Updated 3/13/06

Sponsoring Organizations

Qualification Based Selection is an objective and fair process used by owners to select a design professional based on the qualifications of the designer in relation to the specific project.  This process is used for nearly all Federal projects, and  public improvement and public school projects administered by the Maine Bureau of General Services.  This process is also recommended by the American Bar Association in their "Model Procurement Code for State and Local Government".

Planning and design are the first steps in any construction project. The cost of these first steps is small in comparison to the construction cost and even much smaller when compared to the life-cycle cost of the project. (The federal government estimates the original design service costs amount to 1% or less of the project's life-cycle cost.) It makes excellent economic sense to obtain the best qualified designer as this will have long-term economic benefits.  These economic benefits far exceed any possible difference in the cost of the original design.

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The QBS "Owner Manual" contains "How To" information along with sample forms that can be downloaded and used where appropriate

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Maine QBS Program
35 Pride Street
Old Town, ME 04468-1925
Telephone: (207) 827-2238
e-mail: eustis@infionline.net