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c. Consultant Selection for Draft EIS. <br /> 1) When a DS is issued, a consultant will be selected per the City's adopted <br /> procedures. <br /> 2) When a DS is issued, the applicant shall solicit and provide to the <br /> responsible official statements of qualifications for preparation of the EIS <br /> from at least three consultants. <br /> 3) Based upon the responsible official's review of the responses to the <br /> statement of qualifications, the responsible official shall select a consultant <br /> and appropriate subconsultant or reject the proposed consultant and/or <br /> subconsultant and require that the applicant solicit new statements of <br /> qualifications. The review may include interviews with the responsible <br /> official. <br /> 4) Upon issuance of a scoping determination by the responsible official, it <br /> shall be the responsibility of the applicant to negotiate a contract with the <br /> consultant and any subconsultant selected by the responsible official. The <br /> contract shall address all items in the scoping document. If there is a <br /> conflict between the contract and the scoping document, the scoping <br /> document shall prevail. The contract shall provide for modification to the <br /> scope based upon the results of the environmental studies and analysis <br /> developed din the course of preparing the draft EIS. The contract shall <br /> reserve sufficient funds for preparation of a well—written cover memo and <br /> summary for both the draft and final EIS that meet the requirements in <br /> WAC 197-11-435 and 440(4) to synthesize the environmental analysis and <br /> evaluate and effectively communicate the environmental choices to be <br /> made among alternative courses of action and the effectiveness of <br /> mitigation measures, focusing on the main options that would be <br /> preserved or foreclosed for the future. After the responsible official is <br /> notified by the consultant and/or subconsultant that the contract with the <br /> applicant has been negotiated and executed in accordance with the <br /> provisions of this chapter and the City's adopted procedures, the <br /> consultant/subconsultant work on the EIS shall commence. <br /> 5) The responsible official will meet with the consultant and any <br /> subconsultants to direct preparation of the draft EIS. The consultant shall <br /> meet with the applicant and/or discuss the EIS process with the applicant <br /> only when authorized by the responsible official. <br /> 6) When the rough and preliminary draft EIS is provided to the responsible <br /> official, the consultant shall also provide a copy to the applicant and the <br /> applicant, shall be provided an opportunity to comment. <br /> 7) All fees charged by the consultant and any subconsultant shall be the <br /> responsibility of the applicant. In no event, shall the City be responsible <br /> for any such fees charged by the consultant or subconsultant except when <br /> 54 <br />