Designer Selection Board


APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:

April 2008:

Application Changes: Question 2a - Changed from Project # to DSB #,  Item # and Question 12 – Professional Liability Claims Changed from 7 to 5 years.

January 2008:

In reference to April 2007, display only applications e.g. PDF format are NOT acceptable.

 Please be sure to use the lastest forms when applying for State funded projects. It is the responsibility of the Prime applicant to ensure all of their sub-consultants also use the current application forms. Failure to do so will be grounds for the application to be rejected.

At its meeting of May 11, 2005 the Designer Selection Board of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed the following motion:

ALL APPLICATIONS DUE ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 2005, WHERE THE DESIGNER IS SELECTED BY THE DESIGNER SELECTION BOARD, SHALL BE SUBMITTED ON THE FORM ENTITLED COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DSB 2005 APPLICATION FORM AS ISSUED BY THE DESIGNER SELECTION BOARD OR SAID APPLICATION SHALL BE REJECTED AS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE.

PRIME APPLICANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CONSULTANTS USING LATEST FORMS.

The Form is available electronically at www.mass.gov/cam/DSB/DSB_App_2005.doc, and in print form in the Central Register or by contacting the Designer Selection Board.

Most Common Mistakes On Applications

How to apply for projects at the Designer Selection Board

The following requirements were implemented on the following dates and continue to be requirements.

October 2007:

A person may not submit more than one application as a “prime” applicant on the same project. The applications of any such applicant shall be considered disqualified. This rule does not preclude a person applying as a "prime" applicant even though that applicant is also listed as a consultant on one or more other “prime" applications on the same project. For the purposes of this paragraph the term “person” means an individual, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity.

April 2007:

Application Change:  An additional electronic copy in CD format of the completed Application Form, using MS Word or other word processing software, is to be included with the printed Applications.

If an updated Master File Brochure is submitted at any time, an additional electronic copy in CD format using MS Word or other word processing software, is to be included with the submitted update.

Application Change:  Question #9 – “Construction Cost” replaced “Project Cost”

February 2006:

• Please be sure to use the latest forms when applying for State funded projects.
• It is the responsibility of the Prime applicant to ensure all of their sub-consultants also use the current application forms.  Failure to do so will be grounds for the application to be rejected.

April 2005:

• Please note New DSB 2005 Application Form.
• Applicants are now required to respond to Question #10 as noted on page 7 of the application form.
• It is a requirement that all applicants supply signed DSB SC-A's (SUB-CONSULTANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT) for each listed sub-consultants stating that they are aware and agree to being nominated by said applicant. One Copy of which must have an original signature. This form is now the last page of the DSB Application 2005.
• Failure to supply above documents may result in rejection of application.
• Please note New DSB 2005 Master File Brochure.
• New Section on the Web: Most Common Mistakes On Applications at (http://www.state.ma.us/cam/DSB/db_dsbcommon.html)

October 2003:

• Please be advised that only those consultants listed in the advertisement should be nominated in the application by the Prime consultant. Any MBE/WBE requirement should be met within the requested consultant list. Utilizing consultants not requested in order to fulfil the MBE/WBE is unacceptable and will severely limit the Prime's chances of being appointed to the project.