Common use of Preparation of EA, EIS or Categorical Exclusion Clause in Contracts

Preparation of EA, EIS or Categorical Exclusion. If a consultant is awarded a WOC to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Assessment or Categorical Exclusion for a project, that consultant and its Affiliates may prepare the designs/plans/specifications for the project or may propose under a separate solicitation to prepare designs/plans/specifications for the project only if Agency concludes that the NEPA document was prepared with objectivity. Agency is not obligated to proceed with final design for any alternative. All reasonable alternatives will be evaluated and given appropriate consideration, and consultant may not proceed with final design until the relevant NEPA decision documents have been issued (e.g., Categorical Exclusion, Finding of No Significant Impact, or Record of Decision).

Preparation of EA, EIS or Categorical Exclusion. If a consultant is awarded a WOC Contract to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Assessment or Categorical Exclusion for a project, that consultant and its Affiliates may prepare the designs/plans/specifications for the project or may propose under a separate solicitation to prepare designs/plans/specifications for the project only if Agency concludes that the NEPA document was prepared with objectivity. Agency is not obligated to proceed with final design for any alternative. All reasonable alternatives will be evaluated and given appropriate consideration, and consultant may not proceed with final design until the relevant NEPA decision documents have been issued (e.g., Categorical Exclusion, Finding of No Significant Impact, or Record of Decision).