NAC408.674. Request for qualifications; qualification submittals; shortlisting.

     1. The Department may, but is not required to, shortlist a person for projects by issuing a request for qualifications.

     2. If the Department issues a request for qualifications, the request for qualifications must set forth the following:

     (a) The criteria that the Department will use to shortlist a person who submits a qualification submittal. Such criteria may include, without limitation:

          (1) The capabilities, experience, facilities or techniques of the person;

          (2) How the person’s capabilities, experience, facilities or techniques, or a combination thereof, help achieve the objectives of the project;

          (3) Whether the person’s qualifications, capabilities, experience, facilities or techniques, or a combination thereof, are critical to achieving the objectives of the project; and

          (4) Any other criteria the Department determines are appropriate for the particular project.

     (b) The relative weight assigned to each criterion used to shortlist a person.

     (c) The date and time by which a qualification submittal must be submitted to the Department.

     (d) The information set forth in subsection 2 of NAC 408.684.

     3. After receiving a qualification submittal, the Department will evaluate the qualification submittal in accordance with the criteria set forth in the request for qualifications issued by the Department.

     4. During the evaluation of a person’s qualification submittal, the Department may interview the person or request clarification from the person concerning the qualification submittal.

     5. The Department will provide written notification to each person who submitted a qualification submittal informing the person of whether he or she has been shortlisted.

     6. After the Department evaluates all qualification submittals for a particular project, the Department will determine which of the persons who submitted the qualification submittals will be shortlisted for the particular project. Persons who submitted qualification submittals and who are shortlisted for a particular project may submit a proposal for that project.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010)