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discussion and revision of proposals and such revisions may be permitted after submissions and prior to award for the purpose of obtaining the best and final offers. In conducting discussions, evaluations. and necotiations there shall be no disclosure of the identity of competing offerors or of any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offerors. (e) Awards shall be made to the responsible offeror or offerors whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the city taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals. No other factors or criteria shall be used in the evaluation. The contract file shall contain a statement in writing of the basis on which the award was made. 27. Section 12-277 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) is amended as follows: Sec. 12-277. -Negotiation for insurance. Upon a written determination made in advance by the city council that procurement by competitive negotiation for professional services is either not practicable or fiscally advantageous, insurance may be procured through a licensed agent or broker selected in the manner provided for competitive negotiation as set forth in section 12-276. The basis for this determination shall be documented in writing. 28. Section 12-278 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) is amended as follows: Sec. 12-278. -Negotiation for professional services. (a) Professional services shall be procured by competitive negotiation when the cost of the professional services is expected to exceed $60,000.00. The purchasing administrator and representative of the using department or agency shall engage in individual discussions with two or morel offerors deemed fully qualified, responsible and suitable on the basis of initial responses, with emphasis on professional competence, to provide the required services. Repetitive informal interviews shall be permissible. Such offerors shall be encouraged to elaborate on their qualifications and performance data or staff expertise pertinent to the proposed project, as well as alternative concepts. The request for proposals shall not, however, request that offerors furnish estimates of man-hours or cost for services. At the discussion stage, nonbinding estimates of total project cost, including, where appropriate, ~~~~~--- ~~a life cycle costing and nonbinding estimates of prices for services, may be discussed. Proprietary information from. competing offerors shall not be disclosed to the public or to competitors. At the conclusion of discussion outlined herein, on the basis of evaluation factors published in the request for proposal and all information developed in the selection process to this point, the 21