New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 19 - CLASSIFICATION AND PREQUALIFICATION OF FIRMS › Subchapter 3 - CONSULTANT PREQUALIFICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES › Section 17:19-3.3 - Prequalification of consultants

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Firms desiring
				to be considered for consultant work with the DPMC shall submit, as
				appropriate, a prequalification form, DPMC-48A or a material testing laboratory
				prequalification form, DPMC-48T. This form provides comprehensive information
				on the management of the firm, the financial history of the firm, the type and
				value of past project work, licensed and technical staff, and other factors
				deemed relevant by the DPMC. This information is used to assist in the
				evaluation of firms for DPMC work and to establish the maximum construction
				cost estimate dollar level and professional disciplines for which the firm is
				qualified. The result of this evaluation is the firm's "prequalification." The
				prequalification will be effective for a 24-month period beginning with the
				date shown on the prequalification notice issued by the DPMC.
(b) In accordance with provisions found in
				52:34-9.3, firms submitting a new
				or renewal application must include a non-refundable company check in the
				amount specified in
				52:34-9.3 payable to "Treasurer,
				State of New Jersey." No application will be processed until a company check is
				received. If a check is returned for any reason, the DPMC may immediately
				revoke the firm's prequalification. Any firm that submits a check that is
				returned will be required to submit a certified check or money-order with all
				future submissions for a period of three years. The firm will also be
				responsible for any additional charges, including bank charges, incurred as a
				result of any returned check.
(c)
				Review of the firm by the DPMC shall be completed within 30 calendar days of
				receipt of fully completed prequalification forms, and a notification of
				results shall be mailed to the firm within the same time period.
(d) If a prequalification is denied, the firm
				will be notified in writing of the reasons for denial. Measures that the firm
				may take in order to become qualified will be identified by the DPMC.
(e) If a firm does not agree with its
				prequalification as assigned by the DPMC, or the denial of its
				prequalification, it may make a written request to the manager of the DPMC's
				prequalification unit for reconsideration. Results of this review will be made
				known to the firm in writing. If the firm still does not agree with the DPMC's
				prequalification determination, it may appeal in writing to the Director whose
				decision will then be final.
(f) It
				is the responsibility of each firm to update and keep current all
				prequalification forms. Major changes occurring in the firm's status shall be
				brought to the attention of the DPMC in order that the prequalification record
				is current.
(g) Any firm seeking
				prequalification shall have at least one principal on its staff who has been
				engaged in active private practice with full financial responsibility for a
				period of two years immediately preceding its request for
				prequalification.
(h) The
				prequalification level assigned does not necessarily reflect the level on which
				a consultant has performed for other clients. The DPMC will endeavor to assign
				a level that is justified by applicable overall experience, length of time in
				business, prior experience, the number of licensed New Jersey principals,
				professional and technical staffing, and management depth. At a minimum, the
				consultant must have three public or private projects (two completed and one in
				progress) at or exceeding a specific prequalification dollar level in the
				discipline requested prior to approval for that prequalification
				level.
(i) Firms may increase their
				technical qualification for a specific project by entering into joint-ventures
				with other firms. Each individual firm of the joint venture must be separately
				prequalified. One of the firms shall have been prequalified at the level
				stipulated for the project.