NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, announces a Request for Proposal for Professional Services in the discipline of architecture for Continuing Services regarding Minor Projects up to $2 million as noted below:
Project: Continuing Professional Services Contract: Minor Construction Projects Up to $2 million, Fort Myers, Florida
Description of Project
Projects will be primarily for small renovation or remodeling of existing buildings where labs, offices, or classrooms need to be re-configured. Accordingly, there could be a need to re-design the structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as part of such work. The assignment of such small projects will be issued by the FGCU administration on an as-needed basis when/where remodeling is required.
Contract Term
A two year contract will be negotiated with the selected A/E firm for such small construction projects of $2 million or less. An A/E fee structure and a list of engineering sub-consultants will be negotiated at the time of contract negotiation. Do not include a fee structure or a list of engineering sub-consultants with this proposal, or face possible disqualification.
Instructions:
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should have the following attached:
1. A completed Florida Gulf Coast University “Professional Qualifications Supplement,” dated May 2010. Applications on any other form 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 five (5) 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 State University System 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, subcontract, 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.
Additional project information will be posted as a “Fact Sheet” on the website for FGCU Facilities Planning: www.fgcu.edu/facilities for this request for proposal.
The “Professional Qualifications Supplements (PQS)”, which includes project information and selection criteria, may be obtained at www.fgcu.edu/facilities or by contacting Lidia Hernandez, Facilities Planning, via email at lhernandez@fgcu.edu, by mail at 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565, or by phone at (239)590-1500.
Submittals must be received in the FGCU Facilities Planning Office, Edwards Hall --Room 217 by 4:00 p.m. EDST, April 2, 2014. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
