Other Agencies and Organizations, Florida A&M University Facilities Planning, Construction and Safety

 

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY FACILITIES PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY

DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTINUING CONTRACT 2018-2020 SELECTION

PM EXHIBIT 4.2B 

Project Manager's Procedure Manual

Revision Date: May 19, 2017

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida A&M University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of [Architecture/Engineer, or Other] will be required for the project listed below:

 Project and Location:  Professional Services Continuing Contract 2018-2020 Selection

Located on Florida A&M University’s Campus, the design will consist of projects implemented under this agreement is limited to repairs, modifications, alterations, and new construction projects whose Project Amounts does not exceed $2,000,000; or planning or study activities for which the fee does not exceed $200,000.

The total construction budget is approximately $ 2,000,000 and below. The selected firm will provide programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction administration for the referenced project. This project will be delivered via a Florida A&M University Design Standards.

Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amounts identified below and will be provided as a part of Basic Services.

COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY coverage with the following minimum limits:

A. $1,000,000      Each Occurrence

B. $2,000,000      General Aggregate

C. $1,000,000      Products & Completed Operations

D. $50,000          Fire Damage

AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY

A. Combined Single Limit - $1,000,000 each occurrence

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION and EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY

A. Workers’ Compensation limit of liability as provided by Florida Statutes Chapter 440.

B. Employers’ Liability $500,000

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

A. $1,000,000

INSTRUCTIONS:

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application. The letter of application should have attached:

1. A completed "Florida A&M University Professional Qualifications Supplement" (FAMU-PQS Revised January 2004). Applications on any other form may not be considered. Selection of finalists for an interview will be made on the basis of professional qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; design ability; the volume of work; and distance from the project.

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 5 bound sets of the above-requested data bound 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 the State of Florida University 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 $10,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

Sole Point of Contact: The FAMU Professional Qualifications Supplement, the Project Fact Sheet, and the approved Facilities Program are available by contacting the University’s Sole Point of Contact for this project, (Craig Talton, Director of Facilities Planning and Construction, 2400 Wahnish Way, Suite 100, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, phone: [phone], fax:[phone], email: [e-mail] ). From the date of issuance of this Notice until a final selection of a consultant is made or a notice of cancellation is posted, the consultant must not make available or discuss its proposal, or any part thereof, with any member of the Selection Committee, unless permitted by the Sole Point of Contact, in writing, for purposes of clarification only, as set forth herein. Any individual associated with a consultant who contacts members of the Selection Committee, regarding any aspect of this project, whether such contact be in person, telephone, or through electronic or written correspondence, may be determined to have violated the terms and conditions of this solicitation. If that determination is made, any proposal received from such an individual OR their company may be rejected as non-responsive and not subject to evaluation. If there are any changes or additions to the Sole Point of Contact information at any time in the process, participating consultants will be notified via an addendum to the Notice.

Questions regarding the Notice and/or process should be submitted via fax or email to the Sole Point of Contact. No oral communications shall be considered as a change to the Notice. FAMU may respond to questions deemed by the University to be material in nature via a written addendum to the Notice. Interpretation of the wording of this document shall be the responsibility of the FAMU and that interpretation shall be final.

All postings referred to in this Notice will be posted electronically on the FAMU Office of Procurement website at http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?Purchasing&Solicitations. At all times it shall remain the responsibility of the consultants participating in this solicitation to check the postings at our office and/or the Purchasing Department in the POM Building B. No further notice will be given.

Six (6) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted to the Office of Procurement Services, Florida A&M University, 2380 Wahnish Way, Suite 214, Tallahassee, Florida 32307-000 by 2:00 p.m. local time, on September 4, 2018. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.