– IO Consultant Selection Committee. In accordance with the appropriate selection procedures, the IO Consultant Selection Committee, selected on the Agreement Team as indicated in Section 2.3.1, will review the response to advertisement submitted by consultants. The IO Consultant Selection Committee is a working committee which consists of a minimum of five representatives, at least one of which must be a District Executive, Assistant District Executive, Division Chief or Section Chief. Technical personnel from the IO who are thoroughly familiar with the proposed project must be included on this committee. Ethical considerations mandate that any IO Consultant Selection Committee member, or the member’s immediate family, who has a potential conflict of interest with any of the submitted firms cannot participate in this review. Should any potential ethical issues arise, the individual must immediately notify, in writing, the employee’s supervisor. The supervisor will contact the appropriate ADE or the CAS Chief for further direction, as necessary as directed by current PennDOT policy. A fair and impartial evaluation of the consultant’s submission is a basic requirement of the qualification based selection process. If a potential conflict may occur, a substitute must be obtained. The following paragraph must be added to each selection committee member’s signed selection documentation: By signing this selection documentation I am certifying that neither I nor any members of my immediate family have a potential conflict of interest with any of the submitted firms.
