a) If references were requested as part of the SOQ, one or more representatives from the evaluation panel shall contact the references provided by the bidders and record any feedback received in the official record of the bid. Project and sites visit may be conducted if necessary, and questionnaires and other written responses may also be used to check references.
b) If the qualification criteria include pass/fail criteria, the evaluation panel, based on its members' respective areas of expertise, is to perform a qualitative evaluation of whether the material submitted is substantively sufficient to warrant a 'pass' determination on each pass/fail criterion.