NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that professional services are required in the following discipline(s): 

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING.

Project(s): Campus Service for Minor Projects

Project(s) Location: Florida Atlantic University, All campuses.

Projects included in the scope of this agreement will be specific projects for which the fee for professional services is $100,000 or less.  Campus Service contracts for minor projects provide that the consultant will be available on an as-needed basis for the upcoming year. The term of agreement is for one year with the option to extend the agreement for one additional year. One firm will be selected for these services. The consultants receiving the award will not have an exclusive contract to perform services for these projects.  The University may have additional campus service professionals under contract during the same time period.

Firms desiring to provide professional services shall apply by letter specifying the discipline for which they are applying.  Proximity of location will be a prime factor in the selection of the firm.  Design ability will not be considered as a selection category.

Attach to each letter of application:

1.     The most recent version of the FAU "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 properly chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.

Submit four (4) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications which do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered.  Application material will not be returned. 

The plans and specifications for A/E 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 $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.

FAU Professional Qualification Supplement forms, deive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by con­­tacting:  Keyla Thamsten at Facilities Planning Department, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Bldg. CO-69, Room 107, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (561)297-3039. FAU PQS forms are available on the Florida Atlantic University Division of the University Architect web pages at http://uavp.fau.edu/fp .

Submittals must be received in the Facilities Planning Department, Florida Atlantic University, Attention: Keyla Thamsten, 777 Glades Road, Bldg. CO-69, Room 107, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, by 5:00 p.m. local time, on July 24, 2006.  Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.