Consultant Prequalification Manual - Georgia …

1 Consultant Prequalification Manual 6/23/2020 Revision Atlanta, GA 30308 Consultant Prequalification Manual Governs the Qualifications of Professional Consultants to Perform Work for the Georgia department of transportation Consultant Prequalification Manual Page i Revision Summary Revision Number Revision Date Revision Summary 2/12/15 Reformatted to new standard template 6/15/15 Pages iii - 104 - Changed revision date to 6/15/2015 throughout Manual Section 11, pages 3-4 Revised definition of bona fide employee.

2 Added a reference back to professional in all the area class definitions 9/10/15 Section 7, transportation Planning Added Section (h) Bat Surveys qualification requirements 1/14/16 Section 4 Added info regarding Plan of Correction procedures 3/1/16 Section 10 Updated Area Class , and Appendix B Updated summary description of Area Class , and 3/18/16 Section 10 Added new Area Class (b) Appendix B Added summary description of new Area Class (b) 12/2/16 Chapter 2 Added notification to the Director of Program Delivery of changes to a firm s Prequalification status. 1/23/18 Section 7 Area and Added description to area class.

3 Added Add l personnel requirements Area Class Changed description to Traffic Projections Section 8 Area Class Added description to area class. Added Add l personnel requirements Appendix A Updated minor info regarding meeting minutes Appendix B Area Class Changed description to Traffic Projections 6/23/20 Section 11 Updated and added new Area Classes Appendix B Updated and added new Area Classes Consultant Prequalification Manual Page ii Intentionally Left Blank Consultant Prequalification Manual Rev Table of Contents 6/24/20 Page iii Table of Contents Revision Summary.

4 I Table of Contents .. iii Purpose .. 1 Definitions .. 3 Qualification Process .. 5 Maintenance of Prequalification Status .. 7 Minimum Qualification Standards by Class of Work .. 9 Suspension of Certification .. 11 transportation Planning .. 13 Area Class: State-Wide Systems Planning .. 13 Area Class: Urban Area and Regional transportation Planning .. 14 Area Class: Aviation Systems Planning .. 15 Area Class: Mass and Rapid transportation Planning .. 16 Area Class: Alternate Systems Planning .. 17 Area Class: (a) NEPA Documentation .. 18 Area Class: (b) History .. 19 Area Class: (c) Air Studies.

5 20 Area Class: (d) Noise Studies .. 21 Area Class: (e) Ecology .. 22 Area Class: (f) Archaeology .. 23 Area Class: (g) Freshwater Aquatic Surveys .. 25 Area Class: (h) Bat 26 Area Class: Attitude, Opinion and Community Value Studies .. 27 Area Class: Airport Master Planning .. 28 Area Class: Location Studies .. 29 Area Class: Traffic 30 Area Class: Traffic and Toll Revenue Studies .. 31 Area Class: Major Investment Studies .. 32 Area Class: Non-Motorized transportation Planning .. 33 Intermodal and Mass Transit Operations .. 35 Area Class: Mass Transit Program (Systems) Management.

6 35 Area Class: Mass Transit Feasibility and Technical Studies .. 36 Area Class: Mass Transit Vehicle and Propulsion System .. 37 Area Class: Mass Transit Controls, Communications and Information Systems .. 38 Area Class: Mass Transit Architectural Engineering .. 39 Consultant Prequalification Manual Rev Table of Contents 6/24/20 Page iv Area Class: Mass Transit Unique Structures .. 40 Area Class: Mass Transit Electrical and Mechanical Systems .. 41 Area Class: Mass Transit Operations Management and Support Services .. 42 Area Class: Airport Design .. 43 Area Class: Mass Transit Program (Systems Marketing).

7 44 Highway Design - Roadway .. 45 Area Class: Rural Roadway 45 Area Class: Urban Roadway Design .. 46 Area Class: Complex Urban Roadway Design .. 47 Area Class: Rural Interstate Highway Design .. 48 Area Class: Urban Interstate Highway Design .. 49 Area Class: Traffic Operations Studies .. 50 Area Class: Traffic Operations 51 Area Class: Landscape 52 Area Class: Traffic Control Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation .. 53 Area Class: Utility Coordination .. 54 Area Class: Architecture .. 55 Area Class: Hydraulic and Hydrological Studies (Roadway) .. 56 Area Class Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design.

8 57 Area Class: Historic 58 Area Class: Highway Lighting and Outdoor Lighting .. 59 Area Class: Value Engineering .. 60 Area Class: Design of Toll Facilities Infrastructure .. 61 Highway Structures .. 63 Area Class: (a) Minor Bridge Design .. 63 Area Class: (b) Minor Bridge Design - CONDITIONAL .. 64 Area Class: Major Bridge Design .. 65 Area Class: Complex Bridge Design .. 66 Area Class: Hydraulic and Hydrological Studies (Bridges) .. 67 Area Class: Bridge 68 Topography .. 69 Area Class: Land Surveying .. 69 Area Class: Engineering Surveying .. 70 Area Class: Geodetic Surveying.

9 71 Area Class: (a) Aerial Photography/ Conventional Aircraft .. 72 Area Class: (b) Aerial Photography/Unmanned Aircraft System (Concept Grade) .. 73 Area Class: (c) Aerial Photography/Unmanned Aircraft System (Design Grade) .. 74 Consultant Prequalification Manual Rev Table of Contents 6/24/20 Page v Area Class: Aerial 75 Area Class: (a) Topographic Remote Sensing (LIDAR) (Conventional Aircraft, Terrestrial Sensors and Mobile Vehicle, Boat, or Rail Units) (Design Grade) .. 76 Area Class: (b) Topographic Remote Sensing (Unmanned Aircraft System LIDAR) (Design Grade) .. 77 Area Class: (c) Topographic Remote Sensing (Unmanned Aircraft System LIDAR) (Concept Grade).

10 78 Area Class: (d) Topographic Remote Sensing (Sonar) .. 79 Area Class: (e) Topographic Remote Sensing Thermal and Infrared Sensors .. 80 Area Class: Cartography .. 81 Area Class: Overhead/Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) .. 82 Soils, Foundation and Materials Testing .. 85 Area Class: (a) Soil Survey Studies .. 85 Area Class: (b) Geological and Geophysical Studies .. 86 Area Class: Bridge Foundation Studies .. 87 Area Class: Hydraulic and Hydrologic Studies (Soils & Foundation) .. 88 Area Class: (a) Laboratory Materials Testing .. 89 Area Class: (b) Field Testing of Roadway Construction Materials.