Common use of CLARITY AND CONCISION OF SOLICITATION MATERIALS Clause in Contracts

CLARITY AND CONCISION OF SOLICITATION MATERIALS. While not really concise (it totals 53 pages excluding attachments, vs. Edison’s 46 pages and SDG&E’s 24 pages), Xxxxxx believes that the contents of PG&E’s 2011 RPS RFO solicitation protocol generally provided clear and comprehensible direction to Participants on how to prepare and submit complete Offer packages that could be accepted and evaluated. Xxxxxx has a few observations about the clarity of the guidance provided in the protocol and issues created when Participants failed to understand or follow that guidance: • Most Offers were submitted as complete and conforming packages. Common deficiencies in other Offers included:

CLARITY AND CONCISION OF SOLICITATION MATERIALS. While not really concise (it totals 53 pages excluding attachments, vs. EdisonXxxxxx’s 46 pages and SDG&E’s 24 pages), Xxxxxx believes that the contents of PG&E’s 2011 RPS RFO solicitation protocol generally provided clear and comprehensible direction to Participants on how to prepare and submit complete Offer packages that could be accepted and evaluated. Xxxxxx has a few observations about the clarity of the guidance provided in the protocol and issues created when Participants failed to understand or follow that guidance: • Most Offers were submitted as complete and conforming packages. Common deficiencies in other Offers included: