§5-22B-7. Prequalified firms.

(a) When the state and/or its subdivisions receive responses to the request for qualifications, the evaluation committee shall evaluate the responses based on the information submitted to the state and/or its subdivisions in response to a request for qualifications and select no fewer than three firms that it considers most qualified to provide the required services: Provided, That the evaluation committee shall select fewer than three firms when it determines in writing that fewer than three qualified construction managers at risk are available. The firms selected in the qualifications phase shall be referred to as the "prequalified firms" in the request for proposal phase.

(b) Prior to the submission of proposals, the state and/or its subdivisions may meet individually with each prequalified listed firm to permit them to clarify any ambiguities in the qualifications of the prequalified firm and allow the prequalified firm to ask questions regarding the proposal requirements.