Landscape Master Plan
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is seeking professional services to develop a Campus Landscape Master Plan that will provide guidance and direction in developing and enhancing the campus landscape as the University enters its second half century of operation. The plan will provide a unified vision that identifies and develops major campus districts and helps ensure consistency in materials, form, and character, while allowing flexibility for innovation and sustainability. This plan will be consistent with the other University planning initiatives, and the project scope will include helping develop the Landscape Element of 2015 Campus Master Plan. The planning process will include a Campus Landscape Advisory Team, composed of representatives from UCF Facilities and Safety, administrators, and other relevant campus stakeholders. A Campus Landscape Technical Committee composed of the Director and Assistant Directors of Landscape and Natural Resources and the Director of Facilities Planning and Construction will direct the process.
Firms desiring to apply shall submit by letter specifying the discipline for which they are applying. Proximity of location will be a prime factor in the selection of the firm. Firms will be evaluated in the following areas: experience of professional personnel, recent and projected workload, location, past performance, and project fact sheet requirements.
Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $2,000,000 and will be provided as a part of Basic Services.
Carefully review the Contract and General Conditions documents. Finalists will be provided a copy of the University of Central Florida Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards, and the University of Central Florida Professional agreement with which they must comply. Submitting a proposal for this project constitutes complete agreement with and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained within these documents. These documents can be found on our website at www.fp.ucf.edu with the advertisement.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should have attached:
1.A completed Board of Regents "Professional Qualifications Supplement," dated 07/2003. Applications on any other form 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.
BADGING ANDIDENTIFICATION
Criminal background checks, E-verification, and drug testing verification will be provided for all employees and sub-contractors.
As required by University of Central Florida Regulations 7.102.22, a contractor 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 firm 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 placement on the convicted vendor list.
The University of Central Florida Project Fact Sheet may be obtained at the website www.fp.ucf.edu (click on advertisements).
Five (5) bound copies of the required proposal data shall be submitted to: Ms. Gina Seabrook, Facilities Planning and Construction, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Post Office Box 163020, Orlando, FL 32816-3020. Submittals must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time on August 23rd, 2013. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Applications that do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered. Application materials will not be returned. Late submissions will not be accepted.
