New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY › Chapter 9 - NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY › Subchapter 2 - PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING › Section 19:9-2.8 - Procedure for prequalification and award of contracts for architectural, engineering, and land surveying services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This section
				  shall apply to contracts for architectural, engineering, and land surveying
				  services that are not subject to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:9-2.2(d), 2.3, or 2.5.
				  The Authority may choose to apply this section to contracts below the public
				  bidding threshold as set forth in
				  N.J.S.A.
				  27:23-6.1.b in its sole discretion. The
				  Authority may use procurement processes other than those prescribed in this
				  section if those processes have been approved by the Federal government or
				  other State statute, rule, or executive order, or if an emergency has been
				  declared by the Executive Director. Where a procurement involves the proposed
				  use of Federal funds, and Federal law, regulations, or guidelines require a
				  procurement procedure other than those prescribed in this section, the
				  Authority shall follow the Federal procedures. All procedures provided for
				  herein that are consistent with Federal requirements shall be
				  followed.
(b) The following words
				  and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Complex projects" means projects other than "simple
					 projects," and includes most projects involving transportation, planning or
					 complex design, or any project having an estimated fee over $ 2,000,000.
"Director" means either the Chief Engineer, Director of
					 Operations, or Director of Maintenance, depending on whether the contract
					 emanates from the Engineering Department, Operations Department, or the
					 Maintenance Department.
"EOI" means an expression of interest from firms interested
					 in performing professional architectural, engineering and land surveying
					 services for the Authority.
"Firm" means any individual, firm, partnership,
					 corporation, association, joint venture or other legal entity permitted by law
					 to provide professional architectural, engineering or land surveying services
					 in this State.
"Professional architectural, engineering, and land
					 surveying services" means those services, including, but not limited to,
					 planning, design, environmental, and construction inspection services required
					 for the development and construction of projects, within the scope of the
					 practice of architecture, professional engineering, or professional land
					 surveying as defined by the laws of this State or those services performed by
					 an architect, professional engineer, or professional land surveyor in
					 connection with his or her professional employment practice, and which are
					 subject to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 52:34-9.1 et seq.
"Review committee" means the committee assigned to review a
					 contract for professional architectural, engineering and land surveying
					 services, which shall include at least three persons designated by the Director
					 and approved by the Executive Director.
"Simple projects" means projects or other engineering
					 services where the scope can be clearly defined and is not likely to change
					 during the course of the project where the estimated fee is $ 2,000,000 or
					 less. Simple projects include, but are not limited to, bridge inspection
					 projects, supervision of construction projects and highway and bridge design
					 projects with an estimated fee of $ 2,000,000 or less.
"Technical Review Committee" means the committee assigned
					 to review a contract for professional architectural, engineering, and land
					 surveying services, which shall include at least three persons designated by
					 the Director and approved by the Executive Director.
(c) Professional services prequalification
				  requirements shall be as follows:
1. A firm
				  interested in a contract for professional architectural, engineering, or land
				  surveying services shall complete and file a "Professional Service
				  Prequalification Questionnaire" ("PSPQ") with the Authority. Firms qualified
				  for a particular type of project based on the Authority's evaluation of the
				  PSPQs will be eligible for consideration when such projects are being
				  contracted for by the Authority without having to present their qualifications
				  on a project-specific basis.
2. For
				  the procurement of general consultants, rather than a project-specific
				  procurement, the procedures relating to prequalification of firms may be
				  modified to address the needs and requirements of the Authority.
3. Each firm shall identify on the PSPQ each
				  type of work for which the firm desires prequalification. All PSPQs shall
				  contain the following information:
i. Current
				  and past projects undertaken by the firm;
ii. The nature of services provided on each
				  project;
iii. The qualifications of
				  the professionals employed by the firm; and
iv. Other information which the Authority may
				  determine necessary to assess the firm's qualifications.
4. A firm shall notify the Authority in
				  writing of any substantial change in the information on its PSPQ when such
				  change occurs. A firm shall have a current PSPQ on file with the Authority on
				  the date of the EOI submittal in order to be considered for a project. For
				  purposes of this section, a current PSPQ is one which has been on file with the
				  Authority for no more than 24 months.