{"id":27426,"date":"2022-02-17T18:42:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T23:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/?page_id=27426"},"modified":"2022-02-17T18:42:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T23:42:56","slug":"11-odra-ene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/11-odra-ene\/","title":{"rendered":"ODRA Early Neutral Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">ODRA Early Neutral Evaluation<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) is an ADR process that relies heavily on the expertise of the neutral to evaluate the strength and weaknesses of the parties’ cases at the earliest stage possible.\u00a0 The goal of ENE typically includes a reality check for the parties to ensure that they are making\u00a0a fully informed\u00a0decision as to\u00a0proceeding with\u00a0adjudication\u00a0or negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>The details of the ENE process are stated in an ADR agreement tailored to the nature of the protest.\u00a0\u00a0As should be expected, a\u00a0neutral likely needs to study the relevant documents and\u00a0arguments before rendering an evaluation.\u00a0\u00a0This means that ENE procedures typically involve the preparation of\u00a0a significant document collection\u00a0as well as written position statements from the parties.\u00a0\u00a0Depending on the parties’\u00a0wishes and after consultation with the neutral, position\u00a0statements might be exchanged between the parties,\u00a0or the parties might provide only to the\u00a0neutral a\u00a0confidential statement to address more sensitive information.\u00a0\u00a0A neutral might also glean information\u00a0through discussions with the parties, whether jointly or\u00a0separately.\u00a0\u00a0At the end of the\u00a0process of gathering information, the\u00a0neutral formulates\u00a0his or her views regarding the protest.<\/p>\n<p>How an evaluation is delivered is a matter of personal style for the\u00a0neutral.\u00a0\u00a0Written evaluations are rare, perhaps in recognition that the record\u00a0on adjudication may change, or because creation of a written product serves to delay the process rather than providing an early assessment.\u00a0\u00a0Delivering an oral evaluation in a joint session has the advantage of promoting a sense of fairness because\u00a0everyone is assured that the neutral\u00a0is delivering the same message to all parties.\u00a0\u00a0Joint sessions have a disadvantage, however, inasmuch as the neutral may feel constrained from discussing information provided in confidence by one party or from discussing conclusions that will serve only to embolden one party to the detriment of the process.\u00a0 As a result, a neutral may prefer to have one-on-one discussions with the parties to discuss the case.<\/p>\n<p>It is not uncommon for a more traditional mediation process to follow a preliminary ENE.<\/p>\n<\/div><div 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