NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The University of Central Florida, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, announces that professional services are required in the following discipline(s): Threshold Inspection.
The consultant, as the SPECIAL INSPECTOR required by Chapter 553, Florida Statutes, for Threshold Buildings, shall provide and perform all of the services that are needed to execute the STRUCTURAL INSPECTION PLAN FOR THRESHOLD BUILDINGS for educational (University) facilities. In providing and performing the Threshold Inspection Services the Licensed Architect or Registered Engineer serving as the SPECIAL INSPECTOR shall, with such frequency as may be needed, personally visit the project site to ensure that all of his/her duly authorized representatives are coordinating, performing and recording all of the necessary Threshold Inspection Services in a complete, adequate, and timely, proper and professional manner throughout the construction phase of the project.
Contracts for these projects provide that the consultant will be available on an as-needed basis. The consultant receiving the award may not have an exclusive contract to perform services for these projects. The University may have additional campus service professionals under contract during the same time period.
Carefully review the Contract documents. Submitting a proposal for this project constitutes complete agreement with and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained within these documents.
Attach to each letter of application:
1. The most recent version of the Florida Board of Education Professional Qualifications Supplement (PQS) dated 7/03, completed by the applicant. Do not alter the PQS form.
2. A copy of the applicants 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. Further, documentation of licensure and/or certification of the Threshold Building Inspector and his/her Authorized Representatives are required.
Submit five (5) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications which do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered. Application materials will not be returned.
The plans and specifications for A/E 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 $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 selection committee members have elected not to meet with proposed firms. Please do not contact the selection committee.
The Project Fact Sheet contains the selection criteria which is the primary basis for determining the shortlist. The Project Fact Sheet, Professional Qualifications Supplement forms and descriptive project information may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Gina Seabrook, University of Central Florida, Phone (407) 823-2166, Fax (407)823-5141, Email: gseabroo@mail.ucf.edu, or the Facilities Planning Web site: www.fp.ucf.edu under the heading advertisements.
Submittals must be received in the Office of Facilities Planning, Facilities & Safety Building, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., P. O. Box 163020, Orlando, Florida 32816-3020, by 5:00 p.m. local time, on October 19, 2009. Facsimile (FAX) or email submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Late submissions will not be accepted.
