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contract to a different person or entity if the alterations had been included in the request for <br />proposals. <br />(f) Proposals submitted shall not be subject to public inspection until <br />a contract is awarded. <br />(3) The Contractor agrees that the RFP method, in accordance with FTA <br />Circular 4220.1 E, under the guidelines of FTA "Best Practices Procurement Manual," should be <br />used for procurements of professional services, such as consultants for planning activities and <br />for transit system operations/management. The Contractor acknowledges that certain <br />restrictions apply under North Carolina law for use of the RFP method and these restrictions <br />and exceptions are discussed in Subsections 11q(1) and 11q(2) of this Agreement. For all <br />architectural, engineering, design, or related services, the Contractor agrees that the <br />qualifications-based competitive proposal process shall be used (see Subsection 11n, this <br />Agreement). <br />(4) When the RFP method is used for procurement of professional <br />services, the Contractor agrees to abide by the following minimum requirements: <br />(a) Normally conducted with more than one source submitting an <br />offer (proposal); <br />(b) Either fixed price or cost reimbursement type contract wilt be <br />used; <br />(c) Generally used when conditions are not appropriate for use of <br />sealed bids; <br />(d) Requests for proposals will be publicized; <br />(e) All evaluation factors will be identified along with their relative <br />importance; <br />(f) Proposals will be solicited from an adequate number (3 is <br />recommended) of qualified sources; <br />07-SC-056 <br />Orange County <br />Page 37 of 59 <br />