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04 |Topic 4
How are Professional Services selected?
Topic 4 | How are Professional Services selected?
A. SELECT BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS THEN NEGOTIATE A FEE NOTES:
It is important to note that under a Qualification Based Selection (QBS)
process, fees are not to be considered when making the initial selection of
the most qualified professional or firm. The fees associated with the
selected professional’s services are negotiated, but only after the owner
selects the most qualified firm for the project.
The selected professional will then prepare a detailed scope of services
which clearly identify the key project elements, the duties of both the
professional and the owner, and a fair and reasonable fee for services which
will all be contained in the contract for services between the owner and the
professional’s firm.
To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the students, teachers, and
staff, we have the responsibility to engage the most qualified professionals
to design the infrastructure and public facilities. The consideration of price
during that selection process should not interfere with the consideration of
expertise and highest ability to perform the work to its utmost level and to
protect the interests and values of its stakeholders and community.
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