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Prequalification Attorneys

Overview

Prequalification is a pre-bid evaluation process available to public owners to vet contractors based on factors such as the contractor’s quality, fitness, capacity, and experience.  While a public owner is generally not required by law to utilize prequalification, the process must be applied uniformly to all contractors and within certain statutory limitations.

The prequalification attorneys at Flores Ryan, LLP have expertise in every aspect of prequalification procedures and strategies. We provide the legal expertise to ensure that prequalification is fairly applied.  Our extensive experience as prequalification attorneys allows us to determine whether a public owner is fairly and legally applying the prequalification procedures.

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KEY POINTS

  • A contracting state entity may require prospective bidders to prequalify before bidding by submitting financial ability and experience information, regardless of the dollar amount of the contract.
  • If the entity requires prequalification of any bidder, it must require prequalification of all bidders to that contract. The public entities that are subject to prequalification are the Departments of Water Resources, General Services, Parks and Recreation, Department of Corrections, Military, the High-Speed Rail Authority, and the Department of Transportation.
  • Many public agencies not subject to prequalification employ programs of their own where prospective bidders must prequalify to be eligible to bid.
  • A "responsible bidder" is a bidder who has demonstrated the attribute of trustworthiness as well as quality, fitness, capacity, and experience to satisfactorily perform a public works contract.
  • Agencies that require prequalification are to adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders to determine minimum requirements for qualification. These agencies must also establish procedures to allow prospective bidders to dispute their proposed prequalification ratings.

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