or more other responsible offerors, negotiations may be
conducted with the other responsible offeror or responsible
offerors in the order of respective qualification ranking. By
February 1 of each year, the head of any purchasing agency that
is party to contract in which the method of compensation is on a
contingent fee basis shall submit a report to the chairperson
and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of
the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the
State Government Committee of the House of Representatives. The
report shall list for each contingent fee contract the parties
to the contract, the nature of the contract, the date the
contract was entered into, the date of termination, if any, and
the rate of compensation.
(h) Contracts.--If an agreement was reached during
negotiations, a contract may be entered into between the
purchasing agency and the offeror. All contracts procuring
services under this section shall be in writing and posted in
accordance with Chapter 17 of the act of February 14, 2008
(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(i) Legal services contracts.--If the procurement is for
legal services, in addition to the requirements of subsection
(h), each contract for legal services shall include the
following provisions :
(1) Commonwealth attorneys designated by the head of the
purchasing agency shall retain control over the course and
conduct of any legal action, retain the ability to have
direct contact with any party to the action and participate
in any conference call, hearing, trial or settlement
conference.
(2) The purchasing agency shall maintain the exclusive
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