OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS for
ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board of Sarasota, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota County, Florida (“the Hospital”) is accepting statements of qualifications from Architectural/Engineering Consulting Firms under the provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act. The scope of work may include programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for all architectural, interior design, civil, site work, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, structural design work for the renovation of an approximately 15,000-square-foot inpatient pediatrics nursing unit.
Services required by qualified firms include architectural design, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and structural design and engineering; and construction administration. Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five bound statements of qualifications that include at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:
1.A copy of Florida construction licensure and corporate registration certificates.
2.Proof of General and Professional Liability Insurability.
3.A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified Minority Business Enterprise. If your firm claims MBE, WMBE status, a copy of your firm’s current, valid MBE, WMBE certificate is required as part of the submission package.
4.Proposed design team with resumes.
5.A current list of five client references consisting of name, title, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project specified.
6.Past design experience on inpatient pediatrics units, and associated support functions.
7.Design and permitting experience within the City of Sarasota, FL and other applicable permitting agencies.
8.Location of the design firm’s main office, and location of the proposed team for this project.
9.An explanation of how the firm intends to respond expeditiously on urgent project matters.
10.Illustrate the project team including resumes for each.
All interested firms are further informed as follows:
1.The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals at any time during this process.
2.The basis for selecting candidates includes, but is not limited to the firm’s experience with local regulatory agency having jurisdiction, AHCA experience, consideration of related project experience, qualifications of proposed team design criteria experience as stated above, ability to quickly respond, and the firm’s proposed project approach.
3.The Hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.
4.Questions regarding submissions shall be directed only to Jim Bugyis, (941)917-1802.
Submissions shall be titled
Statement of Qualifications for
ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Pediatrics Unit
5.Submittals must be received by the Hospital no later than 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Mail statements to the attention of Jim Bugyis, Director of Operation of Plant, 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239. Submittals received after this deadline will remain unopened and available for pick up.
6.Only Jim Bugyis shall be contacted with regard to this Request. No other SMH staff, administrators, or board members shall be contacted. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Director of Operation of Plant.
7.Interested persons should contact Jim Bugyis, at (941)917-1802, with any project-related questions.
8.The selection committee will meet in a public meeting in Sarasota Memorial’s first floor Waldemere Auditorium located at 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, on Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to discuss and announce the top three ranked firms with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. All interested parties are invited to attend.
