Resolve, Regarding Prequalification Standards for Contractors

Sec. 1. Single prequalification process. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services and the Department of Transportation shall jointly adopt one annual prequalification process to be used by contractors that wish to prequalify for projects administered by either agency. The agencies shall include contractors and other interested parties in developing the single prequalification process. The prequalification process developed pursuant to this section must be used by contractors for projects administered by either agency on or after January 1, 2012. The Bureau of General Services and the Department of Transportation shall jointly report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government on the prequalification process developed pursuant to this section by January 15, 2012. The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government may report out a bill relating to the prequalification process to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature.