Action by Design Professional When No Response From Educational Institutions. If a design professional has not received a response to its request for referrals from any of the educational institutions within five (5) business days after the design professional has fully complied with the procedures, if any, set by the educational institution(s) for obtaining referrals, then the design professional should immediately advise the Agency Compliance Officer by phone, fax or email. The Agency Compliance Officer or his/her designee shall cause the educational institution(s) to respond to the design professional within five (5) business days of the Agency Compliance Officer being notified. If the design professional still has not received a response from the educational institution(s) after this additional five (5) business day period has run, then the design professional has fulfilled its obligation under this Section IV, provided that the design professional has acted in good faith. Each design professional must retain its file on all of the steps it took to comply with this Agreement and submit a copy of its file to the Agency Compliance Officer upon request.
