Department of Health, Division of Administration

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Administration

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR ARCHITECTURE-ENGINEERING

The State of Florida, Department of Health, Division of Administration, Bureau of General Services, Office of Design and Construction, announces that professional services are required for the project listed below. Applications being sent via the U.S. Mail or via overnight express service shall be sent to: Thomas Matthias, Florida Department of Health, Office of Design and Construction, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN # B06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1734, [phone], ext. 3166, Facsimile [phone].

PROJECT NUMBER:           DOH 10516100

PROJECT NAME:                Jacksonville Central Lab Renovations/Additions – Phased Construction

SERVICES TO

BE PROVIDED:                     Architecture-Engineering Services

ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION BUDGET: $10,000,000.00 – Consisting of Multiple renovation and/or addition projects on Jacksonville Central Laboratory Site subject to funding availability. Presently appropriated funding is $2,085,000, which will fund construction of the first initial design phase items which are planned to be the renovation of the exterior of a four floor lab building, improvement to lab space climatic controls and planning for the renovation of a three story office building (approximately 30,000 square feet). The overall project will consist of multiple phases. If the selected firm is assigned additional phases, the anticipated work period for the overall project is five years, though time will be shortened or lengthened as is in the best interest of the Department. The first Phase will serve as the basis for contract. Contract negotiation, with the selected firm, for additional work Phase or Phases shall be at the sole discretion of the Department. The Department reserves the right to retain other professionals for any phase as it deems in the best interest of the Department.

RESPONSE DUE DATE: June 22, 2006, 4:00 p.m., Local Time

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit three (3) bound copies of the following information: *

1.  Table of contents

2.  Letter of interest

3.  A copy of the current Department of Health Professional Qualifications Supplement (PQS) Form DBC5112 Revised 10/97. A copy can be obtained by calling [phone]. The use DOH forms for financial information is mandatory.

4.  A copy of the firm’s current Florida Professional License registration. (Proper registration at the time of application is required.

5.  (CORPORATIONS ONLY) Current Corporate Certificate providing evidence of validation date and designation of professional or professionals qualifying the corporation to practice Architecture and/or Engineering.

6.  Completed Standard Form 254

7.  Completed Standard Form 255

*In Article Eight, Work by Firm or Joint-Venture Members, list only projects designed, under construction, and/or completed within the past five (5) years.

8.  A stamped self-addressed if the applicant would like a Notice of Selection result.

* All applicants are urged to limit their submittal content to fifty (50) pages, excluding front and back covers and any section dividers. However, this is not a mandatory requirement.

EVALUATION: All proposals submitted shall become the property of the Department of Health. The submitted proposals will be placed on file and not returned. Any proposals that do not comply with the above instructions as set forth and/or do not include the required qualification data will be considered improper and disqualify the applicant. Proposals submitted by qualified firms shall be evaluated in accordance with Chapter 60D-2, Florida Administrative Code, and Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.

SHORTLIST SELECTION PROCESS: From the proposals received, the department shall shortlist a minimum of three (3) firms.

The qualified, responsive low bidder will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However they will be exempt from the one percent fee.