(a) Upon notification by the commissioner of his selection, the bureau head who will administer the contract shall notify the consultant of his selection. The selected firm shall be audited if necessary prior to negotiations and also during the contract life in accordance with federal statutes, the general statutes and regulations adopted pursuant to such statutes. A member of the negotiation committee shall be present at all such audit meetings.

(b) The selected consultant shall send its fee proposal to the negotiation committee. The appropriate bureau of the department shall prepare a comparative fee proposal that shall also be submitted to a negotiation committee. The committee shall complete negotiations and submit appropriate data to the initiating bureau for the purpose of processing an agreement.

(c) Prior to a contract being executed, the selected consultant shall execute a certificate stating that wage rates and other factual unit costs supporting the compensation are accurate, complete and current at the time of contracting and the consultant firm shall provide to the bureau responsible for administering the project a list of individuals who are expected to contribute to the project.

(d) Any such contract shall contain a provision that the original contract price and any additions thereto shall be adjusted to exclude any significant sums by which the commissioner determines the contract price was increased due to inaccurate, incomplete or noncurrent wage rates and other factual unit costs. All such contract adjustments shall be made within one year following the end of the contract.

(e) If the negotiation committee is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm selected by the commissioner, at a price the committee determines to be fair, competitive and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be formally terminated. The commissioner shall select a consultant from the remaining firms on the list submitted by the selection panel and the procedure established under this section shall be followed.

(f) Should the negotiation committee be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the firms selected by the panel, the panel shall select additional firms and the procedures established under § 13b-20j and this section shall be followed.

(g) After award of a contract under sections 13b-20b to 13b-20k, inclusive, the negotiation committee shall prepare a memorandum setting forth the principal elements of the negotiations with each firm. Such memorandum shall contain sufficient detail to reflect the significant considerations controlling price and other terms of the contract. The memorandum shall be available to the public upon request.