Section 13: Approval by Supervisory Committee to Release RFP documentation to Bidders

Upon receipt of a proposed final RFP documentation from a Work Team to the extent modified, the Supervisory Committee will begin its review to determine whether the final RFP documentation may be released to bidders. In reviewing the RFP documentation, the Supervisory Committee will consider whether the draft RFP is in accordance with the Third File (as amended, if an ATC has been incorporated) and likely to attract competition from shortlist bidders to deliver the functional requirements and desired outcomes of the project.

The Work Team shall present the RFP to the Supervisory Committee, field any questions related thereto, provide supplementary information upon request, and provide supporting rationale for the draft RFP approaches and methods to be implemented.

The Supervisory Committee, upon completion of its review, will take one of the following actions:

a)  If all requirements for the procurement have been met and the RFP is in accord with the Third File and likely to attract competition to deliver the functional requirements and desired outcomes of the project, the Supervisory Committee will approve the draft RFP and the Work team may proceed with releasing the draft RFP to bidders.

b)  If there appear to be errors, omissions, or insufficiencies in the draft RFP or the procurement, but the Supervisory Committee believes that these problems are resolvable, the Supervisory Committee shall identify the problems and require that they be remedied. The Work Team will then comply with any procedural requirements and/or revisions to the draft RFP, and resubmit the draft RFP to the Supervisory Committee.

c)  If there appear to be errors, omissions, or insufficiencies in the procurement, and the Supervisory Committee believes that these problems are not resolvable, the Supervisory Committee shall decline to approve the draft RFP and direct the Work Team to take such remedial actions as it may deem necessary, at the Supervisory Committee's discretion.