DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida School for the Deaf and the BlindPUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
PROJECT NUMBER: #20070001
PROJECT NAME: Rhyne Hall-Building #4
PROJECT LOCATION: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 205 N. San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084-2799
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) requests qualifications from construction management firms to provide Construction Management at Risk for renovations to Rhyne Hall-Building #4. Renovations will include gutting of existing building interior including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems as well as finishes. Reconfigure interior to provide more efficient dormitory layout. Provide all new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems as well as finishes. The construction budget for this project is $4,500,000.
Applicant must be a licensed general contractor in the State of Florida at the time of application. Further, if a corporation, the applicant must be registered by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, to operate in the State of Florida at the time of application.
The selection will be made in accordance with Section 255.29(3), F.S. and the procedures and criteria established by the Division of Building Construction.
Firms interested in being considered for this project must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their application 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.
3.Resumes of proposed staff and staff organization.
4.Any examples of project reporting manuals, schedules, past experience and examples of similar projects completed by the firm.
5.A description of the applicant’s plan for Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise.
6.References from prior clients received within the last five years.
Submit application to: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Attn.: John Connor, Purchasing Director, 207 North San Marco Avenue, Building #28, St. Augustine, FL 32084-2799.
For further information, contact: Fran Lynch, FSDB Construction, (904)827-2380.
Response Due Date: Friday September 29, 2006, no later than 3:00 p.m.
Firms will be short-listed on Monday, October 9, 2006. Following the short-list selection, a Pre-interview workshop will be held on Thursday October 12, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., for all short-listed firms. Interviews will be conducted on Thursday October 26, 2006. A final selection will be made after the interviews have taken place.
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 can be viewed during regular working days between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. beginning 24 hours after each selection. Any protest of the selections must be made within 72 hours of the postings. 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, Florida Statutes. Final selection results will also be posted in the F.A.W.
