TxDOT uses Qualification-Based Selection (QBS) to procure architectural, engineering and surveying services.

Under QBS, TxDOT selects firms based on their qualifications. We do not ask for or make any selection based on cost. Cost is negotiated once a firm is selected.

Get Started
Get started on becoming precertified or administratively qualified.

• Become Precertified
• Become Administratively Qualified

Find Opportunities
Find and get information on current contracts with architectural, engineering and surveying services.

• Fiscal Year 2020 Procurement Plan
• Consultant Information Meetings
• Advertised Contracts
• Selected Consultants

Projected Contract Solicitations

• 2020 Fiscal Year
• 2021 Fiscal Year

Manage Active Contracts
Project managers can submit required reporting information and view their contract data by using Professional Services Contract Administration Management System (PS-CAMS).

• Manage Active Contracts with PS-CAMS

Perform Administrative Tasks
Make firm and employee updates to your precertification. Submit for your annual eligibility.

• Annual Firm Precertification Renewal with CCIS
• Update Firm and Employee Precertification Information with CCIS
• Annual Administrative Qualification Re-analysis
• Insurance Requirements

Submit Invoices

The Invoice Template published on the website will be the most current template. Always use the current template. Do not submit the invoice more than once as this will cause a delay in processing. Submit all invoice questions to: PEPS_Invoice_Center@txdot.gov

• Invoice Templates Overview - Feb. 12, 2020
• Invoice Frequently Asked Questions – April 20, 2020
• PEPS Function Code Mapping – April 20, 2020
• Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Invoice Template and Instruction Package - March 2020-Ver 5
• Specified Rate (SR) Invoice Template and Instruction Package - February 2020-Ver 2
• Specified Rate and Unit Cost (SR/UC) Invoice Template and Instruction Package - February 2020-Ver 2
• Lump Sum (LS) Invoice Template and Instruction Package - February 2020-Ver 2

Resources

• Contract Negotiation Rules of Engagement
• Work Authorization Negotiation Rules of Engagement
• Guidance on Other Direct Expenses
• Statement of Qualifications Screening Checklist
• Proposal Screening Checklist
• Forms
• Service Centers
• 2018 PEPS 2nd Annual Conference Breakout Sessions
• Firms Eligible to Do Business with TxDOT
• Pre-Certified Work Categories and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Work Codes for Federally Funded Contracts
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Commercially Useful Function (CUF) Compliance Overview - Dec. 12, 2018 presentation
• Computer Aided Drawings
• DES 727 - 3D OpenRoads Training