Section 4530.6 - Negotiation(a) From among the firms selected in Section 4530.5, as most highly qualified to perform the services required, the Director, or designee, shall attempt to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the best qualified firm at a compensation which the Department determines is fair and reasonable.(b) If the Director or designee is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the best qualified firm at a compensation which the Department determines is fair and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be terminated and negotiations undertaken with the second best qualified firm. If unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the second best qualified firm at a compensation which the Department determines is fair and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be terminated and negotiations undertaken with the third best qualified firm. If unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the third best qualified firm at a compensation which the Department determines is fair and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be terminated.(c) Where the Director or designee is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), the Director or designee shall continue the negotiations process with the remaining qualified firms, if any, in order of preference, until a satisfactory contract is reached. If unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the qualified firms, the Director or designee shall abandon the negotiation process for the required services.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 4530.6
Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Sections 4005.1, 4011, 4027 and 4101, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4526.5, 4527 and 4528, Government Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4005.1 and 4101, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 4526, Government Code; Sections 10115, 10115.1, 10115.2, 10115.3 and 10115.9, Public Contract Code; and Sections 999, 999.1, 999.2, 999.3, 999.4 and 999.5, Military and Veterans 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 4530.6 to section 4530.7 and renumbering of former section 4530.7 to new section 4530.6, including amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-18-2024; operative 10/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 25).