NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida State University, State of Florida, announces that professional services in the discipline of architecture will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. FS-284

Project and Location:          Student Success Building

                                                Florida State University

                                                Tallahassee, Florida

The project consists of the design and construction of approximately 47,000 square feet of space on Woodward Avenue, adjacent to the Student Life Building. This new facility will house the LEAD Center, the Center for Civic Education and Service, and the Career Center, which are currently in separate locations. The Student Success Center will include classrooms, resource centers, meeting rooms, offices and technology accommodations. The design professional will be required to provide site planning and analysis in order to provide a solution which best utilizes the site. The selected firm will provide design, construction documents and administration for the referenced project which is budgeted at approximately $9,450,000.00 for construction. The project delivery system will be construction management. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $500,000, and will be provided as a part of Basic Services.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

The letter of application should have attached:

1.  A completed Florida State University “Professional Qualifications Supplement,” dated August, 2003. Applications on any other form, or on versions dated prior to 8/03, 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.

Submit five 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.

The plans and specifications for Florida State University projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. 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 $50,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, deive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained through our website, www.fpc.fsu.edu, or by contacting: Lynetta Mills, Facilities Design and Construction, 109 Mendenhall Maintenance Building A, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4152, (850)644-2843 telephone, (850)644-8351 facsimile.

For further information on the project, contact: Lisa Durham, Sr. Project Manager, at the address and phone listed above.

Submittals must be received in the above office, by 2:00 p.m., local time, on July 12, 2006. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.