OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Sarasota County Public Hospital Board
AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: As previously announced in the Florida Administrative Register on Friday, August 11, 2017 and Friday, August 18, 2017, and in the Sarasota Herald Tribune on Friday August 11, 2017 and Friday, August 18, 2017, the Sarasota County Public Hospital District d/b/a Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System and its governing board (collectively, “the Hospital”), located in Sarasota County, Florida, accepted statements of qualifications from General Contracting Consulting Firms under the provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, which is codified at Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
The prior deadline for submittals was no later than 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
CHANGE TO PUBLIC HEARING DATE: The Hospital’s selection committee was previously scheduled to meet in a public meeting in Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Waldemere Auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, first floor, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to hear presentations, discuss and announce the top three ranked Firms (unless fewer than three Firms deliver submittals) deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. As a result of Hurricane Irma, among other things, the Hospital has rescheduled this public meeting to take place on Friday, October 20, 2017 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the first floor of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Waldemere Auditorium, located at 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As previously noticed, the scope of work for this project includes general contracting services for the renovation of an approximately 6600 sq. ft. medical office building located at 609 South Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL, to include but not limited to pre-construction phase services such as cost estimating, value engineering, critical path method scheduling, constructability reviews and cost control, in addition to phased construction management services, site work, parking and site work infrastructure. The site work infrastructure also includes, but is not limited to, public utilities, communications, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and structural work for the renovation of the medical office building.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE: As previously noticed, the timeline to renovate the medical office building will be determined by the results of the pre-construction services and potential revisions to the planning study as the medical office building design develops. In addition, the proposed schedule will be determined, and may be subject to change, based on the timing of regulatory and other necessary approvals. Project development, including professional services is contingent upon availability of funds.
Firms interested in being considered as candidates were required to submit five (5) bound statements of qualifications that included at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:
1.A copy of Florida construction licensure and corporate registration certificates.
2.Completed AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, latest edition.
3.Proof of general, automobile and workers’ compensation liability insurance coverage.
4.Proof of current bonding capacity and current usage of bonding their bonding capacity
5.A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified Minority Business Enterprise. If your firm claims MBE, WMBE status, a copy of your firm’s current, valid MBE, WMBE certificate is required as part of your qualification statement submittal.
6.A list of at least five client references consisting of name, title, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project specified. Please ensure your references are updated and willing to reply. Reference responses are mandatory.
7.Construction and permitting experience within the City of Venice, FL and County of Sarasota, Florida and other applicable permitting agencies.
8.Resumes of key personnel that would be used on this project to include their project relevant experience.
9.Medical Office Building specific renovation experience.
10.Location of the firm’s main office, and proposed project team office location (if different from main).
11.An explanation of how the Firm intends to respond expeditiously on urgent project matters and a summary of the Firm’s approach to this particular project.
12.Site construction management experience to include but not limited to, Roadway Access, Surface parking, Utilities, Lighting, Landscaping and Drainage.
Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals were not acceptable and were not considered. Applications on any other form were not considered, and applications which did not comply with the above instructions may be disqualified. Even though the public hearing is rescheduled, prior submissions must still have been complete and on time. Incomplete or tardy submissions will be returned un-opened and the responding Firm disqualified. Submittals are part of the public record. Application materials will not be returned.
The basis for selection criteria for this project includes, but is not limited to:
1.The Firm’s relevant construction / renovations experience as it relates to the above referenced project;
2.The Firm’s relevant experience with regulatory agencies with applicable jurisdictional authority, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local agencies;
3. The Firm’s depth of construction project management team and the resources available for this assignment. This includes recent, current, and projected workloads of the Firm;
4.The location of Construction Management main / corporate office;
5.The Firm’s approach to this particular project;
6.The Firm’s ability to respond quickly;
7.Whether or not the lead Firm is an MBE / WMBE (valid certificate from the Office of Supplier Diversity required); and
8.The volume of previously awarded projects to the Firm by the Hospital.
9.Available bonding capacity remaining for this project
It is the Hospital’s responsibility to negotiate a fair, competitive and reasonable compensation per Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. A fair, competitive and reasonable compensation shall be evaluated based upon the following information: (1) Compensation on similar projects; (2) other compensation reference data; and (3) after approval of the ranking, proposals requested from the shortlisted firms based upon a scope of services document to be provided at the time of negotiations.
All interested Firms are further informed as follows:
1.The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals at any time during this process.
2.The Hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.
3.Questions regarding submissions shall be directed only to Thomas Perigo, (941)917-1804. Submissions shall be titled:
Statement of Qualifications for
General Contracting Services for
The Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System
Medical Office at 609 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL
4.Submittals must have been received by the Hospital no later than 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Statements were to be submitted to Thomas Perigo, Director of Architecture and Construction, 1515 S. Osprey Avenue, Building A, Sarasota, FL 34239. Submittals received after this deadline will remain unopened and available for pick up.
5.Only Thomas Perigo shall be contacted with regard to this Request. Requests for meetings by individual Firms will not be granted. No communication shall take place between the applicants and the Hospital’s Selection Committee members or employees of the Hospital. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Director of Architecture and Construction.
6.Interested persons should contact Thomas Perigo, (941)917-1804 with any project-related questions.
7.The selection committee will meet in a public meeting Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Waldemere Auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, first floor, on Friday, October 20, 2017 beginning at 10:30 a.m. to hear presentations, discuss and announce the top three ranked Firms (unless fewer than three Firms deliver submittals) deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. If there are less than three (3) Firms responding, the Selection Committee shall also evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with Hospital, in determining which Firm is the most highly qualified to perform the required services and announce the top three ranked Firms. All interested parties are invited to attend.
