Department of Education, Florida International University

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida International University

University

NOTICE TO PLANNING CONSULTANTS

The Florida International University Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Master Planning Services will be required for the project listed below:

Project and Location: Campus Master Plan, BT-805, Florida International University, Miami, Florida. This master planning project consists of updating the University’s current Campus Master Plan in the following areas: academic mission, academic program, urban design, future land use, academic facilities, support facilities, housing, recreation and open space, general infrastructure, utilities, transportation, intergovernmental coordination, conservation, capital improvements, architectural design guidelines, landscape design guidelines, facilities maintenance, and coastal management. The selection will be coordinated by the University’s Facilities Management Department and the procedure to be used will vary somewhat from the standard SUS selection procedures. These variations are described in the Project Fact Sheet. One major variation is that consultants for the firm shall not be presented as part of the team. The successful firm will be that firm who has demonstrated master planning experience by having had prime responsibility for comprehensive university master plans.

INSTRUCTIONS: Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application. The letter of application should have attached: A completed Board of Regents “Professional Qualifications Supplement”, (PQS) form SUSPQS: 09/99, along with a copy of the applicant’s current Professional Registration Certificate from the appropriate governing board. If an applicant is a corporation, it must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida. Additional details are included in the Project Fact Sheet, which will be available with the PQS form. Applications on any other form will not be considered.

Submit six (6) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications that 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 $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, descriptive project information (Project Fact Sheet), and selection criteria may be obtained 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 at [phone].

Submittals must be received in the Office of Facilities Management, Florida International University, University Park, CSC 236, Miami, Florida 33199, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), on July 10, 2007. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Late submittals shall be disqualified. For information regarding meeting dates, times, and locations (Shortlist, Interview, Deliberations, etc.) contact Facilities Planning at [phone].