Section 4530.5 - Selection of Qualified Firms(a) After the expiration of the final response date in the published project announcement, the Director or designee shall review and evaluate the written statements of demonstrated competence and professional qualifications using the selection criteria contained in Section 4530.4, and rank, in order of preference, the firms determined as eligible to perform the required services.(b) The Director or designee shall conduct discussions with at least the three most eligible firms, or a lesser number if fewer than three eligible firms have responded, about anticipated concepts and the benefit of alternative methods for furnishing the required services. From the firms with which discussions are held, the Director or designee shall select, in order of preference, not less than three firms, or lesser number if fewer than three eligible firms responded, deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 4530.5
Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Sections 4005.1, 4011, 4027 and 4101, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4526, 4527, 4528 and 4529.12, Government Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4005.1 and 4101, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4526 and 4528, Government Code.
1. New section filed 6-1-2015; operative 6/1/2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 23).
2. Renumbering of former section 4530.5 to section 4530.3 and renumbering of former section 4530.4 to new section 4530.5, including amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-18-2024; operative 10/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 25).