FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it intends to grant the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) a waiver from FRA's Buy America requirement for the use of 350 Sure Close gate hinges, which are manufactured in Italy. Self-closing, force adjustable gate hinges are one component of the larger construction project to install pedestrian swing gates in connection with the Chicago-St. Louis High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor project. The Chicago- St. Louis HSR project is funded by a $1.33 billion grant from FRA. The value of the 350 hinges is approximately $110,000.
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Notice of Intent To Grant a Buy America Waiver to the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Use of Sure Close Self-Closing Force Adjustable Gate Hinges
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it intends to grant the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) a waiver from FRA's Buy America requirement for the use...
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80 FR 8131
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“Notice of Intent To Grant a Buy America Waiver to the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Use of Sure Close Self-Closing Force Adjustable Gate Hinges,” thefederalregister.org (February 13, 2015), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2015-02996/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-buy-america-waiver-to-the-illinois-department-of-transportation-for-the-use-of-sure-close-se.