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(3) After the receipt of best and final offers, a proposer may be permitted to withdraw its
proposal without penalty if evidence is provided of a material error and the fulfillment of
the contract by the proposer would create unconscionable hardship or financial loss.

§4.3-117 Award

(1) Award of contract will be made to the responsible proposer whose proposal best meets the
County’s requirements. This will be determined by the evaluation committee using the
evaluation criteria, which should include proposed cost.
(2) Should the County Procurement Officer or appropriate Deputy Purchasing Agent fail to
concur with the recommendation submitted by the evaluation committee, the County
Procurement Officer or appropriate Deputy Purchasing Agent will meet with the evaluation
committee members to discuss the reasons for the disagreement.
a) No recommendation shall go forward to the Board of Supervisors from the County
Procurement Officer or the Deputy Purchasing Agent, unless there is concurrence
among the County Procurement Officer or Deputy Purchasing Agent, the using
department, and the evaluation committee.

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