The standard prequalification questionnaire and financial
statement shall be transmitted to the director of Washington state ferries. The
contractor shall provide the following information:
(1) The name, address, phone number,
contractor registration number and type of organization (corporation,
copartnership, individual, etc.) of the contractor seeking
prequalification.
(2) The contract
size in dollars and the class or classes of work for which the contractor seeks
prequalification (such as vessel dry-docking and hull repairs, vessel
electrical repairs, etc.) as enumerated in WAC
468-310-050(6).
(3) Ownership of the contractor and if a
corporation, the name of the parent corporation (if any) and any affiliated
companies or subsidiaries.
(4) An
accurate and complete record of the fifteen largest contracts in excess of ten
thousand dollars performed by the contractor in whole or in part within the
preceding three years both in Washington and elsewhere, including subcontracts,
giving the contract amount, the date completed, the class of work, the name,
address and phone number of the owner/agency representative, and any liquidated
damages assessed against the contractor by an owner arising out of the
performance of the contract.
(5)
The principal officers and key employees showing the number of years each
engaged in the class or classes of work for which the contractor seeks
prequalification. The department may require resumes of such personnel as
deemed proper for making its determination.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this
section or WAC
468-310-050(8),
a contractor requesting prequalification certification to perform work in
excess of ten million dollars shall submit copies of its audited annual
statements for the previous three years as audited by an independent certified
public accountant which shall include comparative balance sheets and income
statements, a statement of retained earnings, supporting schedules and notes
attached thereto, and the opinion of the independent auditor. The financial
statement shall not be more than twelve months old when submitted. Any wholly
owned subsidiary corporation may file the latest consolidated financial
statement of its parent corporation in lieu of a financial statement prepared
solely for such subsidiary providing the financial statement otherwise meets
the requirements of the preceding two sentences. If a consolidated financial
statement is filed on behalf of a subsidiary corporation, a bid of the
subsidiary corporation will be considered only if there is on file with the
department a letter from the parent corporation guaranteeing performance by the
subsidiary corporation of its contract with the department of transportation in
an amount at least equal to the amount of the bid. A letter of guarantee by a
parent corporation may cover a specific contract bid by its subsidiary or all
contracts bid by its subsidiary within a stated period of time.
(7) A list of all major items of equipment to
be used in those classes of work for which prequalification certification is
requested including the original cost, age, location and condition of such
equipment. The schedule shall show whether the equipment is owned, leased or
rented. All major items of useful equipment should be listed even though fully
depreciated but no obsolete or useless equipment should be included. In the
event the contractor seeks prequalification certification to perform work on
ferry vessels, the schedule shall also describe plant facilities of the
contractor including shipyards, dry docks, repair facilities and other plant
facilities.
(8) Such other
information as may be required by the prequalification questionnaire.
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, a contractor who wishes to prequalify for the department's procurement
of new auto ferries for the Port Townsend/Keystone ferry route, pursuant to the
department's 2008 invitation for bids, shall submit a reviewed financial
statement for at least one year in the previous three years, plus annual
financial statements for two additional years in the previous three years. The
reviewed financial statement shall be prepared by an independent certified
public accountant which shall include comparative balance sheets and income
statements, a statement of retained earnings, supporting schedules and notes
attached thereto, and the opinion of the independent auditor. The form and
quantity of financial statements shall be specified in the department's
invitation for bids and is subject to modification by addendum during the bid
process. This subsection applies in lieu of the form and quantity of audited
financial statements specified in subsection (6) of this section for the Port
Townsend/Keystone vessel procurement only. It does not replace or modify any
other provisions in this chapter or governing prequalification statutes that
authorize the department to evaluate a contractor's financial ability to
perform the contract.