Private consulting firms that desire to perform work or services for the Department must be prequalified to perform that type of work prior to submitting their Letter of Interest, or if allowed in the advertisement, they may submit their application to become prequalified at the same time as the Letter of Interest. Once prequalified, private consulting firms must renew their status annually.

All applications for prequalification can now be completed online, in lieu submitting a paper application. In order to complete the application online, please go to the following website:

https://apps03.dot.state.nc.us/vendor/prequal

Instructions on how to use the Online Prequalification System can be downloaded here.

If you are unable to use the Online Prequalification System, and require a paper copy of the application to submit, it can be downloaded below. However, it is recommended that you try to use the Online Prequalification System prior to downloading and submitting the paper application. If you have any questions regarding prequalification as a private consulting firm, or about the Online Prequalification System, please contact Mr. Mickey Biedell, PE at (919) 733-2210. His address information is below.

Maling Address	Physical Address
1543 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1543	1 S. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601

Paper Applications:

Private Consulting Firm