Hi all, A question came in regarding contracting language and teams with Universities vis a vis the RFP for Commuting in America IV. Below is the essence of the question and the answer. Penelope Question: As a state university, we are subject to certain statutory limits on things like insurance, indemnity, etc. We also must allow our students and faculty to publish freely so often we need minor tweaking of certain IP or Copyrights language. We are wondering how to address this at the proposal stage? Is it allowable to take any exceptions to RFP language at this stage? How should we address? Typically we have successfully negotiated compromise language, but there are instances of RFPs where no exceptions are allowed, but items can be addressed at negotiation stage, or there are the RFPs where the language must stand as is, no negotiation or changes allowed. Answer: In this case, items can be addressed at the post award negotiation stage. AASHTO is confidant that a workable solution for any team with a university can be achieved.