Statement of Qualifications

(1) Standardized Statement of Qualifications. In order to facilitate a uniform prequalification process and expedite the response and evaluation time required, an Awarding Authority utilizing prequalification, whether by mandate or by election, shall include as part of the RFQ a standardized SOQ, in a form consistent with the form prescribed by DCAMM: Guidelines for Prequalification. The SOQ may be customized by the Awarding Authority to include project specific information to seek information relative to the evaluation criteria set forth in 810 CMR 10.05(4), but shall not be otherwise modified or changed. The Awarding Authority shall make the SOQ available to interested Subcontractors both electronically and in paper form. (2) Form of Response to RFQ. Interested Subcontractors shall respond to an RFQ issued by an Awarding Authority for the purpose of prequalification by completing the SOQ provided by the Awarding Authority in the RFQ, including the required schedules and attachments thereto. The SOQ must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFQ. Responses submitted in any form other than the form specified by the Awarding Authority in the RFQ shall be deemed disqualified from the prequalification process. (3) Financial Information Submitted with Statement of Qualifications. In order to preserve the confidentiality of financial information submitted by a Subcontractor in response to the information requested for the Capacity to Complete evaluation category, interested Subcontractors may submit the annual revenue and revenue under contract information in accordance with the procedures set forth in 810 CMR 10.05(4)(b)3.c. (4) Authorization to Submit Statement of Qualifications. The SOQ shall be signed under pains and penalties of perjury. The signatory of the SOQ shall be an officer of the Subcontractor firm authorized to sign on behalf of the Subcontractor firm who has full knowledge of the information being provided. (5) Disqualification. Any Subcontractor who fails to respond to the RFQ in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFQ in any material way shall be deemed to be disqualified from consideration for prequalification. This includes, but is not limited to, failure to submit the SOQ by the deadline set forth in the RFQ, failure to submit the SOQ to the address set forth in the RFQ, failure to submit the response to RFQ on the SOQ form provided, failure to sign the SOQ under the pains and penalties of perjury and failure to comply with the mandatory requirements set forth in M.G.L. c. 149, § 44D¾(e)(4).