Indiana § 5-30-7-8 - Negotiation of contract terms
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-30-7-8 — Negotiation of contract terms, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-30-7-8. Negotiation of contract terms
Sec. 8. (a) The public agency may negotiate any contract term with the offeror selected under section 6 of this chapter, except for those terms identified in the request for proposals as nonnegotiable.
(b) If the public agency is unable to negotiate a contract with its first selection, the public agency may:
(1) terminate negotiations with that offeror; and
(2) negotiate with the next lowest adjusted price offeror.
A public agency shall continue in accordance with this procedure until a contract agreement is reached or the selection process is terminated.
As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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