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(a) meets to discuss negotiation strategies, or (b) meets with any firm responding to the RFQ for the purpose of hearing a presentation, discussions and asking questions, or negotiations, such meetings may, at the election of the County, be held in private; provided, however, that a complete recording shall be made of any non-public portion of the meetings, and no portion of the non-public meetings shall be held "off the record." The recording of the non-public portion of the meetings shall be considered a public record, under chapter 119, Florida Statutes, which is exempt from production to the public until such time as the County provides notice of an intended decision, or until 30 days after opening of the proposals, whichever occurs earlier. F. Ranking of Firms. The Evaluation Committee, after any discussions with and/or presentations by each short listed firm, shall vote on the final ranking. The ranking of firms shall indicate the Evaluation Committee's determination of the firms that are most highly qualified to perform the required services. G. Ranking Reported to the Board. The Evaluation Committee's ranking of the firms shall be submitted to the Board through the County Administrator by the Originating Department. Upon final ranking and selection by the Board, the Originating Department shall proceed with negotiations; provided, however, that if the estimated value of the services is $25,000 or less, the Purchasing Manager, in consultation with the Originating Department, may determine final ranking and selection, and if the estimated value of the services is $50,000 or less, the County Administrator, in consultation with the Originating Department, may determine final ranking and selection, H. Negotiations. The Originating Department shall negotiate with the firms in the order and manner set forth in the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act, which generally requires that the Originating Department first negotiate with the most qualified firm. If negotiations are not successful, the Originating Department shall formally terminate negotiations with the most qualified firm, and shall commence negotiations with the second most qualified firm. If negotiations are not successful, the Originating Department shall formally terminate negotiations with the second most qualified firm, and shall commence negotiations with the third most qualified firm. If the County is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected firms, the County may select additional firms responding to the RFQ in the order of their competence and qualification and continue negotiations in the same manner until an agreement is reached. I. Award of Contract. At the conclusion of successful negotiations, a contract, approved by the County Attorney, shall be submitted to the Purchasing Manager (up to $25,000), the County Administrator (up to $50,000) or the Board (up to and in excess of $50,000) for approval. A copy of the executed contract shall be transmitted to the Purchasing Division for the permanent file. 5.3 RANKING OF FIRMS IN RFP AND RFQ PROCESS The ranking of firms in an RFP or RFQ process shall be done in the following manner, unless otherwise specified within the RFP or RFQ: (a) the RFP or RFQ solicitation documents shall list the 23