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F. The LPA must assist ODOT in rating the consultant's performance through ODOT's <br />Consultant Evaluation System. <br />G. The LPA must cooperate with ODOT in directing additional or corrective work, and to <br />recover damages due to errors or omissions. <br />H. If Federal Funds are used to pay the cost of any contract for professional services, the LPA <br />must comply with 23 CFR 172, Sections 153.65 through 153.71 of the Ohio Revised Code <br />and Section 5.2 below in the selection of consultants, and administer consultant <br />agreements in accordance with ODOT's Manual for Administration of Contracts for <br />Professional Services. Professional services, as defined in Sections 5526.01 and <br />153.65(C) of the Ohio Revised Code, include the practice of engineering (including <br />inspection of construction), the practice of surveying, the practice of architecture including <br />landscape architecture, evaluation of environmental impacts, right-of-way acquisition <br />services and administration of construction contract claims. <br />5.2 Procedures for LPA Selection of Consultants for Agreements that Include Federal Funds in <br />Preliminary Engineering <br />A. Policies in Selection of Consultants <br />Restrictions Concerning LPA Preferences <br />The LPA shall not offer direction to consultants concerning preferences (or <br />informal sanctions) for certain subconsultants or team arrangements. These <br />arrangements are business decisions that must be made by consultants without <br />direction from the LPA. The LPA must make selection decisions on the basis of <br />proposed teams without advance "steering" of teams. <br />2. Communications Restrictions <br />Please note the following policy concerning communication between Consultants <br />and the LPA during the announcement and selection process: <br />During the time period between advertisement and the announcement of final <br />consultant selections for the Programmatic Selection Process, communication with <br />consultants (or their agents) shall be limited as follows: <br />a. Communications which are strictly prohibited: <br />(1) Communication with the LPA: Any marketing or similar <br />discussions of the specific project if the consultant has submitted <br />or plans to submit a letter of interest, or is included as a <br />subconsultant on a submittal by another firm. <br />b. Allowable communications include: <br />(1) Project administration activities for authorized agreements, scope <br />and negotiation activities for projects selected but not under <br />contract. <br />(2) Technical or scope of services questions specific to projects <br />posted with a programmatic group. <br />C. When completed selections must be publicly announced. <br />Page 7 of 27 <br />Revision Date 3/26/2020 <br />