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the right to negotiate pricing and for additional terms. City reserves the right to begin negotiations <br />and enter into a contract without interviews or further discussions. <br />XX. PUBLIC RECORDS <br />Proposals will become public record after award of contract. Proposer information identified as <br />proprietary information shall be maintained confidential, to the extent allowed under the California <br />Public Records Act. <br />XXI. PROTESTS <br />Bidders may file a "protest" of a RFP with the City's Purchasing Department. In order for a Bidder's <br />protest to be considered valid, the protest must: <br />A. Be filed in writing within five (5) business days of either the RFP posted date or before 5:00 <br />p.m. of the 5th business day following the posting of Bid ResultslNotice of Intent to Award <br />Contract on the City's website; <br />B. Clearly identify the specific irregularity or accusation; <br />C. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested; <br />D. Specify, in detail, the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest; and <br />E. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing. <br />If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, it will be rejected as invalid. If the <br />protest is valid, the City's Purchasing Manager, or other designated City staff member, shall review <br />the basis of the protest and all relevant information. The Purchasing Manager will provide a written <br />decision to the protestor within fourteen (14) calendar days. The protestor may then appeal the <br />decision of the Purchasing Manager to the Assistant Finance Director within five (5) calendar days <br />of the date of the written decision from the Purchasing Manager. The Assistant Finance Director <br />will provide a written decision to the protestor's appeal. The decision from the Assistant Finance <br />Director is final and no further appeals will be considered. <br />Districts 1, -4 and 5 Park Landscape RFP <br />191EF- t17 <br />