Section 734.13. Public notice for proposals.

 

(1)  For projects having an estimated cost which exceeds $2,500,000, an invitation for any consultant to submit a project-specific statement of qualifications for consideration by the selection committee shall be published by the department as a class 2 notice under ch. 985 , Stats. , in the official state newspaper. The notice shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(a) Project title and location.

(b) Name of the department.

(c) Date and place where project information and scope of work may be obtained.

(d) Description of services required.

(e) Location where proposals will be received and the date and time receipt of proposals will close.

(f) Name and phone number of the department contact.

(2)  In addition to the class 2 notice required in sub. (1) , the department may also solicit project-specific statements of qualifications by any appropriate method, including any of the following:

(a) Placing the notice in trade publications or newspapers within the locale of the project.

(b) Mailing the notice directly to potential consultants, if such measure is deemed necessary by the department to assure an adequate number of consultants for consideration by the selection committee.

(3)  Criteria for evaluating project-specific qualifications shall be established by the selection committee or the designee of the chairperson prior to review of the statements of qualification.

(4)  Proposals may be requested from one or more consultants who meet the project-specific qualification criteria.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-94; CR 12-023 : am. (title), cr. (1) (f) Register October 2013 No. 694 , eff. 11-1-13.