Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-17 - GOVERNING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS › Rule 672-17-.04 - Solicitation Process

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicability. If the Department decides
			 to procure a Public-Private Partnership, it will solicit participation through
			 a procurement process in accordance with the requirements of these Rules. Such
			 procurement process may involve, without limitations, Request for
			 Qualifications, listing of the most qualified Proposers, Request for Proposals,
			 discussions, interviews, one-on-one meetings, requests for additional
			 information or clarifications, written questions and responses, negotiations,
			 and/or best and final offers.
(2)
			 Request for Qualifications.
(a) General. As
			 part of a solicitation for a Public-Private Partnership, the Department may, in
			 its sole discretion, issue a Request for Qualifications. A Request for
			 Qualifications for a Public-Private Partnership will set forth the basic
			 criteria for professional experience, competence, and capability to undertake
			 and perform a proposed Public-Private Partnership, and such other information
			 as the Department considers relevant or necessary in the Request for
			 Qualification. At its sole discretion, the Department may elect to furnish
			 conceptual designs, fundamental details, technical studies and reports or
			 detailed plans of the proposed project in the Request for Qualifications. The
			 Request for Qualifications may request one or more conceptual approaches to
			 bring the Public-Private Partnership to fruition.
(b) Notice. If the Department initiates a
			 solicitation by issuing a Request for Qualifications, as applicable, the
			 Department shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date for receipt of
			 responses to such request, post the legal notice for said request on the
			 Department of Administrative Services website or in substantially the same
			 manner utilized by the Department to solicit Requests for Qualifications, as
			 applicable.
(c) Evaluation. The
			 Department, after evaluating the qualification submittals received in response
			 to a Request for Qualifications, will identify and approve a list of qualified
			 Proposers that is composed of those Proposers that are considered most
			 qualified to respond to a Request for Proposals for a proposed Public-Private
			 Partnership. The list will comprise of at least two (2) qualified Proposers,
			 but no more than five (5) qualified Proposers. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
			 the Department has the right to cancel or suspend the solicitation at any time.
			 In evaluating the qualification submittals, the Department will consider such
			 qualities that the Department considers relevant to the Public-Private
			 Partnership, which may include the Proposer's financial condition, stated
			 capacity and willingness to assume responsibility and risk, management
			 stability, technical capability, experience, staffing, and organizational
			 structure. The Request for Qualifications shall include the criteria used to
			 evaluate the qualification submittals and the relative weight given to the
			 criteria. The Department shall notify each Proposer providing a qualification
			 submittal whether it is on the list of most qualified Proposers.