(1) Negotiations with the proponent
selected pursuant to Section 35 may be held in the matter of terms of reference
and scope of the proposed services, progress report, and facility to be made
available by the Public Entity.
(2) Except in the conditions under clause (b) of Sub-section (1) of
Section 35, negotiations in relation to the financial proposal cannot be held with
respect to the remuneration of professional experts.
Provided that negotiations may be held with respect to the reimbursable
expenditure.
(3) If an agreement acceptable to both the Public Entity and the
proponent could not be resulted from the negotiations held pursuant to this
Section, the Public Entity shall have to negotiate in the case of the proposal
under clause (a) (b) and (c) of Sub-section (1) of Section 35, with the proponent
having obtained the next highest marks and in the case of the proposal under
clause (d), with the proponent having the next lowest cost, respectively.