NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS
Florida Atlantic University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Construction Management services will be required for the project listed below:
Project No.: BT #646
Located on Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus on the south side of campus in close proximity to the existing freshmen housing units. The specific project site will be identified during the master planning phase of the design.
The scope includes approximately six hundred (600) beds with a variety of suites, including two double bedroom suites, and four single bedroom suites. Each suite should also include two full bathrooms. This project also calls for two full-time staff residences to be incorporated into the design as well as a dining facility. The project shall be handicap accessible and built to a LEED silver certification level. Total construction budget is approximately $31,000,000.
Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of Construction Manager qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping, administrative ability, critical path scheduling expertise; cost estimating; cost control ability; quality control capability; qualification of the firm’s personnel, and staff and consultants. Finalist may request a copy of the standard Florida Atlantic University Agreement Between Owner and Construction Management.
The approved FAU Facilities Program is available online at: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php or by contacting the University’s Sole Point of Contact for this project: Lyn Forster, Bldg. 69, Room 107, Boca Raton Campus, (561)297-0821 or lforstel@fau.edu. From the date of issuance of this Notice until a final selection of a Construction Manager is made or a notice of cancellation is posted, the Construction Manager must not make available or discuss its proposal, or any part thereof, with any member of the Selection Committee, unless permitted by the Sole Point of Contact, in writing, for purposes of clarification only, as set forth herein. Any individual associated with a Construction Manager who contacts members of the Selection Committee, regarding any aspect of this project, whether such contact be in person, telephone, or through electronic or written correspondence, may be determined to have violated the terms and conditions of this solicitation. If that determination is made, any proposal received from such an individual OR their company may be rejected as non-responsive and not subject to evaluation. If there are any changes or additions to the Sole Point of Contact information at any time in the process, participating Construction Manager’s will be notified via an addendum to the Notice.
Questions regarding the Notice and/or process should be submitted via fax or email to the Sole Point of Contact. No oral communications shall be considered as a change to the Notice. FAU may respond to questions deemed by the University to be material in nature via a written addendum to the Notice. Interpretation of the wording of this document shall be the responsibility of FAU and that interpretation shall be final.
All postings referred to in this Notice will be posted electronically on the FAU Facilities website: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php. At all times it shall remain the responsibility of the Construction Manager participating in this solicitation to check the website for postings of addenda, short lists, and award decisions. No further notice will be given.
The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at anytime. The Construction Manager shall have no ownership, entrepreneurial or financial affiliation with the selected architect/engineer involved with this project.
Firms desiring to provide Construction Management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed “Florida Atlantic University Construction Manager Qualification Supplement” (FAUCMPQS Revised January 2004). Proposals must not exceed 40 pages, including the Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement and letter of application. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Submittals that do not comply with these requirements or do not include the requested data will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned.
All applicants must be licensed to practice as general contractors in the State of Florida at the time of application. Corporations must be registered to operate in the State of Florida by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, at the time of application. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a Construction Management firm 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 Construction Management firm 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.
Six (6) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted and addressed to: Office of Facilities Planning, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Campus Operations Building #69, Room 107, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 by 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2012. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will NOT be considered.
PROJECT FACT SHEET
600 Bed Residence Hall
BT# 646
Florida Atlantic University
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consists of the construction of approximately six hundred (600) beds with a variety of suites, including two double bedroom suites, and four single bedroom suites. The location will be on the south side of campus in the general area of the existing Phase I and Phase II freshman residence halls.
This facility will be constructed using the construction management delivery process.
The Construction budget is approximately $31,000,000.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Firms will be evaluated in the following areas: Experience and ability, past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping; administrative ability; critical path scheduling expertise; cost estimating; cost control ability; quality contract capability’; qualification of the firm’s personnel, staff and consultants; and the ability to phase a project such that key existing computer functions are kept operational throughout the project.
Experience and ability scores will be based on the following criteria:
1. Experience in projects of similar size and scope.
2. Experience in working with Universities.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Tom Donaudy, University Architect and Vice President for Facilities
Azita Dashtaki, Associate Vice President, Facilities
Bob Richman, Director, Facilities Planning
Jim Baker, Director, Engineering & Utilities
Scott Baruch, Associate Director, Facilities Planning
Jill Eckardt, Director, University Housing
SELECTION SCHEDULE:
The anticipated schedule for selection, award, and negotiation is as follows:
Submittal Due: January 25, 2012
Shortlist Meeting: TBD
Final Interviews: TBD
Contract Negotiation: TBD