Execution Phase Solicitations Sample Clauses

Execution Phase Solicitations. (1) The solicitation of additional professional services to meet the DBE requirement may become necessary during the execution of the Project for a variety of reasons such as: (a) Added scope to the Project; (b) Scope that was not fully defined during the Proposal preparation; (c) Additional assistance or resources were determined to be necessary to support the Project Schedule; and (d) The inability to successfully negotiate a scope of service or fee with a previously selected firm. DBE goals are based on the value of the executed contract. The DBE participation value may increase, or decrease based on changes to the project contract value. (2) A new solicitation will be issued for the services needed. The proposals submitted must be responsive to the solicitation. The following section outlines procedures for the selection process. (3) Solicitations for proposals will be made based on need determinations discussed in the previous sections. Various resources will be used to target the subcontracting community such as but not limited to: (a) Use our corporate vendor list; (b) Contacts develop from outreach events; (c) Use of the Department’s DBE directory; (d) Coordination with other subcontractor advocacy groups; and (e) Local DBE organizations. (4) Any DBE firm selected must have their certification verified through the TUCP directory. (5) Professional Services consultants will notify [Insert DB Contractor Name] before they enter into a subconsultant agreement with a DBE firm.