SARASOTA, FLORIDA

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board of Sarasota County, Florida is accepting statements of qualifications from General Contracting Firms. The scope of work may include pre-construction phase services such as cost estimating, value engineering, critical path method scheduling, constructability reviews and cost control, in addition to the construction and construction management services for a new hybrid operating room, Main Campus, Main Building, Level Two, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239-3555. Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five bound statements of qualifications that include 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 as to whether the firm is a Minority Business Enterprise.

5.     A list of at least five client references consisting of all contact information and project name(s) for each project.

6.     Resumes of key personnel that would be used on this project.

7.     Past experience of a successfully completed operating room(s) suite(s) and past experience working in hospital sterile areas.

8.     AHCA related project experience.

9.     Location of the firms’ main office.

Comments:

1.     The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals and to discontinue the selection process at any time.

2.     The Hospital reserves the right to request information or the submittal of documentation in addition to that set forth above.

3.     Questions regarding submissions shall be during business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), and directed to:

Tom Perigo

(941)685-9066

4.     Only the person listed as the contact person shall be contacted. No other SMH staff, administrators, or board members shall be contacted. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the contact person listed.

Submissions shall be titled

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Statement of Qualifications for General Contracting Work for the Hybrid Operating Room

Qualification Statements shall be received no later than Thursday, November 17, 2011, 2:00 p.m. Submittals received after this time will remain unopened and available for pick up.

Attention: Tom Perigo

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

1515 S. Osprey, Ave., Building A

Sarasota, Florida 34239-3555

A public meeting will be held at Sarasota Memorial Hospital main campus, Thursday, December 15 2011, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Auditorium, First Floor, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239. The top three firms will be ranked. Pre-construction services negotiations with the number one ranked firm shall begin Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The time will be coordinated with the firm and SMHCS. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS) will have 15 working days to negotiate an agreement with the number one ranked firm. If unsuccessful within 15 working days SMHCS will begin negotiations with the number two ranked firm, and have 15 working days to reach an agreement. If unsuccessful within 15 working days SMHCS will begin negotiations with the number three ranked firm and have 15 working days to reach an agreement. If SMHCS cannot reach agreement with any of the top three ranked teams, this Request for Qualifications will be deemed terminated.