Maine QBS Program
Updated 9/16/08

The Maine QBS Council is a non-profit organization created in 1993 as a part of a National Program.  The organization is sponsored by the AIA Maine , the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine , and the Maine Society of Professional Engineers. Each of these three organizations appoints two of its members to serve as the Board of Directors of the QBS Council.

The purpose of the Council is to increase awareness, understanding, voluntary use and support of Qualification Based Selection of design services by local municipalities, state government agencies and other public bodies through an on-going educational process.  The QBS Council does not recommend design firms, it only recommends a process to be used in the selection of design firms.

The QBS Council meets at least four times during the year (a minimum of once each quarter).  During these meeting, the Board handles any items submitted to the Council for action, hears reports and sets direction for future activities. A quorum at a meeting requires at least one member of each sponsoring organization.

The Council retains the services of a part-time, independent Facilitator.  The Facilitator is responsible for handling the routine activities of the Council, implementing the Council's Action Plan, and  providing educational services to users or potential users of the QBS Process.  The services of the Facilitator are available to owners, both public and private, free-of -charge.  The cost of these services is paid by the QBS Council.

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