DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida International UniversityBid/Request for proposal
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The Florida International University Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of architecture will be required for the project listed below:
Project and Location: Continuing Services Contract, Florida International University, all sites, Miami, Florida.
The selected firm will provide full architectural and consulting engineering services inclusive of design, construction documents, and administration for specific projects for renovations, alterations, and additions that have a basic construction budget estimated to be $1,000,000 or less, or a planning study for which the fee for professional services is $100,000 or less. Continuing services contracts for such projects provide that the consultant will be available on an as-needed basis for the Fiscal Year, July 1 – June 30. The consultant receiving the award will not have an exclusive contract to perform services for these projects. The university may have additional campus service professionals under contract during the same time period. Two (2) firms will be selected.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should have attached:
1.A completed (former Board of Regents) “Professional Qualifications Supplement (SUSPQS),” dated September 1999. Applications on any other form will not be considered. It is the intent of FIU to encourage participation by qualified Minority Business Enterprises however, State of Florida MBE certification is not a factor in the selection process. Disregard paragraph 4 on page 2 of the instructions.
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 properly chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.
Submit eight (8) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications that do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered. Application material will not be returned. The plans and specifications for A/E projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, an architectural 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 consultant 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.
Professional Qualifications Supplement forms and the Project Fact Sheet may be obtained by mail from Facilities Planning, Florida International University, Campus Support Complex, Room 236, Miami, Florida 33199, or by FAXING a request to (305)348-4091, or login to http://facilities.fiu.edu (Find project under Selection Process Information)
Requests for meetings by individual firms will not be granted. Once the firm acquires the required forms, questions may be directed to Facilities Planning Office.
Submit qualifications to: Selection Committee, Florida International University, Facilities Planning, Campus Support Complex, Room #236, Miami, Florida 33199, by 2:00 p.m. local time, on May 18, 2007. Late submittals shall be disqualified. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
