Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-22 - CONTRACTORS - HIGHWAY - QUALIFICATION TO BID › Section 14-22.002 - Regulations Covering Qualification of Contractors

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application
				for Qualification.
(a) Persons or firms who
				request to qualify to bid for the performance of road, bridge, or public
				transportation construction projects in excess of $250,000, shall file an
				annual Application for Qualification, (Online Web Application), Form
				375-020-38, Rev. 11/07,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03119
hereby incorporated by reference. An Application for Qualification shall be
				filed electronically at
				http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/PreQual_Info/prequalified.shtm. Information
				or assistance regarding the Application can be obtained from the Department at
				the address listed below. Persons or firms may obtain information on how to
				obtain a user name and password to use the Application filing process by
				contacting the Contracts Administration Office at the address below. The
				Application will consist of requested information on the Applicant, Applicant's
				stakeholders, Applicant's affiliates, and shall include the Applicant firm's
				background, current and historical contract detail, construction experience and
				expertise, financial information, and requested work classes. In addition, one
				original hard copy of the financial statements must be hand-delivered or mailed
				to: Department of Transportation, Contracts Administration Office, 605 Suwannee
				Street, MS #55, Haydon Burns Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0455,
				(850)414-4000 or contracts.admin@dot.state.fl.us, and must be received prior to
				qualification approval.
(b) A
				separate application must be submitted for each person, firm, or combination
				thereof for which qualification is requested.
(c) The applicant must indicate the classes
				of work for which qualification is requested.
(d) All statements made by the applicant
				shall be furnished under oath.
(e)
				The data in the applicant's financial statement shall be reflected in the
				financial sections of the application.
(f) All applications must include the
				appropriate federal tax reference number.
1.
				For corporations (including Subchapter S corporations), partnerships, sole
				proprietorships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, and other
				entities, the appropriate tax reference number is the federal Employer
				Identification Number (EIN).
2. For
				individuals, the appropriate tax reference number is the Social Security Number
				(SSN) of the individual.
3. For
				foreign corporations organized outside the United States, the Department will
				assign a special identification number.
(g) In the event the Department finds an
				application is incomplete or contains inadequate or inaccurate information for
				processing the application, or the Department needs more information to make a
				decision regarding the applicant's competency, responsibility, or financial
				resources, the Department shall verbally or in writing request that the
				applicant provide the necessary information or the source for verification of
				the information. If the requested information is not provided within 20 days of
				the initial request, the Department shall request the information a second time
				via email or in writing express delivery, delivery receipt. If the information
				is not provided within 10 days of receipt of the second request, the
				application shall be denied.
(h)
				The Department shall act upon the application for qualification within 30 days
				from when the Department determines that the application is
				complete.