NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS:

The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the discipline of engineering for Total Building Commissioning will be required for the project listed below:

Project: UF-303, College of Dentistry Naples Dental Clinic (Naples, Florida)

The project will incorporate the design and construction of a 20,000 gross square foot, two story, dental clinic and educational facility on the campus of Edison College in Naples, Florida.  Included is associated sitework, utilities, roads and parking to support the facility.  The facility will provide dental education opportunities for students who reside in southwest Florida, clinical training for doctoral students and residents at the University of Florida, and continuing education opportunities for dentists in the region.  The building is to be designed in the vernacular of the Edison College campus. The project will be delivered using the Construction Manager At-Risk method, with an estimated construction budget of $5,303,000.00.

The scope of Commissioning services shall include design phase peer review, development of the Commissioning Plan and Commissioning Specifications, and construction phase pre-functional, functional, and performance testing for mechanical, electrical, building envelope and building automation systems.  The consultant shall also support project efforts to attain Silver LEED certification.

Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000.00.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the facilities program, Project Fact Sheet for Commissioning Agent Consultants, and other background information available on the University of Florida Facilities Planning website.  The proposal shall be limited to 20 single-sided pages (or 10 double-sided pages) and shall include:

1.     A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicant’s understanding of the scope of services.

2.     A completed Commissioning Services Proposal Form using the project-specific version available at the UF Facilities, Planning and Construction website.  Applications on any other form will not be considered.

3.     Resumes and copies of the applicant's current Professional Registration Certificate(s) from the appropriate governing board, corporate charter(s) if applicable, LEED certification, and other pertinent credentials.

At the time of application, the applicant must posses current design Professional Registration Certificate(s) from the appropriate governing board; must be properly registered to practice its profession in the State of Florida; and, if the applicant is a corporation, must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, an applicant 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 applicant 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.

Unsigned proposals or proposals containing expired or invalid licenses will be disqualified.  Submittal materials will not be returned.

The Commissioning Services Proposal Form, Project Fact Sheet, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, standard University of Florida Owner-Commissioning Agent agreement, and other project and process information can be found on the Facilities, Planning and Construction website.  Finalists may be provided with supplemental interview requirements and criteria as needed.

Provide the number of copies prescribed in the Project Fact Sheet.  Submittals must be received in the Facilities, Planning and Construction office by 3:00 p.m. (Local Time), on Friday, July 20, 2007.  Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

Facilities, Planning and Construction

232 Stadium / P. O. Box 115050

Gainesville, FL 32611-5050

Telephone: (352)392-1256

FAX: (352)392-6378

Internet: www.facilities.ufl.edu