negotiated in the construction project agreement.