c. A requirement that the design-builder or member be a design professional or will employ or contract with a design professional.

d. A sworn statement of the design-builder's financial ability, equipment, and experience in design-build project delivery and any other information the office determines is necessary to determine a bidder's competency.

2. Minimum required qualifications for certification as a responsible bidder, which shall include all of the following:

a. The design-builder is registered or authorized to do business in this state.

b. The design-builder submits a sworn statement that indicates that it has adequate financial resources to complete the work described in the request for qualifications, taking into account any other work the design-builder is currently under contract to complete.

c. The design-builder is bondable for the term of the proposed contract and is able to obtain a 100 percent performance bond and a separate 100 percent payment bond.

d. If the department has previously contracted with the design-builder or a member, the design-builder or member has a record of satisfactorily completing projects. In making this determination, the technical review committee shall consider if the design-builder or the member has completed all contracts in accordance with drawings and specifications, diligently pursued execution of the work and completed contracts according to the time schedule, fulfilled guarantee requirements of contracts, and complied with applicable safety program requirements. The technical review committee cannot consider whether a design-builder or member exercised legal rights specified in statute or rule or under a contract with the department.

e. The design-builder or a member is not on a list maintained by the department identifying persons ineligible to bid due to suspension or debarment or on a list that the department of administration maintains for persons who violated statutory provisions or administrative rules relating to construction.

f. The design-builder or a member has been in business for at least 12 months.

g. The design-builder or a member has served as a prime contractor on no fewer than 5 projects administered by the department during the previous 5 calendar years .

h. The design-builder can provide information to the technical review committee upon request about ownership, management, and control of the design-builder.

i. The design-builder or a member has not been debarred from any government contracts and has not been found to have committed tax avoidance or evasion in any jurisdiction in the previous 10 years.

j. The design-builder has not been disciplined under a professional license in any jurisdiction in the previous 10 years.

k. No design professional employed by the design-builder or a member or that the design-builder will contract with has been disciplined in any jurisdiction under a license that is currently in use.

3. Information about bid procedures and the proposed project, including all of the following:

a. The type of contract to be awarded.

b. The selection criteria for recommendation of design-builders for phase 2.

c. Project requirements, including a scope of work statement and a schedule.

d. The required completion date of the project.

e. A description of requirements for the technical proposal for the project.

(b) The office shall advertise the request for qualifications by publication of a class 1 notice, as defined in s. 985.07 (1), in the official state newspaper and on the department's Internet site . The office may place similar notices in publications likely to inform potential bidders of the project. The office shall issue a request for qualifications or provide information as to where the request for qualifications may be obtained to any person, without regard to the qualifications of the person. The office shall include in all advertisements under this paragraph the location and scope of work, the amount of bid guarantee required, the date, time, and place of bid or proposal opening, and the date when and place where plans will be available.

(c) The technical review committee shall certify at least 2 but not more than 4 design-builders as qualified responsible bidders. If the office does not receive at least 2 responses to the request for qualifications or if the tech nical review committee certifies only one design-builder as a qualified responsible bidder, the office may re-advertise or cancel the project.

(6) Request for proposals. (a) The office shall prepare a request for proposals for each design-build contract that includes all the following:

1. The name, title, address, and telephone numbers of persons to whom questions concerning the proposal should be directed.

2. The procedures to be followed for submitting proposals, including how proposals must be delivered, the date and time by which they must be received, and the name and address of the person who is to receive them.

3. The date and time of the pre-proposal conference, if any.

4. A requirement that a technical proposal and a cost proposal be submitted in separate sealed proposals at the same time.

5. A clear description of the scope of all design, engineering, and construction work.

6. The criteria for evaluating proposals and their relative weight, if applicable.