Common use of Project Design Clause in Contracts

Project Design. (a) In the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant shall, to the extent practicable, provide for maximum use of structures, machines, products, materials, construction methods, and equipment which are readily available through competitive procurement, or through standard or proven production techniques, methods and processes. (b) The Consultant shall not, in the performance of the Services called for by this Agreement, produce a design or specification such as to require the use of structures, machines, products, materials, construction methods, equipment or processes which are known by the Consultant to be available only from a sole source, unless such use has been adequately justified in writing by the Consultant and approved in writing by the County. If the County so directs, the Consultant shall obtain certain structures, machines, products, materials, construction methods, equipment or processes from the specified source. The County has the right to deny the use of structures, machines, products, materials, construction methods, equipment or processes from any source that it, in its sole discretion, deems objectionable. (c) The Consultant shall report to the County any restrictive design or specification giving the reason or reasons why it is considered necessary to restrict the design or specification.