Department of Education, Florida Atlantic University

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida Atlantic University

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BT-623

Port St. Lucie Partner Campus-Phase II – Classroom Facility

Treasure Coast Campus

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida Atlantic University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture, will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. BT- 623

Project and Location: Located on Florida Atlantic University’s Treasure Coast Campus, the project will consist of approximately 30,623 gross square feet facility which will include classroom space, an auditorium, student meeting rooms, and office spaces consistent with the existing architecture on the Port St. Lucie campus. The total Construction Budget is approximately $7.4 million. The selected firm will provide master planning, design development, construction documents and construction administration for the referenced project. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000.00, and will 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 should have attached:

1.     A completed “Florida Atlantic University Professional Qualifications Supplement” (FAUPQS Revised January 2004). Applications on any other form may 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 5 (five) sets 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 the State of Florida University 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 $10,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list. FAU Professional Qualifications Supplement forms and the Project Fact Sheet are available online at http://uavp.fau.edu or by contacting: Carla C. Capeletti, Office of the Associate Vice President to the University Architect, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Campus Operations Building #69, Room 101, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, Telephone [phone], Fax [phone], or e-mail [e-mail].

Five (5) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted to: Mr. Tom Donaudy, Associate Vice President, Office of the Associate Vice President, Florida Atlantic University, at the above address, by 5:00 p.m. (local time), on December 18, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.