DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida State UniversityWilliam H. Johnston Building Remodeling and Expansion
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Florida State University, State of Florida, announces that professional services in the discipline of architecture will be required for the project listed below:
Project No. FS-248
Project and Location: William H. Johnston Building
Remodeling and Expansion
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
The project consists of the design and construction of approximately 78,000 square feet of building expansion and approximately 65,000 square feet of building remodeling and renovation. The building is located between Honors Way and Convocation Way, and just north of University Way. The existing connector between the east and west wings is expected to be demolished to make way for the expansion, which will be physically connected to the recently renovated East Wing of the Johnston Building (Suwannee Room) and the existing West Wing of the Johnston Building. The Johnston Building Remodel and Expansion will provide shared common and support spaces including classrooms, computer labs, reading rooms as well as student and faculty lounges. The project delivery system will be construction management. The design professional is expected to create a sustainable project including, but not limited to LEED certification. The selected firm will provide design, construction documents and administration for the referenced project which has a construction budget of approximately $42,900,000.00. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000, and will be provided as a part of Basic Services.
Location will be scored as follows:
Florida firms will receive a score of “1”, and out of state, firms will receive a score of “0”.
INSTRUCTIONS
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should 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 8/03, 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 six 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 Florida State 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 $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.
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 and Construction, 109 Mendenhall Maintenance Building A, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, (850)644-2843 telephone, (850)644-8351 facsimile.
For further information on the project, contact James M. Reynolds, Project Manager, at the address and phone listed above.
Submittals must be received in the above office, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), on December 11, 2007. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
