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15 <br />Although scheduling, invoicing and payment details will be explicitly <br />stated within a negotiated contract, Consultants are expected to submit <br />work products to the County in accordance with contractual deadlines <br />and it is the County's policy to pay invoices following staff verification <br />of submitted work products. <br />8. Exceptions and Deviations <br />Any exceptions to the requirements in this RFQ must be included in <br />the response submitted by the Respondent. Segregate such <br />exceptions as a separate element of the response under the heading <br />"Exceptions and Deviations." <br />9. Contract Award <br />Issuance of this RFQ and receipt of responses do not commit the <br />BOCC to award a contract. The BOCC reserves the right to postpone <br />opening for its own convenience, to accept or reject any or .all <br />responses received in response to this RFQ, to negotiate with other <br />than the selected firm should negotiations with the selected firm be <br />terminated, to negotiate with more than one firm simultaneously, or to <br />cancel all or part of this RFQ. <br />10. Conflicts <br />All responding parties shall identify any conflicts due to their <br />representation of others in actions adverse to the County in this RFQ. <br />Conflicts resulting from representing other clients shall also be. <br />identified. <br />11. BOCC Rights <br />The BOCC may investigate the qualifications of any Respondent under <br />consideration, require confirmation of information the Respondent <br />furnished, and require additional evidence of qualifications to perform <br />the work described in this RFQ. The BOCC reserves the right to: a. <br />Reject any or all responses if such action is in the public interest; b. <br />Cancel the entire RFQ; c. Issue a subsequent RFQ; d. Remedy <br />technical errors in the RFQ process; e. Use evaluation committees to <br />review and evaluate written responses .and establish a short list of <br />firms eligible for interview; and g. Negotiate with any, all, or none of the <br />RFQ respondents. <br />B. Statement of Qualifications <br />1. Letter of Response <br />A qualified respondent should review the attached specifications and <br />submit its qualifications by 12:00 noon, EDT, on or before Friday, April. <br />2, 2007, to: <br />Orange County Planning and Inspection Department <br />Attention: Mr. Tom Altieri, AICP <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />15 <br />