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Consultants/Experts: persons having education and/or experience, which uniquely qualify them<strong>to</strong> perform some specialized service.Consulting Services: services of an advisory nature relating <strong>to</strong> administration or managementfor the Authority; normally provided by persons and/or organizations <strong>to</strong> have the prerequisiteknowledge or special abilities not generally available.Consumer Price Index (CPI): measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixedmarket basket of goods and services.Contract: an agreement enforceable by law, between two or more competent parities, <strong>to</strong> do ornot <strong>to</strong> do something not prohibited by law, for a consideration. Any type of agreement or <strong>order</strong>for procurement of commodities or construction.Contract Administration: the management of all facets of contracts <strong>to</strong> assure the contrac<strong>to</strong>r’s<strong>to</strong>tal performance is in accordance with his contractual commitments and that the obligations ofthe purchases are fulfilled.Contract Change Order: process used <strong>to</strong> request a modification <strong>to</strong> a contract.Contract, Firm-Fixed Price: a contract that provides for a price not subject <strong>to</strong> any adjustmentby reason of the cost experience of the contrac<strong>to</strong>r in the performance of the contract. Used forcontracts awarded after formal bidding; also used in negotiated contracts when reasonablydefinite specifications are available and costs can be estimated with reasonable accuracy <strong>to</strong>enable the negotiation of a fair price.Contract, Fixed-Price with Escalation: a fixed price type of contract that provides for theupward and downward revision of the stated contract price upon the occurrence of certaincontingencies, such as fluctuations in material prices and labor rates, specifically defined in thecontract.Cooperative Purchasing: the combining of requirements of two or more private or politicalentities in <strong>order</strong> <strong>to</strong> obtain the benefits of volume purchases and/or reduction in administrativeexpenses.Cost Analysis: the review and evaluation of a contrac<strong>to</strong>r’s cost or pricing data. May include thejudgmental fac<strong>to</strong>rs applied in projecting from the data <strong>to</strong> the estimated costs in <strong>order</strong> <strong>to</strong> form anopinion. It includes appropriate verification of cost data, evaluation of specific elements ofcosts, and projection of these data <strong>to</strong> determine the effect on price fac<strong>to</strong>rs, allowances forcontingencies and the basis used for allocation of overhead costs.Debar: <strong>to</strong> bar a person or company from participating in a procurement action because ofprevious illegal or irresponsible action; may be used as a noun, debarment.99|Page

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