WISDOT BIDDING AND PREQUALIFICATION CHANGES FOR 2010

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