OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Sarasota County Public Hospital Board
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
for PROFESSIONAL GENERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sarasota County Public Hospital District d/b/a Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System and its governing board (collectively, “the Hospital”), located in Sarasota County, Florida, is accepting statements of qualifications from Professional General Contracting Consulting Firms under the provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, which is codified at Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work for this project includes general contracting services for the new construction of an approximately 15,000 sq. ft. medical office building, on approximately 1.8 acres, located at Lot 3, Lorraine Corners, Manatee County, 14405 Arbor Green Trail, Bradenton, FL to include but not limited to pre-construction phase services such as cost estimating, value engineering, critical path method scheduling, constructability reviews and cost control, in addition to phased construction management services, site work, parking and site work infrastructure. The site work infrastructure also includes, but is not limited to, public utilities, communications, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and structural work for the construction of a new medical office building.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE: The timeline to renovate the medical office building will be determined by the results of the pre-construction services and potential revisions to the planning study as the medical office building design develops. In addition, the proposed schedule will be determined, and may be subject to change, based on the timing of regulatory and other necessary approvals. Project development, including professional services is contingent upon availability of funds.
Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five (5) bound statements of qualifications that include at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:
1.A copy of Florida construction licensure and corporate registration certificates.
2.Completed AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, latest edition.
3.Proof of general, automobile and workers’ compensation liability insurance coverage.
4.A complete list of all the firm’s relevant insurance coverage statements that provide minimum coverage limits that;
5.Provide proof that the minimum insurance coverage provided is sufficient to protect the Hospital for this project
6.Proof of the Firm’s current bonding capacity and current usage of bonding and the remaining bonding capacity of the Firm
7.A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified Minority Business Enterprise. If your firm claims MBE, WMBE status, a copy of your firm’s current, valid MBE, WMBE certificate is required as part of your qualification statement submittal.
8.A list of at least five client references consisting of name, title, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project specified. Please ensure your references are updated and willing to reply. Reference responses are mandatory.
9.Construction and permitting experience within the County of Manatee, Florida and other applicable permitting agencies.
10.Resumes of key personnel that would be used on this project to include their project relevant experience.
11.Experience in the complete, ground up construction of a new Medical Office Building relevant to the above scope
12.Location of the firm’s main office, and proposed project team office location (if different from main).
13.An explanation of how the Firm intends to respond expeditiously on urgent project matters and a summary of the Firm’s approach to this particular project.
14.Site construction management experience to include but not limited to, Roadway Access, Surface parking, Utilities, Lighting, Landscaping and Drainage.
Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Applications on any other form may not be considered, and applications which do not comply with the above instructions may be disqualified. Submissions must be complete and on time. Incomplete or tardy submissions will be returned un-opened and the responding Firm disqualified. Submittals are part of the public record. Application materials will not be returned.
The basis for selection criteria for this project includes, but is not limited to:
1. The Firm’s relevant construction / renovations experience as it relates to the above referenced project;
2. The Firm’s relevant experience with regulatory agencies with applicable jurisdictional authority, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local agencies;
3. The Firm’s depth of construction project management team and the resources available for this assignment. This includes recent, current, and projected workloads of the Firm;
4. The location of Construction Management main / corporate office;
5. The Firm’s approach to this particular project;
6. The Firm’s ability to respond quickly;
7. Whether or not the lead Firm is an MBE / WMBE (valid certificate from the Office of Supplier Diversity required); and
8. The volume of previously awarded projects to the Firm by the Hospital.
9. The Firm’s available bonding capacity for this project
It is the Hospital’s responsibility to negotiate a fair, competitive and reasonable compensation per Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. A fair, competitive and reasonable compensation shall be evaluated based upon the following information: (1) Compensation on similar projects; (2) other compensation reference data; and (3) after approval of the ranking, proposals requested from the shortlisted firms based upon a scope of services document to be provided at the time of negotiations.
All interested Firms are further informed as follows:
1. The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals at any time during this process.
2. The Hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.
3. Questions regarding submissions shall be directed only to Thomas Perigo, (941) 917-1804. Submissions shall be titled:
Statement of Qualifications for
General Contracting Services for
The Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System
Medical Office at Lot 3, Lorraine Corners, Manatee County, FL
4. Submittals must be received by the Hospital no later than 3:30 p.m., on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Submit statements to Thomas Perigo, Director of Architecture and Construction, 1515 S. Osprey Avenue, Building A, Sarasota, FL 34239. Submittals received after this deadline will remain unopened and available for pick up.
5. Only Thomas Perigo shall be contacted with regard to this Request. Requests for meetings by individual Firms will not be granted. No communication shall take place between the applicants and the Hospital’s Selection Committee members or employees of the Hospital. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Director of Architecture and Construction.
6. Interested persons should contact Thomas Perigo, (941) 917-1804 with any project-related questions.
7. The selection committee will meet in a public meeting Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Waldemere Auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, first floor, on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, to hear presentations, discuss and announce the top three ranked Firms (unless fewer than three Firms deliver submittals) deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. If there are less than three (3) Firms responding, the Selection Committee shall also evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with Hospital, in determining which Firm is the most highly qualified to perform the required services and announce the top three ranked Firms. All interested parties are invited to attend.
