OAR 137-049-0660
RFP Pricing Mechanisms
(1)
An RFP may result in a Contract with a lump-sum Contract Price or a fixed Contract Price, as in the case of competitive bidding. Alternatively, an RFP may result in a cost reimbursement Contract with a GMP or some other maximum price specified in the Contract.(2)
Economic incentives or disincentives may be included to reflect stated Contracting Agency purposes related to time of completion, safety or other Public Contracting objectives, including but not limited to total least cost mechanisms such as life cycle costing.(3)
A Guaranteed Maximum Price may be used as the pricing mechanism for CM/GC Services Contracts where a total Contract Price is provided in the design phase in order to assist the Contracting Agency in determining whether the project scope is within the Contracting Agency’s budget, and allowing for design changes during preliminary design rather than after final design services have been completed.(a)
If the collaborative process described above in this section (3) is successful, the Contractor shall propose a final GMP, which may be accepted by the Contracting Agency and included within the Contract.(b)
If the collaborative process described above in this section (3) is not successful, and no mutually agreeable resolution on the GMP for the project construction Work can be achieved with the Contractor, then the Contracting Agency shall terminate the Contract. The public Contracting Agency may then proceed to negotiate a new Contract (and GMP) with the firm that was next ranked in the original selection process, or employ other means for continuing the project under ORS Chapter 279C (Public Improvements and Related Contracts).(4)
When cost reimbursement Contracts are utilized, regardless of whether a GMP is included, the Contracting Agency shall provide for audit controls that will effectively verify rates and ensure that costs are reasonable, allowable and properly allocated.
Source:
Rule 137-049-0660 — RFP Pricing Mechanisms, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=137-049-0660
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