Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-22 - GOVERNING ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODS › Rule 672-22-.04 - CM/GC Procurement Process

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a)
Notice of Request for
			 Proposals.
The Department shall announce its intention to initiate a
			 procurement of a CM/GC to perform the requirements of a Construction Management
			 Agreement by posting a Public Notice Advertisement ("PNA") of an upcoming
			 Request for Proposals ("RFP") on the Department of Administrative Services
			 website or in substantially the same manner utilized by the Department to
			 solicit requests for proposals. The PNA will provide information on the
			 upcoming project, the tentative scope and description of services, and
			 anticipated procurement schedule.
(b)
Prequalification
			 Requirements.
The Department requires contractors and professional
			 consultants to be prequalified for the work they are proposing to perform, by
			 the date of submission of proposals in response to the RFP utilizing a one
			 phase selection method, or by the date of submission of a statement of
			 qualifications utilizing a two phase selection method. All contractors and
			 consultants for CM/GC projects must be prequalified by the Department, pursuant
			 to either Chapter 672-5 of the Rules of the State of Georgia or project
			 specific qualifications set forth in the solicitation which at a minimum must
			 comply with Chapter 672-5. The request for qualifications or the RFP will set
			 forth the requirements for evidence of bonding capacity required of the
			 CM/GC.
(c)
Procurement.
The Department may award a Construction Management
			 Agreement following either a one-phase or two-phase selection process based on
			 qualifications, best value, suitability, or any other combination of factors
			 considered appropriate by the Department and which are clearly specified in the
			 RFP. A best value-based selection is based on the proposer's submittals
			 regarding among other things (i) qualifications, key personnel, and prior
			 experience performing work under contracts for projects of a similar size,
			 scope, complexity, and magnitude, (ii) its technical proposal, and (iii) the
			 proposer's Preconstruction Services Fee.
(1)
Evaluation Criteria
. In the RFP for a Construction Management
			 Agreement, the Department will specify the evaluation criteria as well as the
			 basis for award, including the weight of each evaluation factor and subfactor
			 in evaluating proposals.
(2)
Interviews.
The Department shall identify, in the RFP, whether it
			 intends to conduct interviews with responsive proposers. These interviews may
			 be a component of the score, or otherwise evaluated. If the interview will be
			 scored the scoring will be clearly stated in the evaluation criteria and in
			 accordance with
			  23 CFR §
										635.504.
(3)
Evaluation of Proposals.
The
			 Department shall evaluate proposals in accordance with the requirements in the
			 RFP. A proposal will only be considered nonresponsive if it does not contain
			 all the information and level of detail requested in the RFP; provided, that
			 the Department has sole discretion to determine whether a proposal is
			 nonresponsive. No proposal will be considered unless it is accompanied by a
			 proposal guaranty in a form of security acceptable to the Department and
			 specified in the RFP.
(4)
Selection Decision.
Based on the evaluation factors as set forth
			 in the RFP, the Department shall rank all proposals that are complete, in
			 conformance with, and responsive to the RFP, consistent with the specified
			 basis for award. The Department shall announce the award of the Construction
			 Management Agreement to the CM/GC in the same manner used to publish the
			 initial notice of solicitation.