Yes - Government departments will be required to use only prequalified consultants where the consultancy fee is:
Prequalification makes you eligible to compete for government building consultancies, it does not guarantee work. You must still go through the submission, review and acceptance process.
Yes. You may, at any time, apply for accreditation to higher levels.
Yes, at any time.
Yes. Removal from, or downgrade on, the PQC register can be made at any time once it becomes apparent that the consultant is unable to satisfy any or all of the prequalification criteria for the prescribed level, or for any other requirement with which the consultant may be required to comply.
You will be posted an official notification of your prequalification registration status.
Allow 1 month for processing and official notification.
The PQC Service Risk Rating is determined according to the nature and complexity of the service being sought. Further information is contained in the guideline Consultant PQC: Service Risk Assessment.
No. Applying for prequalification is free.
No. Your responses are to be based on all building project commissions undertaken by you in all your areas of operations.
Yes. Consortia or joint ventures between consultants seeking to take on commissions larger than each could achieve alone is facilitated by the PQC System. In this way skills and knowledge are able to be transferred and used in a manner which benefits all parties concerned.
Department of Public Works
GPO Box 2457
BRISBANE QLD 4001
PQC Infoline 1800 072 621
Phone: +61 7 3224 5241
Fax: +61 7 3224 5498
Email: PQCRegistrar@ publicworks.qld.gov.au
