Florida International University
FIU-NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS BT-887 Steven J. Green School of International Public Affairs – Phase II
The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that construction management services are required for the project identified below:
Project Name and Number: Steven J. Green School of International Public Affairs Phase II, BT-887
Project Location: Modesto Maidique Campus, Miami, Florida
Project Description: The Steven J. Green School of International Public Affairs Phase II (SIPA-2) project proposes a new multi-story building adjoining the existing 5-story SIPA building. The preferred location is the area west of the original SIPA building with a clearance of at least 60-feet from the Labor Center (Building 13). This site will require partial or complete filling of the existing detention pond. The project is expected to include an overall gross floor area of approximately 84,800 square feet and a net assignable area of 53,000 square feet. It will include classrooms, conference and event facilities, seminar rooms, and professional case rooms, as well as administrative and faculty offices. Covered walkways and/or bridges connecting the new and existing buildings at one or more levels are desired.
The proposed SIPA-II building has been included in the FIU Campus Master Plan since the original SIPA building was designed in 2008. At the time, conceptual design drawings showed a “twin” building located on the site now proposed, but budgetary constraints did not allow for all of the desired space to be built in 2008. This second phase has been listed as “Future Project” on FIU Facilities Planning’s “Construction Projects Master List” since August 2011, soon after Phase I was occupied, and it was clear that additional space was needed to house the School of International and Public Affairs.
In 2015, esteemed business leader, diplomat and philanthropist Ambassador Steven J. Green and his family recognized the potential of the School of International and Public Affairs to become an institution of higher learning with significant national and international impact. Together with his wife Dorothea Green and daughter Kimberly Green, Ambassador Green, through the Green Family Foundation, bequeathed an extraordinary philanthropic gift of $20 million to name the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Of this transformative gift, $15 million has been earmarked for the construction of SIPA-II.
During the summer of 2017, the legislature of the State of Florida approved a $12.7 million allocation for SIPA-II. The state allocation, combined with the Green Family gift, represents a significant milestone for the Green School, allowing FIU to move forward with the planning, design and construction of SIPA-II.
The University is committed to producing buildings that comply with sustainable energy conservation strategies and standards (minimum LEED Silver Certification).
Applicants are hereby notified that in the event the University is unable to secure full funding, the University intends to proceed only with design and construction of fully funded project components, if any.
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 eight (8) bound copies of the required proposal data and one CD/Electronic 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/BT-887.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 person or affiliate 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 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 HAS CREATED STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS, GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CM SERVICES TO 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 Noon or 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
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.
