Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Administration

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Administration

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT

OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) – REVISED

As an Architect or Engineer, you are invited to submit an SOQ to the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY, hereinafter referred to as the Department.

The Department is seeking professional services of an architectural/engineering firm to provide project planning, design and permitting requirements for the Department’s proposed Necropsy Laboratory – Shipping/Receiving Facility to be located at 2700 N. John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida 34741.

This advertisement originally appeared in the April 14, 2006 issue of FAW, Vol. 32, No 15, but has been revised to include additional information about the project and site.

PROJECT LOCATION: Kissimmee, Florida.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT: The entire solicitation document, which includes specifications and the additional information, may be viewed and downloaded from the Vendor Bid System at http://myflorida.com, click on Business, Doing Business with the State of Florida, Everything for Vendors and Customers, Vendor Bid System, Search Advertisements, Bid Number SOQ/AI-05/06-117-REV, or by calling the Purchasing Office, [phone].

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME INFORMATION STATEMENT: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, F.S., for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

DISCRIMINATION; DENIAL OR REVOCATION FOR THE RIGHT TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES: An entity or affiliate who had been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.

Statements of Qualifications will be received and publicly opened on:

DATE AND TIME: JUNE 13, 2006, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 407 S. Calhoun Street, SB8 Mayo Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone].

CONTRACT AWARD: The official Notice of Award recommendation will be by electronic posting at http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.main_menu

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.