Utility Authority QBS Procurement Law Conformance in Administering Selection Process
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/162#Utility_Authority_QBS_Procurement_Law_Conformance_in_Administering_Selection_Process
Properties
Instance of
ProcurementLawConformanceObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProcurementLawConformanceObligation
Case context
State law and a local ordinance required the authority to consider all firms submitting statements of interest, interview at least three most highly qualified firms on specified criteria, and select the most qualified firm for negotiation. The authority narrowed submissions to seven qualified firms and conducted interviews.
Compliance status
met
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Obligated party
Utility Authority (QBS Procurement Administering Public Utility Authority)
Obligation statement
The utility authority was obligated to administer the QBS selection process in conformance with the applicable state law and local ordinance, including considering all submitting firms, interviewing not fewer than three most highly qualified firms, and selecting the most qualified firm for contract negotiation.
Temporal scope
Throughout the entire QBS procurement process from initial solicitation through final selection
Relationships
competesWith
Firm A Joint Venture Qualification Upgrade Upon Screening Committee Deficiency Feedback, Firm A Post-Feedback QBS Qualification Amendment Honest Disclosure to Utility Authority, Utility Authority QBS Best-Qualified Firm Law Permissive Amendment Interpretation, Utility Authority QBS Public Welfare Paramount Most Qualified Firm Selection
Source Evidence
Source text
The state law and a local ordinance, which applied to the authority, required that all firms submitting statements of interest be considered, that not less than three firms deemed most highly qualified be interviewed to consider in more detail the ability of the professional personnel; past performance; ability to meet time and budget requirements; location of the firms; recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and other qualification factors determined by the agency.
Text references
Following these interviews, the agency is required to select the 'most qualified' firm for negotiation of a contract.
The state law and a local ordinance, which applied to the authority, required that all firms submitting statements of interest be considered, that not less than three firms deemed most highly qualified be interviewed to consider in more detail the ability of the professional personnel; past performance; ability to meet time and budget requirements; location of the firms; recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and other qualification factors determined by the agency.
TTL
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case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Procurement_Law_Conformance_in_Administering_Selection_Process a proeth:ProcurementLawConformanceObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Utility Authority QBS Procurement Law Conformance in Administering Selection Process" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case162:Firm_A_Joint_Venture_Qualification_Upgrade_Upon_Screening_Committee_Deficiency_Feedback,
case162:Firm_A_Post-Feedback_QBS_Qualification_Amendment_Honest_Disclosure_to_Utility_Authority,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Best-Qualified_Firm_Law_Permissive_Amendment_Interpretation,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Public_Welfare_Paramount_Most_Qualified_Firm_Selection ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case162:Authority_Equal-Access_Modification_Permission_with_Public_Objection ;
proeth:casecontext "State law and a local ordinance required the authority to consider all firms submitting statements of interest, interview at least three most highly qualified firms on specified criteria, and select the most qualified firm for negotiation. The authority narrowed submissions to seven qualified firms and conducted interviews." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "met" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case162:Procurement_Integrity_in_Public_Engineering_Invoked_by_Utility_Authority_Legal_Clearance ;
proeth:discoveredincase "162" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T02:42:35.118506+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "162" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T02:42:35.118506+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Utility Authority (QBS Procurement Administering Public Utility Authority)" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Procurement Law Conformance Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "The utility authority was obligated to administer the QBS selection process in conformance with the applicable state law and local ordinance, including considering all submitting firms, interviewing not fewer than three most highly qualified firms, and selecting the most qualified firm for contract negotiation." ;
proeth:sourcetext "The state law and a local ordinance, which applied to the authority, required that all firms submitting statements of interest be considered, that not less than three firms deemed most highly qualified be interviewed to consider in more detail the ability of the professional personnel; past performance; ability to meet time and budget requirements; location of the firms; recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and other qualification factors determined by the agency." ;
proeth:temporalscope "Throughout the entire QBS procurement process from initial solicitation through final selection" ;
proeth:textreferences "Following these interviews, the agency is required to select the 'most qualified' firm for negotiation of a contract.",
"The state law and a local ordinance, which applied to the authority, required that all firms submitting statements of interest be considered, that not less than three firms deemed most highly qualified be interviewed to consider in more detail the ability of the professional personnel; past performance; ability to meet time and budget requirements; location of the firms; recent, current, and projected workloads of the firms; and other qualification factors determined by the agency." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 162 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T02:57:21.178655"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 162 Extraction" .
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
162
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T02:42:35.118506+00:00
First case
162
Generated
2026-03-02T02:42:35.118506+00:00
Attributed to
Case 162 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T02:57:21.178655
Generated by
ProEthica Case 162 Extraction