Ohio Code 5526.04 – Prequalification requirements for firms seeking to provide professional services
The director of transportation may institute prequalification requirements for firms seeking to provide professional services and may require that each prequalified firm maintain a current statement of qualifications with the department of transportation. The prequalification requirements shall be based on the factors set forth in division (D) of section 5526.01 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5526.04
- Firm: means any person or limited liability company that is legally engaged in rendering professional services. See Ohio Code 5526.01
- Professional services: means any of the following:
(1) The practice of engineering as defined in section 4733. See Ohio Code 5526.01
- Qualifications: means all of the following:
(1) The competence of a firm to perform required professional services as indicated by the technical training, education, and experience of the firm's personnel, in particular the technical training, education, and experience of the firm's personnel assigned to perform professional services for the department;
(2) The ability of a firm in terms of its workload and the availability of qualified personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the required professional services competently and expeditiously;
(3) The past performance of a firm as indicated by evaluations of previous clients of the firm with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and meeting of deadlines;
(4) Any other relevant factors as determined by the director. See Ohio Code 5526.01