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ELECTRONIC BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
All proposals will require electronic bidding unless waived in the advertisement• Improves accuracy of the bidding
process• Reduces WisDOT resource
requirements
PUBLIC OPENINGS
If the electronic bidding requirement is waived: Paper Bids must be submitted to Hill
Farms room 601 People wishing to attend in person, in
room 601, will receive a hard copy listing of the “as-read” proposal totals
CHANGES TO PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS Submittals will be required biennially
(every other year) WisDOT still reserves the right to
request interim submittals A contractor may request an interim
review only if there is a significant reorganization or substantial change in the financial position of the company
CHANGES TO PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS Submittals must be received 10
business days prior to the letting New bidders or bidders requesting a
rating in a new work classification must submit detailed project descriptions and references for completed work
WORK CLASSIFICATION MODIFICATIONS Rename group I – “Street and Airport
Lighting” to “Electrical Construction” Work includes trenching and underground duct
work, placing electrical cable on or under the ground, placing light bases, poles and fixtures, furnishing and installing visual and instrument aids to navigation (i.e. VASI, REIL, VOR, NDB, ILS/ALS, etc.), to include generators, regulators, transformers and related equipment, traffic signals, loop detectors, ITS equipment, traffic counters and incident management related equipment.
WORK CLASSIFICATION MODIFICATIONS Add new group L “Material Supplier”
Work includes procuring, manufacturing, assembling or delivering materials that may be incorporated in a Department project.
e.g. structural steel suppliers
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES
All LLCs, LLPs and JVs without directly controlled assets must execute an indemnification agreement
The Department will notify affected parties during the prequalification process
The Department will supply the required indemnification agreement
An example agreement will also be included in the prequalification policy on the HCCI site
UNLIMITED RATINGS
Unlimited ratings will be eliminated All contractors that are currently listed
as unlimited will have their ratings revised during their next update
Work classifications will be revised to match bidders capabilities e.g. structures or grading
RATING FACTOR ISSUES
What is a rating factor? PQ Limit = Financial Factor X Rating
Factor The rating factor is reduced for
departures from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) e.g. consolidating a variable interest entity
(VIE)
STILL INVESTIGATING
Safety component Are prequalification limits keeping up
with inflation? Effects of depreciation
taxes vs. prequalification
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
Bidding changes require standard specification and advertisement modifications
Prequalification changes require standard specification, prequalification policy and form modifications
Some prequalification issues require further investigation/discussion
Anticipate implementation in March 2010 Will issue general notices to bidders on HCCI