Florida Administrative Code
60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
60D - Division of Building Construction
Chapter 60D-5 - PROCEDURES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDDING, AWARD, NEGOTIATION AND CHANGES
Section 60D-5.004 - Prequalification Requirements and Procedures

1. Requirements: Each potential bidder on Levels Four and Five contracts, whose field or area is governed by Chapter 399, 455, 489 or 633, F.S., for licensure will be prequalified by the Agency to participate in the bid process for a specific field or area of construction based on the bidder's area of license or certification. In order to be eligible to submit a bid for work on project, during the current two year period (beginning on September 1 of each even numbered year and continuing for a period of twenty-four months), a potential bidder under the jurisdiction of Chapter 399, 455, 489 or 633, F.S., must provide to the Agency evidence of the following qualifications biennially after September 1, of each even numbered year, or during the bidding of a specific project. Prequalification with one Agency will not automatically prequalify the contractor with other Agencies. Contractors not governed by the requirements of Chapter 399, 455, 489 or 633, F.S., are not required to be prequalified under this section.

2. For projects that require a contractor with specific expertise and experience, the Agency may state additional prequalification requirements relating to demonstrated performance of similar work of similar size and complexity and the possession or availability of facilities or equipment needed for performance of the work in addition to prequalification requirements in accordance with conditions that will be established in the bidding documents.

3. In each instance where the bid documents set forth certain additional prequalification requirements, each potential bidder shall submit these prequalification data to the Agency as provided in the bid documents. The conditions may include a deadline date for submittal of additional prequalification data, which date will be earlier than the deadline for submission of bids. Bids are to be accepted only from those potential bidders who have prequalified in accordance with this section and the terms of the bidding documents.

4. Each potential bidder will be notified by the Agency to which it applied for prequalification of its eligibility or ineligibility to submit bids during the balance of the qualification period for a specific field or area of construction. A firm will be permitted to correct prequalification deficiencies if proof of correction is received 120 hours prior to the bid opening date and time. Any bidder or potential bidder that is determined to be ineligible because of failure to provide evidence of the minimum requirements will not be qualified to submit a bid and will be informed in writing of the deficiencies that must be corrected to be considered for future projects. Each potential bidder notified of its eligibility may submit a bid at the time and place designated in the bidding documents as long as the bidder is qualified and eligible to perform the work required by the bidding documents.

1. Requirements: any bidder that has submitted a bid on Levels Four and Five contracts must satisfy the following requirements as judged by the Agency in order to be eligible for award of the contract for construction.

2. The firm determined by the Agency to have submitted the low, responsive bid must complete and submit the above required qualification data where applicable within seven working days after being notified as the low responsive bidder. The Agency will evaluate all data submitted within seven days of receipt and determine whether the firm is a qualified bidder. Should the bidder be judged unqualified, its bid will be rejected and the bidder submitting the next low responsive bid will be given seven working days to submit its qualification data.