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1. Submit a proposed UNDERSTANDING OF SCOPE 2. The resultant contract is
Subcontractor Selection Plan AND ASSEMBLY OF PRICING subject to the City of Tucson’s
pursuant to ARS 34-603. The plan SBE requirements. The plan must
must describe procedures to be After receipt of pricing, every describe how the Offeror intends to
used in selecting subcontractors, subcontractor proposal shall first be ensure that established goals will
and selection shall be based on a evaluated for completeness of scope. be met.
combination of qualifications and CORE will diligently read and then
price. gain a complete understanding as to the Our subcontractor selection process,
exact scope of work each subcontractor highlighted on the next page, is a 12-
PURCHASING AND MANAGING TRADE has priced. Our goal is to be able to step process by which we pre-qualify,
CONTRACTS achieve the apples-to-apples pricing engage and select our subcontractors on
comparison for each scope of work. every project. This process is facilitated
CORE has created a process where It will be our intent to work with the by software called Building Connected.
subcontractor selection is based on lowest responsible bid for each scope We understand that the Fire Station
both qualifications and cost. This of work. CORE will collaborate with No. 8 project will be subject to the
process enables us to get an apples-to- the City to narrow the pre-qualifed City’s SBE requirements. Through our
apples comparison on scope cost from subcontractor list to a minimum of 12-step process, we can ensure that we
pre-qualified professionals. CORE also three responsible bidders for each can meet the City’s SBE goals.
understands the importance of keeping scope of work identified in the project
work local. documents. Together, CORE and the
City will be able to consider all variables
USING PRE-QUiALIFED in the decision, and will have the most 3. Identify the criteria under
complete knowledge in order to select
SUBCONTRACTORS the most effective subcontractors to join which qualifications and price will
the team. be evaluated and describe whether
a one-step or two-step selection
CORE will pre-qualify all subcontractors process will be employed, including
for your project. We will enlist REVIEW OF SCOPE AND detail on the process.
recommendations from the City to PRICING WITH SUBCONTRACTORS
be combined with our own extensive CORE has established a 12-step
database of subcontractor information, Subcontractor Selection Plan which is
in preparing a list of qualified The review is comprised of a face-to- based on both qualifications and cost.
subcontractors for scopes of work. Pre- face meeting with the subcontractor that Please refer to the following page for a
qualifcation of those firms solicited will provides the lowest, most responsible detailed breakdown of this process.
include a review of the following from price/bid. This interview includes an
prospective bidders: in-depth scope review session to ensure
the subcontractor has complete scope
• Financial and bonding capacities understanding. If the subcontractor
• Past performance on similar has “scope holes” we will allow the
projects subcontractor to make his or her bid
complete. The ultimate result is the City
During design, our team will bring, benefiting from a subcontractor that
at appropriate times, certain pre- is highly qualified, understands each
qualified subcontractors “to the table” project, and delivers financial value.
in order to communicate to these
subcontractors specifics about this
project. Through good communication,
each subcontractor will understand
fully the scope of work they should
be pricing. With clarity of scope, our
subcontractors’ prices will be accurate
and there will be no loose ends, scope
holes, or misunderstandings.

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