Qualifications-Based Selection

What is the current Oregon law?

Two Step Process

1st Step - QBS All Proposals

• Use Qualifications based only ranking categories
• Pricing information cannot be included
• Rank and select up to 3 top ranked firms

2nd Step - Pricing Included in final 3 proposals

• Only 15% of Points can be used for Pricing
• Ask for price information only for those 3 top proposals
• Recommend 2nd step for interviews if using both steps
• Select top ranked firm and negotiate final contract

LEARN MORE ABOUT QBS:

• Oregon Secretary of State, Department of Justice,
  Administrative Rules, Chapter 137:
  Division 48 - Model Rules, Consultant Selection:
  Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services and
  Related Services Contracts
  (Scroll down and click on Division 48) 

OTHER RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• QBS Flow chart
   
• APWA Red Book on Qualifications-Based Selection: Guidelines for Public Agencies (click here for Red Book order form)
   
• ACEC National Qualifications-Based Selection Resource Center
   
• An Analysis of Issues Pertaining to Qualifications-Based Selection, a national study developed at the request of ACEC in collaboration with the American Public Works Association (APWA). (52-page report in PDF