Does the CIWMB always award to the lowest bid?
A. No. The following types of competitive processes consider factors other than (or in addition to) cost when determining contractor award: • Revenue Agreements: when the CIWMB is seeking services for a revenue generating contract (Revenue Agreement), the award will go to the responsible contractor with the highest bid. • RFP Secondary: the scoring criteria identified in a RFP Secondary process includes the cost component with a weight of at least 30% of the total scoring points possible. In this process cost is a criteria, but not the primary factor when determining contractor award. • Request for Qualifications (RFQ): in this process, contract award is made to the most qualified contractor. Therefore, qualifications are considered in the determination, not the cost for their services.
