Florida International University
FIU-CM Consultant 2018
NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS
The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that construction management services will be required for the project listed below:
Project and Location: Continuing Services Contracts for Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC), Engineering Center (EC) and other properties in South Florida managed by FIU.
Project Description: The construction Manager will be the single point of responsibility for performance of the project construction contracts, functioning as an independent contractor, publicly bidding trade contracts.
Continuing Services Contracts are specific projects for renovations, alterations, and additions that have a basic construction budget estimated to be $2,000,000 or less. Accordingly, the selected firm(s) minimum bonding capacity should be $2,000,000 per project.
Term of Contract: Three (3) contracts will be awarded to three (3) different firms. Continuing Services Contracts provide that the consultant will be available on an as-needed basis for the Fiscal Year, July 1 - June 30.
This contract will be awarded for an initial period of one-year with Owner’s option to renew the contract, at its sole discretion, for additional one-year periods, however, in no event to exceed a total of five successive years.
Selection Process: Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of construction manager qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping/administrative ability, critical path scheduling expertise; cost estimating; cost control ability; quality control capability; qualification of the firm's personnel, and staff and consultants. The final ranking shall be determined based on oral presentations and references. The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.
INSTRUCTIONS: Firms desiring to provide construction management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement (CMQS) form. Proposals must not exceed 80 pages, including the CMQS and letter of application. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Submittals, which do not comply with these requirements or do not include the requested data, will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned.
Submit twelve (12) bound copies of the required proposal data and one CD copy of the complete proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF format of the above requested data bound in the order listed. Applications that do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered. Application material will not be returned. The University reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the selection process at any time and to return or reject any or all submissions of qualifications without obligation to the respondent. The award of this contract is subject to availability of funds.
The Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement (CMQS) form and the Project Fact Sheet, which describes the selection process schedule for this Project and additional information regarding the Project scope, may be obtained from the web-site http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/CMConsultant2018.htm.Requests for meetings by individual firms will not be granted. Once the firm acquires the required forms, questions may be directed to Facilities Planning at (305)348-4090 or via email to griffith@fiu.edu (cc: angpaz@fiu.edu).
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must be licensed to practice as general contractors in the State of Florida at the time of application. Corporations must be registered to operate in the State of Florida by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, at the time of application. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a construction management firm 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 management firm must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017 for CATEGORY TWO in connection with this project for a period of 36 months following the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.
FIU STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS, GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CM SERVICES PROVIDE FOR AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS. THESE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW, AND CAN BE FOUND AT http://facilities.fiu.edu/formsandstandards.htm.
ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD REVIEW THE APPLICABLE FIU CONTRACT FORM AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO MAKING A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO RESPOND TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.
SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS TO: Selection Committee, Florida International University, Facilities Planning, Campus Support Complex, 11555 S.W. 17th St., Room 142, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Miami, Florida 33199. Submittals must be received between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m and 4:00 p.m. local time, Monday March 12, 2018. Submittals will not be accepted before or after the times and date stated above. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
