NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of architecture will be required for the project listed below:
Project No. BR-1066
Project and Location: Academic Building 8
Fort Myers, Florida
Description of Project
This new building will be utilized by the FGCU College of Health Professions. Accordingly, the new building will provide new laboratory and office spaces dedicated to providing CHP students with a state-of-the-art practice laboratory facility with faculty office and conference spaces that will nurture the interdisciplinary mission of the College and sustain its programs and enrollment for the next decade. The College is comprised of two schools: The School of Health and Rehabilitation and the School of Nursing.
Currently, the College of Health Professions has 49 full-time faculty, who teach in a variety of classrooms and locations throughout the campus. The Academic Building 8 project will allow for the consolidation of classrooms, laboratories and conference areas for undergraduate and grad students involved in the CHP programs. The AB8 will also allow for the consolidation of faculty offices in one building.
The building will be approximately 60,000 gross square feet and will be four stories in height. The building will include a large lecture room, a variety of laboratory spaces for the School of Nursing as well as the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs, advising offices, faculty offices and a variety of conference rooms.
The design of the building will be complimentary to other campus buildings, yet have a distinct appearance of its own. The location of AB8 will be adjacent to Lutgert Hall on the west and Academic Building 5 on the east. Such a building will provide a prominent and highly visible location on campus.
The project will utilize the Construction Management Delivery method. The selected firm will provide design, construction documents, and administration services for the referenced project. The estimated cost of construction is approximately $16.8 million and the projected total budget is approximately $24.0 million.
Instructions:
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should have the following attached:
1. A completed Board of Regents Professional Qualifications Supplement, dated September 1999. Applications on any other form will not be considered.
2. A copy of the applicants current Professional Registration Certificate from the appropriate governing board. An applicant must be properly registered at the time of application to practice its profession in the State of Florida. If the applicant is a corporation, it must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.
Submit five (5) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications, which do not comply with the above instructions, may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned. The plans and specifications for State University System projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a consultant may not submit a proposal for this project if it is on the convicted vendor list for a public entity crime committed within the past 36 months. The selected consultant must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontract, or consultant in excess of $15,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.
Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Jack Fenwick, Director of Facility Planning, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565, (239)590-1500.
Submittals must be received in the Facilities Planning Office, Academic Building 5, Room 217, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), March 2, 2009. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
