NOTICE TO DESIGN/BUILD TEAMS
Florida State University announces that Qualifications Based Design/Build Services will be required for the project listed below:
Project No. FS - 264
Hoffman Teaching Lab Renovations
Tallahassee, Florida
The project consists of the planning, design, and renovation to the Hoffman Lab Building for Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. The Hoffman Building contains approx. 79,500GSF and the goal is to improve lab spaces for prerequisite and requisite chemistry lab courses in support curriculum delivered by seven different colleges. It is envisioned that several new labs will be created and existing labs will be upgraded or renovated to support these programs. General Chemistry, Organic/BioChemistry, Analytical Labs, Computer, Wet Lab renovations and all support spaces are to be included. Building mechanical, electrical, piping, and information technology supporting these spaces are to be included as well as addressing building envelope and ADA deficiencies. Renovations to related science venues/spaces may be added to the scope of the project as needed. All work is expected to be in place and complete by August 2019.
The Design/Build Services contract shall be in compliance with Design/Build selection provisions in Section 287.055, F.S. and 6C-14-.007, F.A.C., including design and pre- construction fees, construction related service costs and a guaranteed maximum price. The University will contract with a single contract entity whose Design/Build Team shall provide all professional services including, but not necessarily limited to programming, budgeting, space planning, design, estimating, construction services, labor, materials, and equipment required to design and construct the project. Blanket professional design liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000 and will be included in Basic Services. The development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP(s) at 100% documents will be required.
The overall project budget is approximately $10,000,000 with a construction value of approximately $7,500,000. The respondent becomes the single point of responsibility for performance of the construction of the project and shall publically bid all trade contracts and be capable of bonding 100% of the value of the construction contract with a surety licensed to do business in the State of Florida with a Best rating of A, Class IX. Project development including professional services is contingent upon availability of funds.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Teams desiring to provide design/build services for the project shall submit a letter of interest and a completed Florida State University “Design/Build Qualification Supplement” form (DBSQS), dated June 2014, with attachments and additional information as described in the DBSQS. Applications in any other format will not be considered. The Design/Build Services Qualifications Supplement Form and Project Fact Sheet may be obtained via the Facilities website: https://www.facilities.fsu.edu/depts/designConstr/advertisedProjects.php.
Each applicant/team must be properly licensed and registered at the time of application to practice its profession in the State of Florida. If the applicant is a corporation, or a joint venture, it must be registered by the Department of State to do business in the State of Florida at the time of application. If the applicant is the contract entity and has a consultant to perform the design and construction services, the contract entity and consultant must have an agreement at the time of application to formally contract for consulting services. Firms applying as “Associations” without a registered joint venture agreement or a contract entity and consultant without an agreement will not be considered.
Selection of finalists for interview will be made on the basis of qualifications of the proposed design/build team, including team qualifications, team related experience, and the ability to provide service in meeting the project requirements. Florida State University strongly encourages the use of certified Small, Minority, Veteran, and Women Owned Business enterprise, (SWV/WBE) in the provision of the design and construction-related services by providing a fair and equal opportunity to compete for, or for participation in, design and/or construction related services. Applications that do not comply with the above instructions may be disqualified. Submittals are part of the public record and no submittal material will be returned. Plans and specifications for Florida State University projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, F.S. As required by Section 287.133, F.S., a design/build team may not submit a proposal for this project if any member is on the convicted vendor list for a public entity crime committed within the past 36 months. The selected design/build team must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $50,000 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.
Submit four (4) bound copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above and one (1) electronic copy. Submittals must be received at the address listed below by 2:00 p.m., local time, on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Facsimile (fax) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Applications which do not comply with the above will not be considered.
Send submittals to:
Lynetta Mills, FSU Facilities Design & Construction, 969 Learning Way, Suite 109 MMA, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, phone (850)644-3591.
For further information on the project, contact: Mary Jo Spector, Project Manager, at the address above, through email at mjspector@fsu.edu, or at (850) 644-8313.
The University reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the selection process at any time and return or reject any or all submissions of Design/Build proposals without obligation to the respondent. The award of this contract is subject to availability of funds. If additional funding is realized, the University has the option to incorporate additional scope/funding under this contract.
