1. (1) demonstrated competence, including the firm's past experience with similar projects; the education and experience of key personnel, including principals to be assigned and the proposed level of their participation; the firm's capability to adequately analyze the project; the firm's ability to meet the project schedule; the longevity of the firm and amount of staff turnover; and the nature and quality of the firm's past completed work.
2. (2) specialized qualifications for the services to be performed;
3. (3) small business status of the contractor submitting a statement of qualification;
4. (4) D/VBEs status of a contractor submitting a statement of qualification; and
5. (5) the good faith effort of the contractor to subcontract with D/VBEs to assist the Conservancy in its efforts to meet statewide participation goals for D/VBEs as set forth in Public Contract Code section 10115. These factors shall be weighed by the Executive Officer according to the nature of the project, the needs of the Conservancy, and the complexity and special requirements of the specific project.

The Executive Officer shall select contractors based on the following criteria:

Note: Authority cited: Section 31102, Public Resources Code. Section 4526, Government Code. Section 10115.3(b), Public Contract Code. Reference: Sections 4526 and 4527, Government Code. Section 10115.2, Public Contract Code.

History

1. New section filed 2-2-90 as an emergency; operative 2-2-90 (Register 90, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 6-4-90.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-2-90 order, including amendment of subsection (a) and deletion of subsection (b), resubmitted to OAL 11-20-90, approved and filed 12-19-90 (Register 91, No. 10).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (4) and (5) filed 5-13-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 20).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (h)(4)-(5) filed 10-2-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 40).