The top ranked Firm will be required to submit: 1) Proposed percentage that the Firm will markup on any direct costs incurred, if any. Direct cost items, such as equipment purchase or rental, copying, etc. must be charged to the Project Owner at the same actual cost that the Firm is charged by outside vendors or subcontractors, or the same cost the Firm charges other customers. The Energy Commission will negotiate with the Firm on any markup that the Firm proposes to charge, if any, on top of the actual cost of the item. 2) A list of rates for people listed in the SOQ, after written notification of selection. The Energy Commission may consider negotiating rates for a person that the Firm did not include in the SOQ. However, because the additional person might affect the Firm’s score or take additional time that the Energy Commission does not have or does not want to spend, the Energy Commission reserves the right to do any of the following, along with any other existing rights: Assess how the new person might affect the Firm’s score, including possibly rescoring its SOQ Refuse to add the new person Add the new person. If the Energy Commission determines that it will not accept a new person or hourly rate that the Firm proposes for a particular person, the Energy Commission will stop rate negotiations for that person, and proceed with negotiations for the remainder of the people. are cautioned that they should include all team members in their SOQ. The Energy Commission does not want to be in the position of assessing additional persons during rate negotiations. If negotiations with the top ranked Firm fail, the Energy Commission will enter into negotiations with the next highest scoring Firm, and so on. Subsequent to the negotiations, the Energy Commission will post a of Proposed “Notice Award” at the Energy Commission’s headquarters in Sacramento, and on the Energy Commission’s website. California Energy Commission Contracts Office, MS-18 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 The Evaluation Committee may reject all Firms and SOQs if none are considered to be in the best interest of the Energy Commission
The top ranked Firm will be required to submit: 1) Proposed percentage that the Firm will markup on any direct costs incurred, if any. Direct cost items, such as equipment purchase or rental, copying, etc. must be charged to the Project Owner at the same actual cost that the Firm is charged by outside vendors or subcontractors, or the same cost the Firm charges other customers. The Energy Commission will negotiate with the Firm on any markup that the Firm proposes to charge, if any, on top of the actual cost of the item. 2) A list of rates for people listed in the SOQ, after written notification of selection. The Energy Commission may consider negotiating rates for a person that the Firm did not include in the SOQ. However, because the additional person might affect the Firm’s score or take additional time that the Energy Commission does not have or does not want to spend, the Energy Commission reserves the right to do any of the following, along with any other existing rights: Assess how the new person might affect the Firm’s score, including possibly rescoring its SOQ Refuse to add the new person Add the new person. If the Energy Commission determines that it will not accept a new person or hourly rate that the Firm proposes for a particular person, the Energy Commission will stop rate negotiations for that person, and proceed with negotiations for the remainder of the people. are cautioned that they should include all team members in their SOQ. The Energy Commission does not want to be in the position of assessing additional persons during rate negotiations. If negotiations with the top ranked Firm fail, the Energy Commission will enter into negotiations with the next highest scoring Firm, and so on. Subsequent to the negotiations, the Energy Commission will post a “Notice of Proposed Award” at the Energy Commission’s headquarters in Sacramento, and on the Energy Commission’s website. California Energy Commission Contracts Office, MS-18 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814 The Evaluation Committee may reject all Firms and SOQs if none are considered to be in the best interest of the Energy Commission
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