Resolve, Regarding Prequalification Processes for Contractors
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1821
Committee: State and Local Government

Legislative Document 
No. 1821 
S.P. 629 
In Senate, February 15, 2012 
Resolve,  Regarding Prequalification Processes for Contractors 
Reported by Senator COLLINS of York for the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department of Transportation pursuant 
to Resolve 2011, chapter 74. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed 
pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Sec. 1.  Streamlined prequalification.  Resolved:  That the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department of 
Transportation shall convene a stakeholder group to review prequalification processes for 
contractors for projects using state funding and administered by the University of Maine 
System, the Maine Community College System or municipalities to determine when the 
state prequalification system could be used.  The stakeholder group shall also consider 
and determine a level of state funding appropriate for requiring entities other than the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the 
Department of Transportation to use the state prequalification system.  The Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department 
of Transportation shall invite the participation of representatives of the University of 
Maine System, the Maine Community College System, a statewide organization 
representing municipalities, a statewide organization representing contractors and other 
interested parties considered appropriate; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than January 15, 2013, the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department 
of Transportation shall jointly report the findings and recommendations of the 
stakeholder group under section 1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over state and local government matters, which is authorized to report 
out legislation to the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve, which is submitted pursuant to Resolve 2011, chapter 74, requires the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the 
Department of Transportation to convene a stakeholder group to review the 
prequalification processes for contractors for projects administered by the University of 
Maine System, the Maine Community College System and municipalities to determine 
when the state prequalification system could be used.  The stakeholder group is required 
to consider and determine a level of state funding appropriate for requiring these entities 
to use the state prequalification system.  The Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department of Transportation is required to 
invite the participation of representatives of the University of Maine System, the Maine 
Community College System, a statewide organization representing municipalities, a 
statewide organization representing contractors and other interested parties considered 
appropriate.  The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of 
General Services and the Department of Transportation are directed to report the findings 
and recommendations of the stakeholder group to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters no later than 
January 15, 2013, and the committee is authorized to report out legislation to the First 
Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.