Department of Education, Florida International University

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida International University

NOTICE TO DESIGN-BUILDERS

The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that design-build services will be required for the project listed below:

Project Name and Number: Football Stadium Expansion, BT-842

Project Location: This facility will be located at Florida International University, University Park.

Project Deion: Florida International University is soliciting qualifications for a design-build firm to provide complete design-build services for the expansion of the existing football stadium located at University Park, Miami, Florida. The scope of the project will include, but is not limited to, the demolition and expansion of the existing 7500 seat stadium to a new stadium of approximately 23,500 seats with the ability to expand to 45,000 including men’s and women’s bathroom facilities, concessions, private luxury suites, press box and media areas, expansion of the existing field house, and the addition of offices for the head football coach and his staff. Other items include field lighting, landscaping, scoreboard, sound system, expansion of existing utility systems necessary to accommodate new components, demolition of existing running track, adjacent roadway and entry modifications to accommodate the overall expansion, and other miscellaneous support elements.

Applicants will be provided a maximum Design-Build project budget, Building Program, and Design Criteria package prepared by the Owner’s design criteria consultants. This documentation will establish and prioritize facility needs, and establish evaluation guidelines.

Firms desiring to provide design build-services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed Design-Build Qualifications Supplement (DBQS) form. Submittals should not exceed 80 pages, including the DBQS form and letter of application. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. Submittals which do not include the requested data as specified in the DBQS form will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned. Note: A previous design-build selection and negotiation process for this project has been terminated. A complete updated submittal of all requested documents is required. Previously submitted information will not be considered.

The process for selecting a design-build firm for this Project will include evaluation and scoring of the information provided on the respondent’s DBQS form. A Selection Committee will evaluate and score the information provided, which includes prior project-related experience, design and technical abilities, financial resources, etc…

A minimum of 3 firms receiving the highest scores after evaluation will be short listed. These firms will be given the opportunity to present their design build qualifications, design and construction services, approach and methodology to the Selection Committee. Based on this presentation and interview a minimum of 3 design build firms will be selected to prepare and submit priced schematic designs and a construction schedule based on F.I.U.’s building Program and Design Criteria package.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: In addition to other requirements included in the DBQS form, the design-build firm team member(s) involved in professional services as engineer and/or architect and construction services as a certified general contractor shall meet the requirements of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, at the time of the DBQS submittal. 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 Design-Build 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 Design-Build 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 their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

The Design-Build Qualifications Supplement (DBQS) form and the project fact sheet may be obtained by mail from: Facilities Planning, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199, or by Faxing a request to [phone], or login to http://facilities.fiu.edu/fpc.htm (find project under Facilities Construction Project Information). Requests for meetings by individual firms will not be granted. Once the firm acquires the required forms, questions may be directed to Facilities Planning.

Eight (8) bound copies of the Design-Build Qualifications submittal should be delivered to: Selection Committee, Florida International University, University Park, CSC 236, Miami, Florida 33199. and clearly marked with the title “Football Stadium Expansion. BT-842”

Submittals must be received by 2:00 p.m. (local time), on Friday, September 1, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.