Department of Education, Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University

Project No. BR-352; Project and Location: Five Year Update of the Comprehensive Master Plan, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida A&M University, on behalf of the State of Florida, Board of Regents, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the project listed below: Project No. BR-352; Project and Location: Five Year Update of the Comprehensive Master Plan, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307.

This project consists of a five year update of the Comprehensive Campus Master Plan on a Continuing Services Contract basis, for studies through the next five years, up to the time of the next five year update. Work will consist of updating the various elements in the current Master Plan, including Land Use, Academic Facilities, Support Facilities, Housing, Recreation and Open Space, General Infrastructure, Utilities, Intergovernmental Coordination, Transportation, Capital Improvements, Architectural Design Guidelines, Landscape Design Guidelines and Facilities Maintenance.

Consultants should demonstrate the ability to assess the impacts of five years of University facilities development on public facilities and services (i.e. stormwater management, electrical, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, roads and parks and recreation facilities). Consultants should demonstrate the ability to update existing master plan map conditions to reflect the five year assessment. Greater consideration will be given to those consultants with previous experience in master planning, local government comprehensive plans and concurrency management in Florida.

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

The letter of application should have attached:

1.     A completed “Professional Qualifications Supplement” (PQS); form is to be obtained from the FAMU Facilities Planning & Construction Office. 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.

Submit eight (8) ring, comb or spiral (no hard, solid or tack) bound copies of the requested data 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 $25,000 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 (PQS) forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Karen Brown, Associate Director at [phone], email: [e-mail], Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, Florida A&M University, Plant Operations Facility, Building A, Suite 100, 2400 Wahnish Way, Tallahassee, FL 32307, [phone], Fax [phone]. Submittals must be received in the Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, by 12:00 Noon (Local Time), August 21, 2008 to the Attention of: Samuel J. Houston, Director. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.