Department of Education, Florida State University

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida State University

FS-211 College of Education Multipurpose Teaching Facility

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida State University announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the project listed below:

              Project No. FS-211

              College of Education Multipurpose Teaching Facility

              Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

The project consists of constructing approximately 47,000 gross square feet of indoor tennis courts and support space for the College of Education.   The new construction will be built at the University’s southwest campus, adjacent to the newly constructed Morcom Aquatics Center. It is intended that this will allow sharing and blending of site features, such as entry drives and parking. The selected firm will be asked to suggest the optimum building footprint and to manage other aspects of the site design, including adjacency to residential properties, stormwater, and the relationship to future tennis facilities to be constructed on Orange Avenue. Interior components to be considered include court lighting, playing surfaces, and energy efficiency. Indoor environmental quality will be an important aspect of the design, since this project is expected to support the University’s goal of developing sustainable projects. The design professional will be expected to develop the design utilizing LEED concepts and produce a final product capable of achieving LEED certification. The architectural firm will be required to provide design, construction documents and construction administration for the referenced project, which is currently budgeted at $4,500,000 for construction. The project delivery system will be by construction management. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $500,000 and must be provided as a part of Basic Services. Location will be scored as follows: Florida firms will receive a score of “1”, and out of state firms will receive a score of “0”.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.

The letter of application must have attached:

1.              A completed Florida State University “Professional Qualifications Supplement”, dated August, 2003. Applications on any other form, or on versions dated prior to August 2003, will not be considered.

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 chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.

Submit seven (7) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications which do not comply with the above instructions may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned.

The plans and specifications for State University System projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a consultant 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 $50,000.00 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, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained through our website, www.fpc.fsu.edu, or by contacting: Lynetta Mills, Facilities Design and Construction, 109 Mendenhall Building A, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, [phone] telephone, [phone] facsimile

For further information on the project, contact Kim Ball, Project Manager, at the address above or at [phone]. Copies of the Program may be obtained at the Applicant’s expense by contacting: Target Copy, 635 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL, [phone].

Submittals must be received in the above office, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), Thursday, July 17, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.