interviews will include questions regarding good faith efforts (see 49 CFR Part 26, Appendix A: Guidance Concerning Good Faith Efforts, Paragraph IV. A-H) to achieve DBE participation. DBE participation will be a consideration during the negotiation stage of each contract. RIGHT OF REJECTION The North Dakota Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL At the conclusion of the selection process, the contents of the short-listed proposals will be subject to North Dakota's Open Records Law and may be open to inspection by interested parties. Any information included in the proposal that the proposing party believes to be a trade secret or proprietary information must be clearly identified in the proposal. Any identified information recognized as such and protected by law may be exempt from disclosure. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES The Risk Management Appendix/Addendum will be incorporated into the agreement between NDDOT and the consultant. Firms must be able to provide a proper Certificate of Insurance within 15 days of notification of Selection. AUDIT Consulting firms proposing to do work for the NDDOT must have a current audit rate no older than 12 months from the close of the firm’s Fiscal Year. Firms that do not meet this requirement will not qualify to propose or contract for NDDOT projects until the requirement is met. Firms that have submitted all the necessary information to the NDDOT and are waiting for the completion of the audit will be qualified to submit proposals for work. Information submitted by a firm that is incomplete will not qualify. Out of state firms can submit a current accepted FARS audit rate from a cognizant agency. Under certain conditions NDDOT may offer a Safe Harbor Rate of 110% to firms that do not have a compliant rate. CONSULTANT EMAIL CONTACTS If necessary, please update contact information for receiving RFP's via email
interviews will include questions regarding good faith efforts (see 49 CFR Part 26, Appendix A: Guidance Concerning Good Faith Efforts, Paragraph IV. A-H) to achieve DBE participation. DBE participation will be a consideration during the negotiation stage of each contract. RIGHT OF REJECTION The North Dakota Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL At the conclusion of the selection process, the contents of the short-listed proposals will be subject to North Dakota's Open Records Law and may be open to inspection by interested parties. Any information included in the proposal that the proposing party believes to be a trade secret or proprietary information must be clearly identified in the proposal. Any identified information recognized as such and protected by law may be exempt from disclosure. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES The Risk Management Appendix/Addendum will be incorporated into the agreement between NDDOT and the consultant. Firms must be able to provide a proper Certificate of Insurance within 15 days of notification of Selection. AUDIT Consulting firms proposing to do work for the NDDOT must have a current audit rate no older than 12 months from the close of the firm’s Fiscal Year. Firms that do not meet this requirement will not qualify to propose or contract for NDDOT projects until the requirement is met. Firms that have submitted all the necessary information to the NDDOT and are waiting for the completion of the audit will be qualified to submit proposals for work. Information submitted by a firm that is incomplete will not qualify. Out of state firms can submit a current accepted FARS audit rate from a cognizant agency. Under certain conditions NDDOT may offer a Safe Harbor Rate of 110% to firms that do not have a compliant rate. CONSULTANT EMAIL CONTACTS If necessary, please update contact information for receiving RFP's via email
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