UAA-34 Office of Student Life Commissioning Agent Selection
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The University of Florida Board of Trustees and University Athletic Association announce that Professional Services in the disciplines for Total Building Commissioning will be required for the project listed below:
Project: UAA-34, Office of Student Life (OSL), (Gainesville, FL)
The current facility for student Academic Advisement Center (AAC) was completed in 1995 and includes approximately 35,000 square feet of space. Office of Student Life (OSL) currently occupies all of third floor, the southwest portion of first floor, and shares the rest of first floor and second floor with the University Academic Advisement Center.
OSL currently uses space in Farrior Hall and in several other buildings on campus. To improve efficiency and student-athlete convenience, it is desired that all OSL needs be accommodated at one location with the remodeling and expansion of the existing building to:
- Create a facility that helps retention of coaches and student athletes. Great facilities are a part of the total package that coaches and student athletes consider when asked to make a commitment to an institution.
- Create a facility that expands and enhances the academic opportunities for all UF students.
- Create a facility that offers a powerful first impression to recruits and parents.
- Optimize efficiency by continuing to share space between OSL and AAC.
- Celebrate the academic success of UF student athletes.
- Offer enough space so all who seek out these services have spaces they can use to improve their academic success.
- Create various types of spaces for study. Include formal large groups, small groups, individual spaces at study tables, and more casual areas. Some spaces could even allow food and beverages.
- The new addition is 45,000 square feet of space.
The scope of services shall include design phase peer review; completion and maintenance of the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) document; development of the Commissioning Plan, Commissioning Specifications, and Systems Manual; and construction phase pre-functional, functional, and performance testing for mechanical, electrical, building automation, and building envelope systems. The consultant shall also support project efforts to achieve higher-than-normal energy efficiency and pursue (Gold) LEED certification.
Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the facilities program, Project Fact Sheet for Commissioning Consultants, and other background information. The proposal shall be limited to 20 single-sided pages OR 10 double-sided, consecutively-numbered pages and shall include:
1.A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicant’s understanding of the scope of services.
2.A completed, project-specific Commissioning proposal form with signed certification. Applications on any other form will not be considered.
3.Resumes, LEED accreditation, and other pertinent credentials for all proposed staff (applicant and consultants).
4.Proof of the applicant’s corporate status in Florida (if applicable) and copies of current licenses for the applicant and its consultants from the appropriate governing board.
5.Proof of the applicant’s ability to be insured for the level of professional liability coverage demanded for this project.
At the time of application, the applicant must possess current design Professional Registration Certificate(s) from the appropriate governing board; must be properly registered to practice its profession in the State of Florida; and, if the applicant is a corporation, must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, an applicant 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 applicant must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, 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.
Incomplete proposals will be disqualified. Submittal materials will not be returned.
The Commissioning Services Proposal Form and Instructions, Project Fact Sheet, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design & Construction Standards, PD&C non-technical specifications, standard University of Florida Owner-Commissioning Consultant agreement, and other project and process information can be found on the Planning Design & Construction website. Finalists may be provided with supplemental interview requirements and criteria as needed.
Provide the required number of electronic and hardcopies prescribed in the Project Fact Sheet. All submittals must be received in the Planning, Design & Construction office by 3:00 p.m. local time, on Monday, November 3, 2014. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
Planning, Design & Construction
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
245 Gale Lemerand Drive
P.O. Box 115050
Gainesville, FL 32611-5050
Telephone: (352)273-4000
Internet: www.facilities.ufl.edu
