Project Requirements and Timeline
Timeline for the Application Process
• Public Notice is published
• Firms have 3 weeks to apply and submit their application in the DSN.
• The agency submits their comments in the DSN by the Friday before the Board review.
• Staff reviews the disclosure statements after application deadline.
• Staff reviews the applications and makes sure the applicants meet the criteria in the advertisement.
Requirements for Disclosure by Prime Firm
Section 48. (a) No designer, interior designer, programmer, or construction manager may file an application for any project subject to the board's jurisdiction unless having first filed with the board a written statement containing the following information.
• Applicant firm is a designer as defined in Chapter 7C.
• Ownership requirements are met.
• The Disclosure Statement in DSN is complete and up to date, including a list of all projects for public agencies, prior to filing the application.
• A joint venture meets all of the disclosure requirements for each of the joint venturing firms.
Review Items for Legislative Purposes and Public Notice Requirements
The following list which would result in a Board determination that the application missing the following information will be considered ineligible for further review and the applicant is ineligible for selection either as a result of violation of provisions of law, provisions of Executive Order or rules properly established by the Board would include:
- Applicant prime firm is not of the discipline requested in the advertisement.
- The Principal-in-Charge (P.I.C.) of the project does not meet the requirements of the advertisement.
- Failure to include a resume of a design professional registered in Massachusetts as required in the Public Notice under the Personnel section.
- Failure to include prime and sub-consultant project experience. (Section 4a/4b)
- Failure to include Section #5, format provided is preferred but is not a requirement.
- Failure to include no fewer than three (3) public agency evaluations or private sector references completed within the past five years.
- Application does not meet the goals set for MBE and WBE using the required Personnel (either Prime or required Sub-Consultants).
- Application does not include all requested sub-consultants.
- The lead for each sub-consultant must be registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when such registration is available (some disciplines may require a certificate).