Explanation of Contractor Performance Rat

ing System PURPOSE: This rule explains the need for the contractor rating system established in this chapter and states the general objectives of the system. (1) The commission has the obligation to award its contracts to only responsive and responsible bidders. The commission also has the duty to supervise and control the construction and maintenance of its state highway system. Inherent in these concepts, and in the commission’s general obligation to the traveling public of this state, is that the commission must regulate those who construct the finished highway product. (2) The contractor rating system is intended to help the com mission periodically determine those responsible contractors whose outstanding or superior performance merits recogni tion by the commission. The focus of the recognition will be on excellence in partnering. At the start of each calendar year, contractors will have the opportunity to nominate projects they believe demonstrate outstanding partnerships. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will review the nom inated projects and select those that will be recognized. The commission will be informed of contractors being recognized. The recognized contractors will be informed and invited to the annual meeting. AUTHORITY: sections 226.020, 226.130, 227.030, and 227.100, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1990, effective July 8, 1991. Amended: Filed Dec. 8, 2016, effective July 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Feb. 6, 2026, effective Sept. 30, 2026. *Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995; 227.030, RSMo 1939; and 227.100, RSMo 1939, amended 1963, 1967, 1969, 2002.