NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS:
The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the discipline of architecture/facility planning will be required for the project listed below:
Project: MP-282I, College of Dentistry Master Planning (Gainesville, FL)
The University of Florida College of Dentistry is soliciting Professional Services to conduct a visioning and conceptual planning activity that would address space planning and facility space analysis to establish and accommodate innovative, collaborative, and high-tech student learning activities, an inviting patient clinics experience, community space accommodations, and other future College needs. The selected firm will provide facility master planning (program) and conceptual design images for the referenced project for future capital campaign needs.
Applicants desiring to provide professional service for this project shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the Project Fact Sheet, Professional Qualifications Supplement (PQS) and PQS Instructions, and other background information. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past performance, experience, personnel, design ability, Building Information Modeling capabilities, references, workload, and responses to questions posed both in the shortlist and interview phases. At the time of application, the applicant and any sub-consultants must possess current design licenses from the appropriate governing board and be properly registered 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 at the time of application and provide current proof of corporate status. The proposal shall be limited to 30 single-sided, consecutively-numbered pages OR 15 double-sided, consecutively-numbered pages and shall include:
1. A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicants understanding of the scope of services, design intent, and other goals and considerations as outlined in the Project Fact Sheet.
2. A completed, project-specific Professional Qualifications Supplement (PQS) proposal with signed certification. Applications on any other form will not be considered.
3. Resumes, LEED accreditation, and other pertinent credentials for all proposed staff (applicant and any pertinent consultants).
4. Proof of the applicants current corporate status in Florida (if applicable) and copies of current licenses for applicant and all sub-consultants from the appropriate governing board.
5. Proof of the applicants and all sub-consultants ability to be insured for the level of professional liability coverage demanded for this project.
Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000, and will be provided as a part of Basic Services. Plans and specifications for University of Florida 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 applicant 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 professional 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.
The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.
The project-specific PQS form, instructions, Project Fact Sheet, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, standard University of Florida Owner-Professional agreement, and other project and process information can be found on the Facilities Planning & Construction website at www.facilities.ufl.edu. Unsigned proposals or proposals containing expired or invalid licenses will be disqualified. Submittal materials will not be returned.
Finalists may be provided with supplemental interview requirements and criteria as needed.
Six (6) bound copies of the required proposal must be received at the University of Florida Facilities Planning & Construction office, 232 Stadium, P. O. Box 115050, Gainesville, FL 32611-5050 no later than the deadline of 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Facsimile (FAX) or e-mailed submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
The schedule for the selection process is as follows:
Pre-proposal conference (non-mandatory): May 10, 2011, 11:00 a.m., DSB D3-3
Applications due: May 19, 2011, 3:00 p.m. EST, address listed above
Shortlist meeting: June 7, 2011, 227 Stadium, University of Florida
Final Interviews: June 28, 2011, 227 Stadium, University of Florida
Scoring/Deliberations: June 28, 2011 following final interview
Further information may be obtained from the UF Facilities Planning & Construction website, www.facilities.ufl.edu, or by contacting Selection Committee Chairman Miles Albertson, Associate Director, UF Facilities Planning & Construction, 232 Stadium, P. O. Box 115050, Gainesville, FL 32611, (352)494-7717, ama@ufl.edu.
