Preliminary contract awards; public hearing; notice; final

form Sec. 8. (a) The board may: (1) negotiate with the proposers; and (2) make a preliminary contract award to any responsible proposer. (b) The board shall give public notice of a public hearing, which must designate the time and place of a public hearing at which the board will hear comments upon the preliminary contract to be awarded. (c) Following the public hearing, the board shall make a final contract award to any responsible proposer selected under this chapter based on a determination that the selected proposal is the most responsive to the needs of the district. The final contract award must: (1) be in the form of a resolution; and (2) include particularized findings relative to factors evaluated under section 7 of this chapter indicating that: (A) the district's needs are met by the final contract award; and (B) the action is in the public interest. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-8-3(6).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.