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{{Infobox NAX government agency
| name = Federal Infrastructure Design Bureau
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| formed = {{AN|1696}}
| preceding = Bureau of Public Works Engineering (Alduria)
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| type = Federal bureau
| jurisdiction = {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|flag}} [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]]
| headquarters = [[Cardenas|Cárdenas]], Federal Capital District
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| employees = ~4,200
| budget = NAX€1.4 billion ({{AN|1752}})
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| secretary_title = Secretary of Civil Works and Transportation
| secretary_name = [[Marcus Chen]]
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| director_title = Director-General
| director_name = Eng. Sofia Alvarado-Teychi
| leader_title2 = Deputy Director-General
| leader_name2 = Eng. Raul Echeverria
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| parent_agency = [[Department of Civil Works and Transportation (Nouvelle Alexandrie)|Department of Civil Works and Transportation]]
| child_agencies = {{unbulleted list|Division of Bridge and Tunnel Engineering|Division of Road and Highway Design|Division of Rail Infrastructure|Division of Geotechnical Survey|Division of Cost Estimation and Project Review}}
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The '''Federal Infrastructure Design Bureau''' ([[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Bureau Fédéral de Conception d'Infrastructures''; [[Martino language|Martino]]: ''Oficina Federal de Diseño de Infraestructura''; [[Wechua language|Wechua]]: ''Hatun Ruway Kamachiq Wasiq'') is a federal bureau of the [[Department of Civil Works and Transportation (Nouvelle Alexandrie)|Department of Civil Works and Transportation]] responsible for the engineering design, cost estimation, and technical oversight of major infrastructure projects undertaken by the government of [[Nouvelle Alexandrie]]. The bureau is headquartered in [[Cardenas|Cárdenas]].

== History ==
The bureau was established in {{AN|1696}} during the early expansion of the federation, succeeding the Aldurian Bureau of Public Works Engineering, which had operated since the founding of the [[Alduria|Republic of Alduria]]. The creation of a federal-level design authority reflected the need to standardize engineering practices across the growing number of regions entering the federation. Early work focused on the design of the federation's first intercity road network and the specification of rail alignments for what became the [[Nouvelle Alexandrie Railways|national rail system]].

The bureau's scope expanded with each phase of national infrastructure development. It produced the engineering plans for the [[High speed rail in Nouvelle Alexandrie|high-speed rail network]] beginning in the {{AN|1700}}s and conducted the feasibility studies that informed the [[Federal National Plans|National Infrastructure Plan]] of {{AN|1734}}. The bureau also provides technical review of infrastructure projects proposed by regional governments when those projects involve federal funding or cross regional boundaries.

== Role ==
The bureau's functions include preliminary and detailed engineering design for federally funded infrastructure, geotechnical and hydrographic surveying, cost estimation and project budgeting, technical review of contractor proposals, and construction supervision on behalf of the Department. The bureau does not construct infrastructure directly; it produces designs, specifications, and cost projections that are then executed by private contractors or other government agencies.

For projects exceeding NAX€500 million in estimated cost, the bureau conducts an independent cost review before the [[Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie|Cortes Federales]] considers appropriation. This review function became the subject of public attention during the [[Sapphire Jubilee Bridge-Tunnel]] project, when the bureau's revised cost estimate of NAX€58.4 billion, submitted in III.{{AN|1751}}, more than doubled the original NAX€26.8 billion authorization. The bureau attributed the increase to adverse geological conditions discovered during detailed surveys conducted after the initial appropriation, a sequence that drew criticism from the [[Alliance for a Just Nouvelle Alexandrie]] and prompted calls for reform of the preliminary estimation process.

The bureau employs approximately 4,200 staff, including civil, structural, geotechnical, and marine engineers, surveyors, cost estimators, and project managers. It maintains field offices in [[Punta Santiago]], [[Parap]], [[Beaufort]], and [[Buenaventura]], the last of which was opened in {{AN|1750}} to support the bridge-tunnel project.

== See also ==
* [[Department of Civil Works and Transportation (Nouvelle Alexandrie)|Department of Civil Works and Transportation]]
* [[Sapphire Jubilee Bridge-Tunnel]]
* [[High speed rail in Nouvelle Alexandrie]]
* [[Federal Transportation Authority (Nouvelle Alexandrie)]]

[[Category:Government agencies of Nouvelle Alexandrie]]
[[Category:Infrastructure of Nouvelle Alexandrie]]
[[Category:Nouvelle Alexandrie]]

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