(1) A procurement unit may establish criteria in a request for statement of qualifications by which the qualifications of a design professional, as set forth in a statement of qualifications, will be evaluated, including:
(a) the design professional's work history and experience;
(b) performance ratings earned by the design professional or references for similar work;
(c) any quality assurance or quality control plan;
(d) the quality of the design professional's past work product;
(e) the time, manner of delivery, and schedule of delivery of the design professional services;
(f) the design professional's financial solvency;
(g) any management plan, including key personnel and subconsultants for the project; and
(h) other project specific criteria that the procurement unit establishes.
(2) A request for statement of qualifications may not include a request for a price or a cost component for the design professional services.