(a) Evaluation Criteria. Each Solicitation shall include a clear statement of the process for submitting Proposals and for evaluating Proposals, including the evaluation criteria to be used by the Granting Agency for the ranking of Proposals and for awarding one or more Grants under the Solicitation. The Solicitation shall reserve the Granting Agency’s right to reject or cancel the Solicitation in whole or in part at any time before a Grant Agreement is entered into.
(b) Content of Proposals. A Solicitation shall specify the materials and information that must be included in each Proposal. A Granting Agency shall reject Proposals that do not meet the requirements of the Solicitation, except that it may waive nonmaterial defects or omissions in any Proposal, as determined by the Grants Officer.
(c) Negotiation. The Granting Agency may negotiate a Grant Agreement with one or more selected Proposers consistent with the Solicitation. If, in the judgment of the Grants Officer, an agreement cannot be reached with a selected Proposer, then the Granting Agency may terminate negotiations with that Proposer and begin negotiations with the next highest ranked Proposer. If there will be more than one Grantee, the Granting Agency may negotiate with multiple Proposers simultaneously. All Grantees must be capable of performing the work described in the Grant Agreement, as determined by the Granting Agency.
(d) Grant Agreement. All Grant funds shall be disbursed according to the terms of a Grant Agreement. The Grant Agreement shall be subject to the Controller’s certification of funds, and shall be subject to the City Attorney’s approval as to form.
(Added by Ord. 110-21, File No. 201089, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021, Oper. 1/1/2022)
(Former Sec. 21G.5 added by Ord. 15-03, File No. 021791, App. 2/7/2003; repealed by Ord. 171-03. File No. 030422, App. 7/3/2003)