Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 148 - CONSULTANT SELECTION: ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING AND RELATED SERVICES CONTRACTS › Section 731-148-0270 - Price Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 ODOT may establish Price Agreements for Architectural, Engineering,
			 Photogrammetric Mapping, Transportation Planning or Land Surveying Services or
			 Related Services, when ODOT cannot determine the precise quantities of those
			 Services that ODOT will require over a specified time period.
(2) When establishing Price Agreements under
			 this rule, ODOT shall select no fewer than three Consultants, when feasible.
			 The selection procedures for establishing Price Agreements shall be in
			 accordance with OAR 731-148-0130(1). ODOT may select a single Consultant when a
			 Price Agreement is awarded to obtain services for a specific Project or a
			 closely-related group of Projects.
(3) In addition to any other applicable
			 solicitation requirements set forth in these Division 148 rules, solicitation
			 materials and the terms and conditions for a Price Agreement for Architectural,
			 Engineering, Photogrammetric Mapping, Transportation Planning or Land Surveying
			 Services or Related Services must:
(a) Include
			 a scope of services, menu of services, a specification for services or a
			 similar description of the nature, general scope, complexity and purpose of the
			 Procurement that will reasonably enable a prospective bidder or Proposer to
			 decide whether to submit a bid or proposal;
(b) Specify whether ODOT intends to award a
			 Price Agreement to one Consultant or to multiple Consultants. If ODOT will
			 award a Price Agreement to more than one Consultant, the Solicitation Document
			 and Price Agreement shall describe the criteria and procedures ODOT will use to
			 select a Consultant for each individual work order. Subject to the requirements
			 of ORS
			 279C.110,
			 the criteria and procedures to assign work orders that only involve or
			 predominantly involve Architectural, Engineering, Photogrammetric Mapping,
			 Transportation Planning or Land Surveying services are at ODOT's sole
			 discretion; provided, however, in circumstances where a direct contract is not
			 permitted under OAR 731-148-0200, the selection criteria cannot be based on
			 pricing policies, pricing proposals or other pricing information, including the
			 number of hours proposed for the Services required, expenses, hourly rates and
			 overhead. In accordance with OAR 731-148-0200, OAR 731-148-0205, and OAR
			 731-148-0220  applicable to Related Services Procurements, the selection
			 criteria and procedures may be based solely on the qualifications of the
			 Consultants, solely on pricing information, or a combination of both
			 qualifications and pricing information. Pricing information may include the
			 number of hours proposed for the services required, expenses, hourly rates, the
			 number of hours, overhead and other price factors. Work order assignment
			 procedures under Price Agreements may include direct appointments, subject to
			 the requirements of OAR 731-148-0200; and
(c) Specify the maximum term for assigning
			 Architectural, Engineering, Photogrammetric Mapping, Transportation Planning or
			 Land Surveying Services or Related Services under the Price
			 Agreement.