Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. After
receipt of the Secretary's or designee's certification, the Procuring Agency,
using text prepared by the agency requesting the services, shall place public
announcements on eMaryland Marketplace (eMM) and any optional agency identified
publications and/or websites indicating that the request to procure
architectural and engineering services has been certified by the Secretary of
Transportation or the Secretary of General Services or their designee. MDOT
shall advertise in the Daily Record or similar publication.
B. Public announcement guidelines are as
follows:
(1) Generally, public announcements
shall be places for a specific project. However, to the extent practical and
feasible, as determined by the Procurement Agency, two or more projects which
are similar in nature and scope of services may be included in a single public
announcement, and multiple reduced candidate lists established from those
responding to the announcement.
(2)
In some cases, the Procuring Agency may desire to award two or more Indefinite
Quantity contracts which are identical in nature and scope of services, for
work to be performed in the same defined geographical area. In these cases, the
public announcement shall indicate that two or more contracts may be awarded
from a single reduced candidate list.
C. The public announcements shall contain at
least the following:
(1) Agency's
name.
(2) Project number.
(3) Description of the Project, and the
architectural and/or engineering service to be procured.
(4) Indication of:
(a) Specific requirements, as a prerequisite
for consideration;
(b) The major
factors/criteria for the project;
(c) Indication how interested consultants may
receive additional documentation about the procurement, if available;
and
(d) Provision of a minimum of
20 days from the date of announcement for response by interested
consultants.
D. If requiring the optional Expression of
Interest submission separate from the Technical Proposal, the public
announcements must also include the following:
(1) A statement from respondents' indicating
of the prime contractor participant or participants, and the areas of
involvement of each named Sub-consultant. The statement shall further advise
respondents that if they are placed on the reduced candidate list, their
submission of proposals should substantially reflect this same composition and
areas of involvement.
(2)
Indication that reduced candidate lists shall consist of two or more
consultants from whom technical proposals shall be requested, and that contract
negotiations shall be conducted with the consultants) which submits the highest
rated technical proposals).
(3) The
major factors/criteria for the establishment of a reduced candidate
list.
