Department of Education, University of Central Florida

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
University of Central Florida

NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

The University of Central Florida, announces that construction management services will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. UCF-521

Project and Location: Physical Sciences Building, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-3020.

The design and construction of a new research facility that contains approximately 68,010 NASF/102,015 GSF which include 600 sq. ft. for classrooms, 4,000 sq. ft. for teaching labs, 45,460 sq. ft. for research labs and 17,950 sq. ft. for offices.

The new building will provide a facility for Physics and Chemistry. Two (2) locations are being considered for this project, which will be discussed with the shortlisted firms.

The Physical Science Building will be located on the University of Central Florida campus within the academic core. The total project cost is anticipated to be $21,382,461 contingent upon the availability of funding.

The contract for construction management services will consist of two phases. Phase one is pre-construction services, for which the construction manager will be paid a fixed fee. Phase one services include value engineering, constructability analyses, development of a cost model, estimating, and the development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) at 50% Construction Document phase (or other phase, if applicable. If so, change this reference). If the GMP is accepted, phase two, the construction phase, will be implemented. In phase two of the contract, the construction manager becomes the single point of responsibility for performance of the construction of the project and shall publicly bid trade contracts, encouraging the inclusion of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs). Failure to negotiate an acceptable fixed fee for phase one of the contract, or to arrive at an acceptable GMP within the time provided in the agreement may result in the termination of the construction manager’s contract.

Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of construction manager qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping/administrative ability; qualification of the firm’s personnel, staff and consultants. Finalists will be provided with a copy of the building program and the latest documentation prepared by the project architect/engineer, a deion of the final interview requirements and a copy of the standard University of Central construction management agreement. 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 this project.

Firms desiring to provide construction management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed University of Central Florida “Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement.” Proposals must not exceed 40 pages, including the Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement and letter of application. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Submittals which 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 $15,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of placement on the convicted vendor list.

The Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement forms and the Project Fact Sheet may be obtained by contacting: Gina Seabrook, Office of Facilities Planning, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816-3020, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail].

The project fact sheet for the Physical Sciences Building and the CMQS Form may be found on the Facilities Planning home page. Our Internet address is: www.fp.ucf.edu.

Four (4) bound copies of the required proposal data shall be submitted to: Mr. Peter Newman, Facilities Planning, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Post Office Box 163020, Orlando, FL 32816-3020. Submittals must be received by 5:00 p.m. (local time), September 15, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted.