45A.745 Criteria for evaluation of interested firms. (1) A local public agency shall evaluate those firms submitting statements of interest in a proposed project according to the following criteria: (a) Qualifications; (b) Ability of professional personnel; (c) Past record and experience; (d) Performance data on file; (e) Willingness to meet time and budget requirements; (f) Location; (g) Workload; and (h) Any other factors that the local public agency has set forth in writing, including the reciprocal preference for resident bidders required by KRS 45A.494. (2) The local public agency may then conduct discussions and require interviews with firms deemed to be the most qualified according to the criteria in subsection (1) of this section. Bids for the cost of the proposed project shall not be a factor in the evaluation of firms until negotiations are begun in accordance with KRS 45A.750. (3) The local public agency shall select, on the basis of the evaluations done in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, at least three (3) firms that are judged to be the most qualified and rank them accordingly. If fewer than three (3) firms are judged to be qualified, then those firms that remain shall be ranked in like manner. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 16, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992.