Section 4-134e-8 - Criteria of selectionIn making its initial review of responses and in all further steps of the selection process, the panel shall be guided by the following objective criteria:
(a) specialized design and technical competence of the design professional firm regarding the types of service required;(b) capacity and capability of the firm to perform the work, including any specialized services, within the time limitations;(c) past record of performance on contracts with the State and other clients with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, conformance with program, cooperation with client and supervision of construction;(d) proximity to and familiarity with the area in which the project is located; and(e) the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Administrative Services with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms and of assuring that the interest of the public in having available a substantial number of qualified firms is protected; provided, however, that the principle of selection of the most highly qualified firms is not violated. The panel may also reduce the list by (a) considering the last time each design professional firm received a contract from the Department of Administrative Services starting with the design professional firm with the most recent contract and working backwards chronologically; (b) by considering the volume of work, either by number of contracts or dollar amounts, previously awarded to a design professional firm by the Department of Administrative Services with the objective of achieving an equitable distribution of contracts. In both instances, the design professional firms so adjudged for selection must be the most qualified.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 4-134e-8