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

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT – CONTINUING SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT

PM EXHIBIT 4.2C

Project Manager's Procedure Manual 

Revision Date: May 19, 2017

NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

Florida A&M University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Construction Management will be required for minor projects.

Projects (s): All Construction Minor Projects

Project (s) Location: Florida A&M University’s campuses.

The Construction Manager will be a single point of responsibility for the performance of multiple construction contracts up to $2,000,000 individually, functioning as an independent contractor, publicly bidding trade contracts.  A minimum of two construction management contracts will be awarded, for an initial period of one year with an option to renew for two additional one-year extensions.

Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of Construction Manager Qualifications, including experience and ability, past experience, record-keeping, project administration, scheduling, cost estimating, cost control, quality control, and qualification of the firm's personnel. Finalist will be provided with a copy of a list of the final interview evaluation criteria, and a copy of the Florida A&M University standard Agreement for Continuing Construction Management Services.  The final ranking for shall be determined based on the oral presentation and references. The selection committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.

INSTRUCTIONS: The university’s Sole Point of Contact for this project, Craig Talton, Director, Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, (phone: [phone] and email [e-mail]. From the date of issuance of this Notice until a final selection of a Construction Manager is made or a notice of cancellation is posted, the Construction Manager 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 Construction Manager who contacts members of the Selection Committee, regarding any aspect of this project, whether such contact is 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 Construction Manager’s will be notified via an addendum to the Notice.

Questions regarding the Notice and/or process should be submitted by 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 FAMU and that interpretation shall be final.

All postings referred to in this Notice will be posted electronically on the FAMU Procurement website: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?Purchasing&Solicitations. At all times it shall remain the responsibility of the Construction Manager participating in this solicitation to check the website for postings of addenda, shortlists, and award decisions. No further notice will be given.

The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time. The Construction Manager shall have no ownership, entrepreneurial or financial affiliation with the selected architect/engineer involved with current or future University projects.

Firms desiring to provide Construction Management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed “Florida A&M University Construction Manager Qualification Supplement” (FAMU-CM-PQS Revised 5-19-2017). Proposals must not exceed 40 pages, including the Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement and letter of application. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Submittals that do not comply with these requirements or do not include the requested data will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned.

All applicants must be licensed to practice as general contractors in the State of Florida at the time of application. Corporations must be registered to operate in the State of Florida by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, at the time of application. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a Construction Management firm 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 Construction Management firm must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $35,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

Five (5) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted and addressed to the Office of Procurement Services, Florida A&M University, 2380 Wahnish Way, Suite 214, Tallahassee, Florida 32307-0000, by 2 p.m. on September 4, 2018. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will NOT be considered.