Indiana Administrative Code › Title 105 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Article 11 - PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AND BIDDING › Rule 2 - Requirements for Prequalification of Contractors › Section 2-1 - General requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  8-23-2-6
Affected: IC 8-23-10
Sec. 1.
(a) A
				contractor desiring to offer bids for the performance of contracts for the
				construction or maintenance of highways and bridges and appurtenances thereto
				must first be prequalified by the department and shall file a verified
				statement of experience and financial condition using the forms furnished by
				the department. The statement must include a complete report of the financial
				ability, adequacy of plant and equipment, organization, and experience of the
				applicant. The submission of a statement by the applicant is deemed
				authorization by the applicant for the prequalification committee to obtain all
				information which is deemed pertinent with respect to the applicant's financial
				worth, assets and liabilities, organization, personnel, construction
				experience, prosecution of work on previous contracts, condition and adequacy
				of equipment, and its attitude toward department regulations and the general
				public. A new statement is required at least once each year unless specifically
				requested at more frequent intervals.
(b) The commissioner or prequalification
				engineer may, at any time during which a certificate of qualification is in
				effect, demand a new statement. If the contractor does not furnish a new
				statement within sixty (60) days of the date of the request, the certificate of
				qualification held by the contractor may be considered forfeited and the
				contractor may not be permitted to bid on contracts of the department until a
				new statement has been received and acted upon by the department.
(c) Complete answers to all interrogatories
				and the furnishing of all information as indicated by column headings,
				footnotes, or otherwise throughout the statement are an essential part of
				compliance with this article. Failure to provide complete and true information
				is grounds for rejection of the application for prequalification and provides
				grounds for immediate disqualification.
(d) The department will act on an application
				within thirty (30) days of its receipt. Statements will be considered in the
				order received as promptly as circumstances permit, except statements from new
				applicants who desire to bid on projects advertised must be received no later
				than twenty-one (21) calendar days prior to the bid opening date to receive
				consideration for that bid opening. A statement from a contractor for
				prequalification renewal must be received at least fifteen (15) calendar days
				prior to the bid opening date to receive consideration for that bid opening. A
				contractor who meets the time frames required by this subsection may submit
				bids contingent upon the results of its prequalification application.
(e) No bidder shall be given a certificate of
				qualification unless the review of its statement shows that it possesses net
				current assets sufficient in the judgment of the commissioner to render it
				probable that it can satisfactorily execute its contracts and meet its
				obligations.
(f) An applicant must
				possess the qualifications prescribed and be determined to be a competent and
				responsible bidder as verified by the inquiries and investigations of the
				department to qualify for a certificate of qualification. The areas considered
				for qualification of the contractor include, but are not limited to, the
				following:
(1) Organization.
(2) Personnel.
(3) Construction experience.
(4) Prosecution of work on previous
				contracts.
(5) Condition and
				adequacy of equipment.
(6)
				Financial condition and quality of financial information.
(7) The contractor's attitude toward
				department rules and the general public.
An applicant will not be considered as competent and
				  responsible if found to be of a character that would otherwise subject it to
				  suspension, revocation, or disqualification.