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Evaluating the Proposals
Pages 14-18

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... . That document -- the ISP -- outlined the information that would be required in proposals and described the qualification criteria, technical evaluation criteria, and cost considerations that were to be used in the site selection process.
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From page 15...
... Proximity of communities within commuting distance of the proposed SSC facilities capable of supporting the SSC staff, their families, and visitors. Adequacy of community resources -- e.g., housing, medical services, employment opportunities for family members, recreation, and cultural resources -- all available on a non-discriminatory basis.
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From page 16...
... However, a serious deficiency in any one subcriterion may prevent the proposal from being included in the BQL. DOE further stated that "cost considerations are important to the selection process and will be used in conjunction with the technical evaluation criteria in selecting the most desirable site." The department indicated that it would prepare a life cycle cost (LCC)
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... From the outset, the committee recognized the complexity of aggregating ratings for all the criteria and subcriteria. It noted that any single mechanical method (such as assignment of explicit numerical weights, explicit cutoff ranges for individual criteria or subcriteria, or preselected stepwise disqualification rules)
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... The committee is confident that the breadth of experience represented by its members and its detailed and comprehensive discussion of individual proposals were sufficient to assure that each proposal received adequate and equitable consideration and that the best qualified list reflects a judicious selection of those sites that best meet the selection criteria listed in the ISP. The committee does believe that site visits can provide a valuable means of confirming the information contained in the proposals and urges that, in further action by the Department of Energy on selection of a preferred location for the SSC, site visits and other confirmatory studies be used.
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