Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

ANNOUNCEMENT

of

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

for

GENERAL CONTRACTING WORK

for a

PRE-QUALIFIED BIDDING LIST

for the

SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL BOARD

SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, is accepting statements of qualifications from general contracting firms for the purpose of pre-qualifying general contractors for various construction projects within the hospital proper, hospital core, and outpatient facilities. Firms will be divided into categories based on their size and past experience. 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 construction services. 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 professional and corporate registration certificates.

2.     Completed AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement latest edition.

3.     Proof of general and professional liability insurance coverage.

4.     A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified small/or Minority Business Enterprise as defined by the Florida Small Business Assistance Act of 1985.

5.     A list of at least five client references consisting of name, title, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project.

6.     Resumes of key personnel that would be used on the projects at Sarasota Memorial and their past experience in projects of similar size and scope.

7.     Previous examples of successful completion of hospital Agency for Healthcare Administration projects.

8.     Any additional information to be included at the discretion of the submitting firm.

All interested firms are further informed as follows:

1.     The hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals. No less than three (3) firms will be chosen for inclusion on the pre-qualified list in each category. These candidates may be asked to make presentations to a selection committee.

2.     The basis for selecting candidates includes, but is not limited to, consideration of related project experience, qualifications of proposed team member’s and previous Hospital A.H.C.A. experience. The hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.

3.     Submissions shall be titled “Statement of Qualifications for General Contracting Work”. Submittals must be received by the hospital no later than 3:30 p.m., Thursday, December 7, 2006. Submit statements to Ron Schofield, Manager of Construction & Renovation Services, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34239.

        Submittals received after this deadline will be unopened and available for pick up.

4.     Interested persons should contact Ron Schofield at (941)917-1899 or Tom Perigo (941)917-2048 with questions.

5.     No attempts shall be made to contact Administrators, Board Members or any SMH staff other than the contact name(s) listed under the potential penalty of disqualification from the process.