The Office of Procurement and Contract Management (OPCM) Consultant Services Division (CSD) procures all Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) A/E contracts using Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), as defined in Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 21, Subtitle 12, “Procurement of Architectural Services and Engineering Services” and 23 CFR 172, “Procurement, Management, and Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services.” 

Advertisements are placed in The Daily Record and in eMaryland Marketplace Advantage. The date published in the Daily Record is the project's advertisement date.

The MDOT SHA Standard Request for Proposals (PDF, 1.45MB) details how a consultant must prepare technical and price proposals.  Also included are the standard general conditions included in all A/E contracts.

For more information contact opcm@mdot.maryland.gov.

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Forms and Publications

• Standard Forms

  • Standard Form 330 – A&E Qualifications
  • Subcontractor EEO Certification Form

• State MBE Forms

• MDOT State MBE Form A
• MDOT State MBE Form B
• MDOT State MBE Form C
• MDOT State MBE Form D
• MDOT State DBE Form E
  

• Federal DBE Forms

• MDOT Federal DBE Form A
• MDOT Federal DBE Form B
• MDOT Federal DBE Form C
• MDOT Federal DBE Form D
• MDOT Federal DBE Form E

• Certification Regarding Discriminatory Boycotts of Israel

• Israel Certification Form

• Affidavits

• Bid-Proposal Affidavit
  
• Contract Affidavit
• VSBE Utilization Affidavit and Participation Forms

• Price Proposal Work Papers

• Bid-Proposal Affidavit
• Certification for Federal-Aid Contracts
• Consultant Organization Information Form
• Contractor Cost Certification
• Cost and Price Summary
  
• Truth-In-Negotiation Certification

• ​S-Corp Waiver Instructions
  

• ​ SCorp Waiver

• ​Safe Harbor Rates
  

• ​ Safe Harbor Rate Guidance
  

• Adding Subconsultants to Active Contracts Instructions
  

• ​ A&E Add Subconsultants to Contracts
  

• Contract Close Out Instructions
  

• ​ A&E Contract Close Out
  

• Funds Transfers within Active Contracts Instructions
  

• ​ A&E Funds Transfers
  

• ​Consultant Organization Information
  

• Consultant Organization Information Form

• MDOT SHA Consultant Conflict of Interest
  

• Conflict of Interest
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• A&E General Conditions with Addenda
  

• ​ A&E General Conditions
  

• Publications

• MDOT SHA Specifications for Consulting Engineers' Services Volume II
• The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
• ISTEA of 1991
• MAP 21 of 2012
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