Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Board of Regents

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

The University of North Florida – Board of Trustees, a public body corporate, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of civil engineering will be required for the project listed below:

UNF’s New North Campus Parking Lots 18 and 19

The project’s design work requires the preparation of permitable construction documents for a new 740-space Parking Lot 18 and a 260-space Temporary Parking Lot 19, both of which are adjacent to the University’s North Access Road. The project’s design is to include the following: drainage, grading, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, pavement markings, signage, site landscaping and irrigation, site lighting and emergency call stations as required. It is anticipated that modifications to existing SJRWMD permits for the University’s North Campus area will required.

Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $2,000,000 and will be provided as a part of Basic Services (each, aggregate and per occurrence).

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

The letter of application should have attached:

1.             The most recent version of the "UNF Professional Qualifications Supplement," completed by the applicant. Applications on any other form 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.

3.             Submit 6 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.

Minority Business participation will not be considered in the scoring process.

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.

UNF Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained electronically by emailing:

Dottie Fischetti dfischet@unf.edu

University of North Florida

4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South

Jacksonville, Florida 32224

(904)620-2016, Fax (904)620-2020

Submittals must be received in the office of Facilities Planning, JJ Daniel Hall, University of North Florida, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, by 2:00 p.m. local time, on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.