What does my firm need to submit to the Engineering Consultants Section to receive a pre-award overhead rate?

Your firm needs all the items listed below: 

1.   Cognizant Letter, if applicable

2.   Current Certification of Final Indirect (Overhead) Costs

3.   Schedule of Indirect Cost Rates   (Requires an audit by a CPA if the payment amount of all active ECS administered contracts for this Consultant is > $1 million)

4.   AASHTO Internal Control Questionnaire, and required documents listed on Page B-1 of the questionnaire

5.   CARES Act Supplemental Information Form

     a. If PPP Loan was obtain, provide the loan approval letter

     b. If PPP Loan was forgiven, provide forgiveness approval letter