Department of Education, Florida State University

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Florida State University

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida State University announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. FS 228

College of Education Building Expansion

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

The project consists of constructing an addition of approximately 23,000 gross square feet and the renovation of approximately 11,000 gross square feet for the College of Education in the existing Stone Building. The new addition will allow the Middle and Secondary Education Department to collocate to the Stone Building. The majority of the building renovation is to relocate the Dean’s suite into a more visible, consolidated location within the building.

The selected firm will be asked to consider other aspects of the existing building and its current site. One desire is that a clearly defined entrance be designed into the building, possibly one that could also serve as a “gathering space” for students and faculty to congregate. The addition and the existing building should be integrated with wireless technology and be flexible to adapt to future technologies. The existing site features, parking and landscaping should appear as a cohesive, well designed site upon completion of this project.

The architectural firm will be required to provide design, construction documents and construction administration for the referenced project, which is currently budgeted at $7,800,000 for construction. The project delivery system will be by construction management. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000 and must be provided as a part of Basic Services.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

The letter of application must have attached:

1.     A completed Florida State University “Professional Qualifications Supplement”, dated August, 2003. Applications on any other form, or on versions dated prior to August 2003, 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 seven (7) 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, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $50,000.00 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, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained through our website, www.fpc.fsu.edu, or by contacting: Lynetta Mills, Facilities Design and Construction, 109 Mendenhall, Building A, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, [phone] telephone, [phone] facsimile.

For further information on the project, contact Daryl Ellison, Assistant Director, at the address above or at [phone]. Copies of the Program may be obtained at the Applicant’s expense by contacting: Target Copy, 635 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL, [phone].

Submittals must be received in the above office, by 2:00 p.m. local time, on Friday October, 27, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.