§ 2-1199. Prequalification of offerors.

(a)

Generally. Under this article, the chief procurement officer, in consultation with the using agency may determine that it is in the best interests of the city to prequalify offerors for particular types of supplies, services, construction and professional and consultant services. Prequalification standards may be imposed by the chief procurement officer that must be met by any offeror in order to qualify to respond to an invitation for bids or a request for proposals. Offerors shall be required to submit information to the chief procurement officer to allow a determination of whether an offeror has met such prequalification standards. When prequalification is required, only those offerors who submit the required prequalification information and who are actually prequalified to submit a bid or proposal for a particular solicitation shall be allowed to submit bids or proposals.

(b)

Public notice. Public notice of prequalification shall be given in the same manner as provided in subsections 2-1188(c) and 2-1189(c).

(c)

Procedures for prequalifying offerors. The chief procurement officer and using agency for which the solicitation is being performed shall review all information submitted by offerors, and, if necessary, additional information may be required. If the chief procurement officer, in consultation with the using agency and any other affected city agency, determines that the offeror meets all of the prequalification standards established under this article, the chief procurement officer shall prequalify the offeror as qualified to submit a bid or proposal for the particular solicitation for which the prequalification was performed. The offeror shall be notified in writing of prequalification.

(d)

Failure to prequalify. If an offeror is found not to meet the prequalification standards established under this article, a written determination setting forth the basis for such finding shall be prepared by the chief procurement officer and delivered to the offeror.

(e)

Prequalified contractors for municipal public roads contracts. Any offeror prequalified pursuant to this section may be awarded a contract for municipal public roads projects, as such projects are defined in Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia.

(1)

Public notice as provided in section 2-1188(c) of this Division shall be required to solicit prequalified offerors.

(2)

The request for prequalified offerors shall not require offerors to include cost or pricing data, pursuant to section 2-1201.

(3)

Contracts awarded to prequalified offerors shall require the performance of such services and performance standards as described in the request for qualified offerors.

(4)

An invitation for bids shall be requested from all prequalified contractors for the purpose of soliciting cost and pricing for an individual municipal public roads project, which shall be awarded to the lowest reliable bid received from a prequalified contractor. Public notice shall not be required when requesting bids from prequalified contractors.

(5)

Performance and payment bonds shall be required in an amount equal to the value of a municipal public roads project awarded pursuant to subsection (e)(3) above.

(Ord. No. 2009-78(09-O-1876), § 4, 12-15-09; Ord. No. 2015-56(15-O-1515), § 1, 11-25-15 )