The intent of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to attract qualified and experienced Respondents to submit responses and to identify the (three) best qualified Respondents to move forward to the Request for Proposal stage.
The RFQ must focus on the qualifications required to undertake the Project. Project specific technical and cost information is not required at the RFQ stage and should not be requested from the Respondents.
The department must have confidence that they would be prepared to enter into a Project Agreement with any of the shortlisted Respondents if they are identified as the Preferred Proponent following the Request for Proposal stage. The RFQ responses must contain sufficient information to allow the Selection Committee to make this determination in accordance with the evaluation criteria presented in the RFQ.