Consultant Selection Information

The Consultant Selection Office (CSO), in coordination with the Commissioner, manages and directs all activities regarding the solicitation and selection of consultant firms for all CTDOT Bureaus. The CSO also coordinates the annual consultant prequalification process.
 
 
Consultant Selection Office 
Office of the Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Telephone: (860)594-3017
or email to: DOT.ConsultantSelection@ct.gov
          
 
The Consultant Selection Office is now using electronic (email) notifications. Please ensure emails from DOT.ConsultantSelection@ct.gov & Amie.Maines@ct.gov are not automatically marked as spam by your email system.

 

Annual Consultant Prequalification Process for 2025 is OPEN - Applications are currently being accepted - Submittal deadline for the 2025 calendar year is October 15, 2024. 

2025 Prequalification Documents

 
Effective January 1, 2024 the Recent Selection Criteria has been updated:

Recent Selection is now divided into 2 distinct categories: Design Categories (including Bridge Inspection) and Construction Inspection Categories. The recent selection look back rules now apply to each category independently.

 

Recent selection for design categories
  • The ‘look back’ window is 12 months.
  • A firm may be selected for 2 assignments within a 12 month rolling period.
  • A firm may only be selected for one assignment in the same prequalification category in a 6 month period.

 

Recent selection for construction inspection categories
  • The 'look back' window is 12 months
  • A firm may be selected for 2 assignments within a 12 month rolling period.

 

Recent Selection is waived for both Design and Construction Inspection Categories for the following conditions:
  1. Assignments which fall under the Construction Engineering and Inspection (Rails) or Construction Engineering and Inspection (Facilities) prequalification categories
  2. Assignments advertised via legal notice
  3. If less than the minimum number of firms statutorily required to be interviewed submit proposals in response to a solicitation.

 

Volume Determination

Calculation of a firms volume percentage is based on invoices paid over the last 3 years and incorporated into the selection scoring process through a volume adjustment factor which is added to the proposal score, prior to determining the shortlist of firms. 

  • 9.4.24 Consultant firms volume adjustment factors

    • NOTE: Firms not on this list will be given the maximum adjustment per complexity category (low-15; medium-10; high-5).
    • Volume Adjustment Range Chart. 

Consultant Selection Process Scoring Revisions Presentation 2.18.22

Solicitation Look Ahead 9.12.24

 

Active Solicitations for Consultant Services
  • CSO 2451 - Design & CEPA/NEPA Services for Project 301-TBD; Including Saugatuck River RR Bridge - REVISED
  • CSO 2457 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 46-131
  • CSO 2447 - Transit Planning Services & Support for CT's Public Transportation System - REVISED
  • CSO 2449 - NEPA/PE/PD for Route 2 Extension to I-91 over the CT River
  • CSO 2460 - Task Order Constructability & Value Engineering Services
  • CSO 2462 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 300-214 - REVISED

   Supplemental Project Information - for Information Only, Subject to Change

  Volume1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4&5

 

  • CSO 2467 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 27-127
  • CSO 2468 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 28-211
  • CSO 2464 - ADA Title II Municipal Support Services
  • CSO 2470 - Automated Work Zone Speed Control Program
  • CSO 2453 - Strategic Highway Safety Plan & Task Order Safety Engineering Support Serices
  • CSO 2469 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 56-327
  • CSO 2472 - Construction Engineering & Inspection for Project 63-740
  • CSO 2459 - Task Order Land Surveying Support Services

 

 

 

 
SBE Directory of firms. https://biznet.ct.gov/SDSearch/SDSearch.aspx  (use Class 0600)
 
 
Forms

Affidavits  (OPM Website)

CSO 255 Submittal Form - June 2022 (word)

 

Department of Transportation

Mailing address
2800 Berlin Turnpike
P.O. Box 317546
Newington CT 06131-7546