Purchasing and Professional Services
Potential Suppliers Who Download Solicitations from this Site PLEASE READ!!
It is your responsibility to check this web site for updates and addenda until
the time at which the submission is due. Failure to respond to all requirements, including those through
addenda, is grounds for rejection of your solicitation.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure Requirements
Pursuant to Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code, any person or agent of a person
who contracts or seeks to contract for the sale or purchase of property, goods, or services with a local
government entity (i.e., Brazos River Authority) must disclose in the Questionnaire Form CIQ ("Questionnaire")
the person's affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with the local
government entity. By law, the Questionnaire must be filed with the Brazos River Authority Records Management
Officer no later than seven days after the date the person begins contract discussions or negotiations with the
Brazos River Authority, or submits an application or response to a request for proposal or bids, correspondence,
or another writing related to a potential agreement with the Brazos River Authority. Updated Questionnaires must
be filed in conformance with Chapter 176.
A copy of the Questionnaire Form CIQ is enclosed with the bid submittal documents.
The form is also available online. (Click Here)
If you have any questions about compliance, please consult your own legal counsel.
Compliance is the individual responsibility of each person or agent of a person who is subject to the filing
requirement. An offense under Chapter 176 is a Class C misdemeanor.
RFQ Process
If you or your firm is interested in being considered for providing engineering and
other professional services to the Brazos River Authority, please complete the
pre-qualification form
in the Request for Qualification section of the Professional and Purchasing Services website.
Only pre-qualified Firms/Persons will be considered in the selection process of future projects.
RFP Process
Once the BRA General Manager has approved the recommendations, the BRA will
publish the top vendors, in rank order. Normally, at this point, the negotiations will begin. However,
the BRA reserves the right to add an interview step into the process. If interviews are pursued, the
top candidates will be invited to make a presentation, and this information will be posted to the web
site. Keep in mind that if the negotiations are unsuccessful with the top candidate, the BRA will enter
negotiations with the next vendor, and so on, through the qualified candidates.
However, this process occasionally opens the BRA up for questions from the vendors
on, "why not me, or what could I have done better"? The BRA will not address the evaluation results.
The BRA have taken a subjective process and made it as objective as possible. So, to maintain the
integrity of the procedures the BRA has developed, the BRA will not discuss the outcomes.
The BRA RFP/RFQ process is constantly under review to improve it for BRA use, and
for the vendors who provide a valuable service. This change was as a result from the feedback the BRA
received, and the BRA's desire to have a fair and responsive selection process.
Standardization of Terms
"Open" - accepting proposals
"Closed" - not accepting proposals and evaluations underway
"Interviews in Progress" -interviewees listed in no specific order; evaluations underway
"Negotiations in Progress" - includes GM approved rank order of top candidates
"Results" - lists results of negotiations at their conclusion; remains on web site for 2-weeks
The BRA will Notify the top candidate when the BRA is ready
to schedule negotiations.
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