Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 810 CMR - DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE › Title 810 CMR 10.00 - Prequalification Of Subcontractors To Bid On Public Building Contracts Pursuant To M.G.L. c.149 Sections 44a Through 44j › Section 10.05 - 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 10.07(4)(a). The RFQ
			 shall contain instructions regarding the RFQ and prequalification process and
			 how interested Subcontractors 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
DCAMM
			 Guidelines for Prequalification
, to be completed and returned by
			 interested Subcontractors 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 Subcontractor 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
			 Project. The Awarding Authority assumes no responsibility for a Subcontractor's
			 failure to receive any addenda or other correspondence related to this RFQ if
			 the Subcontractor 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 public Building Project
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 149, § 44D¾ to solicit firms interested in
			 providing Subcontractor services for said Building Project. The RFQ shall also
			 include a statement that the Subcontractor selection process for the Building
			 Project is a two-phase process as set forth in M.G.L. c. 149, §
			 44D¾ and that the Awarding Authority is prequalifying firms interested
			 in providing public Subcontractor 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 Subcontractors for prequalification.
(a)
General Evaluation
			 Categories
. The RFQ shall advise interested Subcontractors 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, § 44D¾ 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 50 points available in this evaluation category, but
			 even if all other requirements for prequalification are met by an interested
			 Subcontractor, a minimum of 25 points are required in this evaluation category
			 in order for an interested Subcontractor to be deemed prequalified by the
			 Prequalification Committee to submit a sub-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
			 Subcontractor, a minimum of 15 points are required in this evaluation category
			 in order for an interested Subcontractor to be deemed prequalified by the
			 Prequalification Committee to submit a sub-bid for the Building
			 Project.
3.
Capacity to
			 Complete
. The RFQ shall expressly state that there are a maximum
			 20 points available in this evaluation category, but even if all other
			 requirements for prequalification are met by an interested Subcontractor, a
			 minimum of ten points are required in this evaluation category in order for an
			 interested Subcontractor to be deemed prequalified by the Prequalification
			 Committee to submit a sub-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 Subcontractor, an
			 interested Subcontractor must satisfy all of the Mandatory Requirements in
			 order for an interested Subcontractor to be deemed prequalified by the
			 Prequalification Committee to submit a sub-bid for the Building
			 Project.