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At least ten (10) days prior to the date ~et for receipt <br />of proposals, public notice shall be 'given by posting the re- <br />quest for proposals in a public area normally used for posumn~ <br />of ~ ~4~ <br /> .pnb~_~ no~mces or-~by publication of the:~same in a newspaper <br />of general circulation in the area or both.. In addition, proposals <br />may be solicited directly from potential contractors. <br /> <br /> Selection shall be'made of two or more offerors deemed <br />to be..fu!-'~f qualified and best suited among'those submit=lng <br />propo~at., on the-basisi~of the factors involved in the request <br />for prop~sals,~'inclu~±ng price if so stated in the request for <br />proposal.. Negotiations~shali then be conducted with each of <br />the of~erors~so selected. Price shall be considered, but need <br />not be the sole determining factor. After negotiations have <br />~=n con~mcted ~ith. each offeror so selected, the purchasing <br />agent sba!I/ select the offeror which, in his opinion, has made <br />the best proposal, ~nd shall award the contract to that offeror. <br />Should the purchasing agent~determine in writing and in his sole <br />~=s=_et~o~. that only one II') offeror is fully qualified, or that <br />one %_~ offeror'is clearly more highly qualified, than the others <br />un-er consideration~ a-contract may negotiated anda~arded to <br />that offeror. Offerors 'shall be accorded fair ~nd equal <br />withrespect for any opportunity for discussion and revision <br />of propesa!S~ and such revisions may be permitted after sub- <br />mmssmon~ and prior to award for the purpose of obtaining the <br />best and final offers. In conducting discussions, there shall <br />be no disclosure of the identity of competing offerors or of any <br />information derived fro~ proposals submitted by competing <br />o~zero~s~ . .''.~ '.~ ~!. · . , : . : , .. - , ..... <br /> <br />~ropos~t ~ determined ~n ~rztzng to be the most advantageous <br />'to th~ City'taking into consmderatlon prmce and the evaluation <br />factors s~4~ forth in the request for proposals. No other <br />factors or criteria shall be used i~ the evai~a~ion.. The' <br />contract file shall contain a statement in writing of the. <br /> basis on which the award was made. :.~ .~.~-.~. ~ -~-. <br /> <br /> Section !±-i28. Contractlng for Professional Se~V~s'by <br /> :-iCompetitive Negotiation. - <br /> <br /> Prcfessionat services may be procured by competitive <br /> negotiation. <br /> <br /> - ~ . engage in individual amscuss~o,_s wi~h all <br /> agency - ~ ~' ~ = <br /> offerors deemed fully qualified, responsible and suitable on <br /> the bas~s of initial responses with emphasis on professional <br /> competence, to provide the required services. Repetitive <br /> info~7~-at interviews shall be permissible.' Such offerors <br /> shall be encouraged to elaborate on their qua_~f~catlons and <br /> <br /> <br />