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discussion stage, nonbinding estimates of total project cost~ including where appropriate, design, construction, and life cycle costing may be discussed. -Proprietary information from competing offerors shall not be disclosed to the public or to competetors. At the conclusion of discussions, outlined herein, on the basis of evaluation factures published in the selection process to this point, the purchasing agent shall select in the order of preference two (2) or more offerors whose professional qualifications and proposed services are deemed most meritorious. Negotiations shall'thenbe conducted beginning with the offeror ranked first. If a contract satis- factory~and advantageous to the City can be negotiated at a price considered fair and reasonable, the award shall be made to that offeror. Otherwise, negotiations with the offeror ranked first shall be formally terminated and negotiations conducted with the offeror ranked second, and so on, until -such contract can be negotiated at a fair and reasonable price° Should the purchasing agent determine in writing that. in his sole discretion only one ~1) offeror is fully qualified, or that one (1) offeror is clearly more highly qualified and suit- ~able than the others under consideration, a contract may be negotiated and awarded to that offeror° 5o That Section 11-129 (6) of the Code of the City of Portsmou%h~ Virginia, 1973, be amended to read as follows: f6) Sealed bids or competitive negotiations shall not be required for the procurement of legal services, or for the procurement of expert witnesses, and other services associated witk litigation or regulatory proceedings~ 6. That Section 11-129 of the Code of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended by adding thereto subparagraph (~!2) to read as follows: (12) Sealed bids or competitive negotiation shall not be requ±red for administering public assistance programs as de- fined in Section 63.1-87, Code of Virginia~ or the fuel assistance program or for personal services for direct use by the recipients of such programs° 7. That Section 11-131 of the Code of the City Of Ports- mouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended to read as follows: Section 11-131o Public access to procurement information~ Except as provided herein, all proceedings~ records, con- tracts, and other public records relating to procurement trans- actions shall be open to the inspection of any citizen,, or any intereste~ person, firm, or cooperation, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Cost estimates relating 3