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The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that CM-At-Risk services will be required for the project listed below:
Project: UF-200, New Public Safety Building & Renovation of Centrex Building
Main campus, Gainesville, Florida
The project will provide for a new University Police Department facility to house the University of Florida Police Department [UFPD] departments. Currently, UFPD is housed in several separate buildings not originally designed for police department operations including a temporary triple-wide trailer structure, all located on the southeast corner of Museum Road and Newell Drive. Additionally, the UFPD Dispatch staff is housed in the adjacent Centrex Building. The project also includes demolition of the old UFPD/WRUF building and renovation of the Centrex building for the UF Emergency Management. The University is proposing to construct a New Public Safety Building to accommodate all current and future operational needs, as well as serve as the main on-campus Shelter-in-Place facilities in the event of natural or manmade emergencies.
The estimated construction budget is approximately $20,000,000 and includes site work, new surface parking areas and upgrades to underground utilities. Being a triple accredited police agency, doing business and serving the campus community in the digital age, the new UFPD building must be a state-of-the-art facility. The new building shall convey an iconic image to current and prospective faculty, staff, and students, as well as visiting faculty and alumni.
Most of the existing structures currently utilized by UFPD are still located on the proposed site for this new Public Safety Facility along Museum Road. Given that UFPD provides services to the UF campus and, the adjacent community beyond law enforcement, the existing/proposed site is both traversed and served by telecommunication assets, utility duct-banks and wet utility lines that are critical to UFPD’s operations. These wet and dry utility assets also serve adjacent structures on the UF campus as well as off campus.
The contract for construction management services will consist of two phases, pre-construction and construction. Pre-construction services will begin at the Conceptual Schematic Design stage and will include production of cost studies and estimates; value engineering; analysis of the design documents for constructability, coordination, detailing, materials, and systems; development and maintenance of the construction schedule; production of detailed jobsite management plans; development of strategies for the procurement of trade contracts; development of waste management strategies; and development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal based on 100% Construction Documents. If the GMP proposal is accepted and executed, the construction phase will be implemented. In this phase, the construction manager becomes the single point of responsibility for performance of the construction of the project and shall publicly bid trade contracts. Failure to negotiate an acceptable fixed fee for phase one of the contract, or failure to arrive at an acceptable GMP budget within the time provided in the agreement, may result in the termination of the construction manager's contract.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past performance, experience, personnel, references, bonding capacity, workload, and responses to questions posed both in the shortlist and interview phases. The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.
At the time of application, the applicant must be licensed to practice as a general contractor 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. The selected applicant will also be required to provide insurance coverage for General Liability, Automotive Liability, Workers’ Compensation, and Builder’s Risk.
Applicants desiring to provide construction management services for the project shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the facilities program, Project Fact Sheet, and other background information. The proposal shall be prepared as specified in the CMQS Instructions and shall include:
1. A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicant’s understanding of the scope of services, schedule, and other goals and considerations as outlined in the Project Fact Sheet and facilities program.
2. Company information and signed certification.
3. A completed, project-specific "CM Qualifications Supplement” (CMQS) proposal. Applications on any other form will not be considered.
4. Resumes, LEED accreditation, and other pertinent credentials for all proposed staff.
5. Proof of the applicant’s corporate status in Florida (if applicable) and a copy of the applicant firm’s current contracting license from the appropriate governing board.
6. Proof of applicant’s bonding capacity and liability insurance coverage.
If the applicant is a corporation, it 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 construction manager 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.
Additional information to assist the applicant in preparing a complete proposal – including the project-specific CMQS forms, instructions, Project Fact Sheet, facilities program, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, standard University of Florida Agreement for CM Services, 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 number of copies prescribed in the Project Fact Sheet. Submittals must be received in the Planning Design & Construction office by 3:00 p.m. local time on Monday, December 9, 2019. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
UF Planning Design & Construction, 245 Gale Lemerand Drive / P.O. Box 115050, Gainesville, FL 32611-5050, Telephone: (352)273-4000, Internet: www.facilities.ufl.edu.
