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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
RULES FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS
(R17-3-201 thru R17-3-204)
R17-3-201. General
A. Definitions.
1. “Application” means a request for contractor prequalification, consisting of an application booklet available
from the Department’s office of Contracts and Specifications, and a financial statement prepared according
to the requirements of this subsection and R17-3-202.
2. “Board” means the Contractor Prequalification Board.
3. “Compiled financial statement” means a financial statement prepared for form, appropriateness, and
arithmetic accuracy. It does not express an opinion or provide any assurance regarding the financial
statement.
4. “Contractor” means the individual, partnership, firm, corporation, joint venture, or any combination
acceptable to the Department, that seeks to contract with the Department for constructing or reconstructing
state transportation facilities, unless the context requires otherwise.
5. “Contractor prequalification” means the Department’s process of review and evaluation of a contractor’s
work history and current financial condition before a contractor is allowed to submit a proposal for
constructing or reconstructing state transportation facilities.
6. “Department” means the Arizona Department of Transportation.
7. “Examined financial statement” means a financial statement that includes the amounts and disclosures in
the firm’s financial statement, an assessment of the accounting principles used and the significant estimates
made by management, and an evaluation of the overall financial statement presentation.
8. “Financial statement” means a financial report prepared according to generally accepted accounting
principles by an independent certified public accountant or an independent public accountant. The
financial statement includes a cover letter on the accountant’s letterhead, a balance sheet, a statement of
cash flows, an income statement, and all notes and appropriate supporting schedules.
9. “Joint venture” means the combination of two or more contractors for the purpose of submitting a proposal
to the Department and performing a contract for constructing or reconstructing state transportation
facilities.
10. “Prequalification amount” means the dollar limitation of each contract, based on the Department’s estimate
of contract value, for which a contractor may submit a proposal to the Department for constructing or
reconstructing state transportation facilities.
11. “Reviewed financial statement” means a financial statement that includes an inquiry of company personnel,
and a review of the analytical procedures applied to the financial data. It does not express an opinion
regarding the financial statement taken as a whole.
12. “State Engineer” has the meaning in A.R.S. § 28-6901(3).
B. Contractor Prequalification Board
1. The State Engineer shall appoint the Board to consider and decide on applications for contractor
prequalification.
2. The Board will be comprised of three Department employees, one of whom shall be a professional
engineer, registered by the Arizona Board of Technical Registration, and one a certified or licensed public
accountant.
3. The Board’s authority to determine prequalification does not limit the Department’s ability to establish
additional criteria for contracts.