Unsatisfactory Bids and Proposals. If bids or proposals received for any portion of the Project are not qualitatively consistent with VDOT’s standards for that work or quantitatively within VDOT’s projections for that work, each as determined by VDOT in its good faith judgment, VDOT shall seek the advice and consent of the CVTA Authorized Representative to (i) undertake a new procurement, or (ii) recommend alternative measures to CVTA, and seek CVTA’s advice and consent regarding pursuit of those alternative measures. If CVTA grants its written consent to a modification to the Project Budget and/or Project Schedule to permit VDOT to enter into a contract to perform the work, VDOT and CVTA will work reasonably and in good faith to amend Appendices A & B to reflect the modified Project Budget and Project Schedule.
Unsatisfactory Bids and Proposals. If bids or proposals received for any portion of the Project are not qualitatively consistent with VDOT’s standards for that work or quantitatively within VDOT’s projections for that work, each as determined by VDOT in its good faith judgment, VDOT shall seek [CVTA’s ]1 advice and consent to (i) undertake a new procurement, or (ii) recommend alternative measures to CVTA, and seek CVTA’s advice and consent regarding pursuit of those alternative measures. If CVTA grants its written consent to a modification 1 NOTE TO CVTA: It is in both parties’ interest to identify an authorized representative to coordinate with VDOT, whether the Authority’s chairperson, or other chief executive. It is not practical for VDOT to go to CVTA’s full governing body for each administrative task. This comment applies throughout the SPA where references to the executive director has been deleted. to the Project Budget and/or Project Schedule to permit VDOT to enter into a contract to perform the work, VDOT and CVTA will work reasonably and in good faith to amend Appendices A & B to reflect the modified Project Budget and Project Schedule.
