Common use of Subcontractor Selection Clause in Contracts

Subcontractor Selection. The Utility may perform some or all of the Work under a Task Order itself or through Subcontractors. When practical, the Utility shall competitively select Subcontractors for the purpose of determining the reasonableness of Subcontractor prices. When competition is not practical, price reasonableness may be determined by comparing proposed prices with those obtained for the same or similar work, prices published in independent cost guides, published in competitive price lists or developed by independent sources.