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Amendments only in writing

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What the rubric looks for

No amendment is effective unless signed by both parties; the PBM cannot change economic terms by notice, portal update or updated exhibit.

Why it matters

Unilateral amendment rights let a PBM quietly rewrite pricing mid-term.

AMD · Weight 2/100 · Introduced in rubric v1

Reference: Section 11

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Published evidence

Travis County · Envision Pharmaceutical Services, LLC

Published Commons finding

Not addressedFinding rubric version not recorded

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. All five models reached this verdict. Page 3 labels the contract type as annual and unilateral and page 16 says the three year term runs unless changed by Travis County, but neither line is an amendment procedure. Nothing requires amendments to be signed by both parties or bars changes to economic terms by notice or updated exhibit. The executed agreement is not part of this agenda backup and nothing in the 18 pages is redacted, so the subject is absent rather than unreadable.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

Inspect historical council readings (5 recorded for this criterion)

These are separately attributed readings of this record, not independent community contributions. Versions can differ; no new consensus has been calculated.

Claude Opus 5

Not addressedRubric v2 · Historical council reading

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. The packet has no clause requiring amendments to be signed by both parties and no bar on changing economic terms by notice or updated exhibit. Page 3 labels the contract type as annual and unilateral and page 16 says the three year term runs unless changed by Travis County, but neither line is an amendment procedure. Without the executed agreement there is no way to see how pricing could be changed mid term.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Not addressedRubric v2 · Historical council reading

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. The executed agreement is absent, so rules regarding how amendments are processed are missing.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

GPT 5.6 Sol

Not addressedRubric v2 · Historical council reading

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. The contract-period references on pages 3 and 16 do not govern amendments. No page says economic or other terms may change only through a writing signed by both parties, and no language bars unilateral changes by notice, portal, or updated exhibit. The executed agreement is not included.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

Grok 4.6

Not addressedRubric v2 · Historical council reading

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. Page 3 labels the award Annual, Unilateral, but that is a purchasing classification, not a clause that amendments are effective only if signed by both parties. Nothing on pages 8 through 18 stops midterm economic changes by notice or exhibit. The executed amendment article is not here.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

Kimi K3

Not addressedRubric v2 · Historical council reading

No evidence quotation was recorded for this finding.

Recorded reference: No page reference recorded

Published rationale. There is no amendment clause anywhere in the 18 pages, so the file cannot show whether changes require mutual signature. Page 3 describes the contract type as annual and unilateral but says nothing about how the agreement may be amended. Amendment terms would be in the executed agreement, which the backup does not contain.

“Not addressed” is this published review’s conclusion about the produced text, not proof that a provision is absent from every version or withheld document.

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Quotations and rationales are reproduced from published findings, not newly verified here. Named exhibits, amendments and ambiguous references must be checked in the document itself.

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