Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 810 CMR - DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE › Title 810 CMR 9.00 - Prequalification Of General Contractors To Bid On Public Building Contracts Pursuant To M.G.L. c. 149 Sections 44A through 44J › Section 9.05 - Contents of the Request for Qualifications

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
General Information and Instructions
. The RFQ shall
			 repeat and contain all of the information required in the public advertisement
			 as set forth in
			 810
			 CMR 9.07(4)(a). The RFQ
			 shall contain instructions regarding the RFQ and prequalification process and
			 how interested General Contractors shall respond to the RFQ in order to be
			 considered for prequalification.
(2)
RFQ Interest
			 Form
. The RFQ shall include an RFQ Interest Form, in a form
			 consistent with the RFQ Interest Form prescribed by DCAMM in the
DCAM
M
Guidelines for Prequalification
, to be
			 completed and returned by interested General Contractors upon receipt of the
			 RFQ to alert the Awarding Authority of their potential interest in the Building
			 Project and provide contact information in the event that any addenda to the
			 RFQ are issued. By submitting the RFQ Interest Form the interested General
			 Contractor is only expressing its interest in the Building Project and is
			 requesting that it be added to the list of firms that will receive any addenda
			 to the RFQ on the Building Project. The Awarding Authority assumes no
			 responsibility for a General Contractor's failure to receive any addenda or
			 other correspondence related to this RFQ if the General Contractor fails to
			 submit an RFQ Interest Form to the Awarding Authority as directed in the RFQ.
			 The Awarding Authority shall maintain a list of all firms that have submitted
			 an RFQ Interest Form and shall provide notice of any addenda or other
			 communications regarding the prequalification process to all firms that have
			 submitted the RFQ Interest Form.
(3)
Overview of Selection
			 Process
. The RFQ shall include an overview of the selection
			 process stating that the RFQ is being issued for a Building Project pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 149, § 44D½ to solicit firms interested in providing
			 General Contractor services for said Building Project. The RFQ shall also
			 include a statement that the General Contractor selection process for the
			 Building Project is a two-phase process as set forth in M.G.L. c. 149, §
			 44D½ and that the Awarding Authority is prequalifying firms interested
			 in providing General Contractor services for said Building Project through this
			 RFQ prequalification process.
(4)
Evaluation Criteria
. The RFQ shall include a detailed
			 description of the evaluation categories and subcategories on which the
			 Prequalification Committee will evaluate interested General Contractors for
			 prequalification.
(a)
General
			 Evaluation Categories
. The RFQ shall advise interested General
			 Contractors that they will be evaluated for prequalification by the
			 Prequalification Committee on the basis of the four general evaluation
			 categories mandated in M.G.L. c. 149, § 44D½ and shall set forth
			 the evaluation points allocated to each of the categories. The Awarding
			 Authority shall not modify, add or delete from these prescribed four general
			 categories in the RFQ or any addenda thereto. The mandated general evaluation
			 categories and their respective point allocations are as follows:
1.
Management
			 Experience
. The RFQ shall expressly state that there are a maximum
			 of 50 points available in this evaluation category, but even if all other
			 requirements for prequalification are met by an interested General Contractor,
			 a minimum of 25 points are required in this evaluation category in order for an
			 interested General Contractor to be deemed prequalified by the Prequalification
			 Committee to submit a general bid for the Building Project.
2.
References
. The
			 RFQ shall expressly state that there are a maximum of 30 points available in
			 this evaluation category, but even if all other requirements for
			 prequalification are met by an interested General Contractor, a minimum of 15
			 points are required in this evaluation category in order for an interested
			 General Contractor to be deemed prequalified by the Prequalification Committee
			 to submit a general bid for the Building Project.
3.
Capacity to
			 Complete
. The RFQ shall expressly state that there are a maximum
			 of 20 points available in this evaluation category, but even if all other
			 requirements for prequalification are met by an interested General Contractor,
			 a minimum of ten points are required in this evaluation category in order for
			 an interested General Contractor to be deemed prequalified by the
			 Prequalification Committee to submit a general bid for the Building
			 Project.
4.
Mandatory
			 Requirements
. The RFQ shall expressly state that there are no
			 points available in this evaluation category, but even if all other
			 requirements for prequalification are met by an interested General Contractor,
			 an interested General Contractor must satisfy all of the Mandatory Requirements
			 in order for an interested General Contractor to be deemed prequalified by the
			 Prequalification Committee to submit a general bid for the Building
			 Project.