Department of Education, Florida State University

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida State University

Notice to Professional Consultants

Florida State University announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. FS – 261

Student Wellness Center

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

This project consists of approximately 120,000 gsf of new construction containing primarily student health spaces, classrooms and offices. Such spaces may include: exam and treatment rooms, clinic support spaces, dental exam rooms, eye exam rooms, central supply, sterilization rooms, laundry, fitness and therapy spaces, lockers, showers, offices, conference rooms, large and small classrooms, reception and waiting spaces. The site is the wedge shaped lot bounded on the north and west by Learning Way, on the south by Traditions Way, and on the east by the Woodward Street pedestrian mall.

The selected firm may be asked to masterplan the entire site for any future buildings or additions which can be built on the site. It is expected that the two buildings on the easternmost portion of the site will be demolished and that area converted into a park setting, thereby preserving the existing mature trees. It is expected that this new facility will be located on the south and western portion of the site. FSU will retain the option of reusing the selected firm to design any addition or adjacent buildings that are an expansion of the programs housed within the new Student Wellness Center.

The architectural firm will be required to provide design, construction documents and construction administration for the referenced project, which is currently budgeted at $39,000,000 for construction. The project delivery system will be by construction management. Blanket professional liability insurance for this project in the amount of $2,000,000 must be provided as a part of Basic Services.

INSTRUCTIONS

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.

The letter of application must have attached:

1.A completed Florida State University Professional Qualifications Supplement, dated August, 2003. Applications on any other form, or on versions dated prior to August 2003, will not be considered.

2.A copy of the applicant’s 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 seven (7) 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.

Submittals must be received in the above office, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), on Friday October 31, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained through our website, www.fpc.fsu.edu, or by contacting: Lynetta Mills, Facilities Design & Construction, 109 Mendenhall Building A, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, [phone], [phone] facsimile

For further information on the project, contact: Daryl Ellison, Associate Director, at the address above [e-mail] or at [phone].

A detailed building program is currently NOT available. It is expected that the program will be available after the shortlist meeting, and may be available for download from our website, or firms may arrange to purchase a copy at the applicant’s expense by contacting: Target Copy, 635 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL, [phone].

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, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $50,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

Official notification of the results of the short listing shall be posted on the FSU Office of Facilities Design & Construction website. Interview times for finalists will be posted at this web site address, as well.

After the interviews, the Selection Committee will make an award recommendation to the University President. Upon approval of the recommendation by the President, official notification of the final ranking of firms shall be posted on the Facilities Design & Construction website. Negotiations will be conducted in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.