N.M. Admin. Code § 18.27.5.7 - DEFINITIONS
A. This rule adopts
the abbreviations, symbols and definitions in the division 100-general
provisions of the current edition of the New Mexico Department of
Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge
Construction and incorporates the same by reference.
B. CID is the abbreviation of construction
industries division.
C. Compass
form means the New Mexico department of transportation form generated at
prequalification project closure that documents certain contractor performance
measurement data.
D. Department
means the New Mexico department of transportation.
E. Innovative contracting is an alternate
form of competitive bidding consistent with federal and state procurement laws
that can result in work being awarded to a responsible bidder that did not
submit the lowest monetary bid.
F.
Modified bid amount means the contractor 's bid multiplied by the contractor 's
prequalification factor rolling average or Pqfra . The modified bid amount will
be used solely for determining the apparent lowest responsible bidder. The
modified bid amount will not be used for payment.
G. Packet or prequalification packet means
the current New Mexico department of transportation contractor prequalification
application form issued by the office of inspector general and completed by a
contractor or subcontractor.
H.
Performance factor or Pf means the numerical quantification of a contractor 's
past performance on closed projects for certain objectively measureable
criteria.
I. Pf claim or Pfc means
the performance measurement of a contractor 's unsuccessful demand for
reconsideration of a claim, pursued beyond the cabinet secretary administrative
remedy level final determination through recourse to litigation or arbitration
subsequent to an unsuccessful public works mediation.
J. Pf disincentive or Pfd means the
performance measurement of a contractor 's quality of work for certain contract
items related to pavement and structures work where the materials are subject
to laboratory testing by both the contractor and department or quality-based
price reductions. Applicable project contract items for Pf disincentive are
governed by division 400, 500, and 900 quality criteria, as established in the
current edition of the New Mexico Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction and as may be
amended by special provision.
K. Pf
liquidated damages or Pfld means the performance measurement of a contractor 's
timely completion of the contract.
L. Pf non-conformance or Pfn means the
performance measurement of a contractor 's compliance with the terms and
conditions of the contract.
M. Pf
safety or Pfs means the performance measurement of a contractor 's safety
reflected by the contractor 's experience modifier rate or emr provided by the
contractor 's bonding company.
N.
Prequalification factor rolling average or Pqfra means the final measure of
responsibility that may be applied to a contractor 's bid resulting in a
modified bid amount .
O.
Prequalification factor year or Pqfyr means the yearly calculation of a
contractor 's performance factors.
P. Prequalification factor or Pqf means the
overall mathematical analysis of the performance factors that measure
contractor responsibility .
Q.
Prequalification project means a major construction project that is let through
the plans specifications and estimates bureau of the department , as a
competitive sealed bid procurement resulting in a contract executed by the
department . The definition of prequalification project expressly excludes
maintenance and other construction services work procured by any other means,
including but not limited to, multiple source award, price agreement, sole
source, qualification-based, design-build, job order contracting or small
purchase procurement methods.
R.
Prequalification project closure for purposes of the application of the
prequalification calculation means the date of physical completion of the
project as established in the current edition of the New Mexico
Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge
Construction, section 109.10.8, which is documented on the compass
form .
S. Responsibility means an
objective determination made by the department , based on past performance, of
the contractor 's capability in all respects to perform fully and make
satisfactory delivery of the requirements of the contract including the
integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance.
T. Rolling average means a calculation to
analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of
the full data set.
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