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3 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> PREQUALIFICATION POLICY <br /> A. Governing Law (Session Law 2014-42) <br /> This policy is in effect for all prequalifications on Orange County work, including single prime <br /> project delivery and construction manager at risk first-tier subcontractors. G.S. 143-135.8(b)(2) <br /> requires the governmental entity to "adopt an objective prequalification policy applicable to all <br /> construction or repair work prior to the advertisement of the contract for which the <br /> governmental entity intends to prequalify bidders." <br /> B. Requirements for Prequalification Criteria Form and Assessment <br /> 1. Uniform, consistent, and transparent in its application to all bidders. <br /> 2. All bidders who meet the prequalification criteria to be prequalified are allowed to <br /> bid on the construction or repair work project. <br /> 3. Criteria must be rationally related to construction or repair work. <br /> 4. The bidder is not required to have been previously awarded a construction or repair <br /> project by the governmental entity. <br /> 5. Bidders are permitted to submit history or experience with projects of similar size, <br /> scope, or complexity <br /> 6. Assessment process of prequalification is stated in this policy. <br /> 7. A process for a denied bidder to protest is stated below in this policy. <br /> 8. A process for notifying a denied prequalified bidder is stated below in this policy. <br /> C. Review of Application <br /> 1. Prequalification Committee — The County and/or construction manager shall agree <br /> upon the members of the prequalification committee. The County Finance Officer shall <br /> be the Prequalification Official. The Prequalification Official shall not be on the <br /> prequalification committee. The prequalification committee will review prequalification <br /> applications submitted by the firms and will determine each firm's prequalification <br /> eligibility for the project. <br /> 2. Review of Application — The prequalification committee shall use the objective <br /> assessment process form as adopted by the Orange County Asset Management Services <br /> Department. The prequalification committee shall approve or deny the applications in <br /> accordance with the prequalification criteria and scoring system based upon the <br /> applicants' initial response to the County's solicitation for qualified bidders. With the <br /> possible protests and appeals on prequalification and the times associated with <br /> responses, the County and/or construction manager should have the advertisement for <br /> prequalification out to potential applicants approximately two (2) months prior to actual <br /> bid date. <br /> 3. Notice of Decision — All firms that submitted applications for prequalification shall be <br /> promptly notified of the prequalification committee's decision, including the reason for <br /> denial, via e-mail. Notice shall be provided prior to the opening of bids for the project <br /> and with sufficient time for the firm to appeal the denial of prequalification. <br /> 4. Informal Meeting - Upon denial, the applicant may request an informal meeting with <br /> the County's representative and/or construction manager to receive feedback and <br />