Common use of Discussions and Clarifications Clause in Contracts

Discussions and Clarifications. The District reserves the right, at any point in the RFQ process, but assumes no obligation, to conduct discussions with any Applicant for the purpose of (1) obtaining information essential for determining the acceptability of a SOQ, or (2) providing the Applicant an opportunity to revise or modify its SOQ (“Discussions”). If Discussions are held with any Applicant, they will be held separately with each Applicant; however, the questions asked in Discussions may be different for each Applicant. Additionally, the District may, but assumes no obligation to, communicate, verbally or in writing with an Applicant directly and without notice to, or participation by, other Applicants, and without providing similar opportunities for other Applicants, for purpose of obtaining clarification of certain aspects of a SOQ or of the Applicant’s capability to perform (such as, without limitation, the relevance of past performance information) and addressing minor irregularities, informalities, or apparent clerical mistakes in a SOQ and not for the purpose of changing the Applicant’s terms of its offer or other informational features of its SOQs.