Consultant prequalification
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) solicits interest from consultants who wish to be prequalified to provide professional services for WSDOT. Firms that complete the prequalification process will be eligible to compete for select WSDOT projects.
WSDOT Consultant Services Office (CSO) accepts consultant prequalification applications year-round. Review the current advertisement link below to see which categories are best suited for your firm. When ready, you can start the application process from the same link.
Current categories and rosters of prequalified consultants
2022 Prequalification categories and rosters (PDF 27KB)
WSDOT prequalification process
The consultant process flow chart (PDF 181KB) helps give you a better understanding of each phase of the prequalification process.
For more information on the request, selection and agreement negotiation, see the internal process - flow chart (PDF 154KB).
WSDOT Prequalification questions and answers (PDF 77KB).
Prequalification forms
Upon acceptance of the prequalification application (item 1 below), consultants must submit financial information to complete the process. The prequalification award letter requests items two through five below along with the firm’s approved indirect cost rate (ICR)
The WSDOT Internal Audit Office reviews a firm’s ICR for all WSDOT projects to include the prequalification roster. See the audit office page for information on the ICR review steps and forms to submit for review.
If a firm is unfamiliar with the ICR, they may want to consider the safe harbor program. Information about this program is also available on the audit office page.
Financial documentation forms and templates
- WSDOT Consultant Prequalification Application (PDF 866KB)
- WSDOT Labor Classifications Titles, Description and Qualification (PDF 200KB)
- WSDOT Classification Crosswalk Form 130-018 (DOCX 96KB)
- Wage Theft Prevention Contractor Certification – Professional Services (PDF 95KB)
- Master Pricing Agreement (MPA) Form 130-019 (DOCX 70KB)
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