DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida International UniversityUniversity
Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services will be required for project listed below. The firm selected will provide CONSULTING SERVICES as the Owner’s representative in connection with final design documents and construction documents prepared by the design-builder and construction of the project.
Project Name and Number: Football Stadium Expansion, BT-842
Project Location: This facility will be located at Florida International University, University Park.
Project Description: The project is for expansion of the existing football stadium located at University Park, Miami, Florida. The scope of the project will include, but is not limited to, the demolition of the existing 7500 seat stadium and expansion of the existing to a new stadium of approximately 23,500 seats with the ability to expand to 45,000 including men’s and women’s bathroom facilities, concessions, private luxury suites, press box and media areas, expansion of the existing field house, and the addition of offices for the head football coach and his staff. Other items include field lighting, landscaping, scoreboard, sound system, expansion of existing utility systems necessary to accommodate new components, demolition of existing running track, adjacent roadway and entry modifications to accommodate the overall expansion, and other miscellaneous support elements.
Note: This is a fast track project that must be completed by Fall 2008. The firm selected must have the resources to assure that the work is expedited. The project is currently under construction and the owner’s representative must be prepared to immediately mobilize and provide services.
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 six (6) 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, by 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 July 20, 2007. Late submittals shall be disqualified. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
