Department of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University  


  • NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

    Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of engineering will be required for the project listed below:

    Project No. BR-1055

    Project and Location:     Central Energy Plant for South Student Housing

                    Fort Myers, Florida

    Deion of Project

    This new Central Energy Plant will be utilized to provide chilled water for the new residence halls and related buildings to be built at the south area of the FGCU campus. The initial phase of construction will include two (2) 750 ton water cooled chillers which will serve residence halls for approximately 500 students and a central dining facility. Eventually, this area of the campus will be built out in future phases to accommodate housing for approximately 3,000 students.

    The selected engineering firm will provide master planning, conceptual design, construction documents, and construction administration services for the referenced project. The estimated cost of the first phase of construction for the CEP is approximately $3,000,000. The anticipated date for the completion of the first phase of the south housing is August, 2008.

    The project will be contracted through the construction management method.


    Instructions:

    Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.

    The letter of application should have attached the following:

    1.     A completed Board of Regents “Professional Qualifications Supplement,” dated September 1999. Applications on any other form will not be considered.

    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 five (5) copies 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 State University System 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, subcontract, 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.

    Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, deive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Jack Fenwick, Director of Facility Planning, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565, (239)590-1500.

    Submittals must be received in the Facilities Planning Office, located in Academic Building 5, Room 217, by 3:00 p.m. (local time), on October 2, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

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