### Question
What does value engineering review mean?


### Answer
**Value engineering review** has the following meaning in *33 U.S.C. § 1298*:

> a specialized cost control technique which uses a systematic and creative approach to identify and to focus on unnecessarily high cost in a project in order to arrive at a cost saving without sacrificing the reliability or efficiency of the project

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1298*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER II-GRANTS FOR CON-**

