Department of Education, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

FOR CONTINUING CONTRACTS

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) requests qualifications from construction management firms to provide construction management services for continuing contracts. The firms selected under this contract will be responsible for assigned facility projects on an as-needed basis in which construction costs do not exceed $1,000,000. Continuing service contracts for these projects will have an initial period of one (1) year with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods. FSDB may have additional continuing service construction managers under contract during the same time period. Performance and Payment Bonds shall be provided for individual projects exceeding $100,000 and liability and workers’ compensation insurance shall be required. Builder’s Risk insurance may be required for specific projects based upon need.

Selection of finalists for interview will be made on the basis of construction manager qualifications including experience and ability, financial capability, administrative ability/office staff, scheduling expertise, cost estimating and cost control ability, on-site staff, information systems, and distance to site. Firms must be properly licensed in the State of Florida at the time of submittal. The selection will be made in accordance with Section 255.29, F.S.

INSTRUCTIONS

Firms interested in being considered for Continuing Contracts shall submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their submittals with a table of contents and tabbed sections in the following order:

1.  A letter of interest detailing the firm’s qualifications to meet the above referenced selection criteria.

2.  A current Experience Questionnaire and Contractor’s Financial Statement, Form DBC5085 dated 3/00.

3.  Resumes of proposed staff and staff organizations.

4.  Any examples of project reporting manuals, schedules, past experience and examples of similar projects

     completed by the firm.

5.  References from prior clients received within the last five years.

6.  Copies of the firm’s current Florida Professional Registration License.

7.  For Corporations only: If the firm offering services is a corporation, it must be properly registered with the

     Department of State to operate in Florida and must provide a copy of the firm’s current Florida Corporate

     Registration.

Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., local time, on Monday, July 10, 2006, and should be mailed or delivered to the: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Attn.: Mr. John Connor, Purchasing Director, 207 N. San Marco Ave., Building 28, St. Augustine, FL 32084-2799. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Applicants will be short-listed on Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Interviews will be conducted with the short-listed firms on Wednesday, July 26, 2006. A final selection will be made after the interviews have taken place. The selected firms will be given official notice of selection results by FAX and or mail.

The results of the short-list and final selection will be posted at FSDB, 207 N. San Marco Ave., Building 28, St. Augustine, FL and may be viewed during regular working days between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., beginning 24 hours after the selection. Final selection results will also be posted in the Florida Administrative Weekly. Applications that do not comply with these instructions or those that do not include the requested data may not be considered. The Selection Committee reserves the right to waive any irregularities and may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time. All information received will be maintained with the project file and will not be returned. Any protests of the selection must be made within 72 hours of the posting. Failure to file a protest within 72 hours (not including Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday) after posting shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, F.S.