New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Tra - Commissioner, Department of Transportation
Chapter Tra 400 - PREQUALIFICATION AND BIDDING PROCESS
Part Tra 401 - PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS - CLASSIFICATION AND RATING OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDER
Section Tra 401.06 - Time of Filing and Review

(a) Prequalification statements shall be filed with the department annually. Prequalification status shall expire one year and 3 months from the date of the financial statement filed as part of the prequalification statement. In no case shall a request for prequalification be accepted after the tenth day before the day set for opening of bids for the project on which the contractor under consideration intends to bid.

(b) A request for prequalification shall not be considered by the committee until a prequalification statement fully completed in accordance with Tra 401.05 and a financial statement fully completed in accordance with Tra 401.04 have been submitted by the contractor concerned. If the information contained in any statement required under this part is insufficient, the commissioner shall refuse to furnish such contractor with an official proposal form for an advertised project.

(c) The prequalification committee shall analyze the prequalification statement and financial statement and obtain verification of the information set forth in the statements. Obtaining verification shall include, but not be limited to, such methods as requesting written or oral references and evaluating past performance on state projects in any capacity. The prequalification committee shall request further clarification of information, or a personal interview with the contractor, if necessary to evaluate the prequalification statement and the financial statement.

(d) The prequalification committee shall consider a request for the revision of a prequalification rating at any time based upon the submission of information showing increased financial ability, equipment, or ability to perform work.

(e) The prequalification committee shall consider the request of a debarred contractor to lift debarment at any time based upon the submission of information to show that cause for continuance of a debarment no longer exists.