PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR

                                              CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

PROJECT NUMBER: 20080001

PROJECT NAME: Bryant Hall Renovations-Building #33

PROJECT LOCATION: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 207 N. San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084-2799

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) requests qualifications from construction management firms to provide Construction Management at Risk for renovations to Bryant Hall-Building #33. Renovations will include but not limited to; Provide all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems as well as finishes. New roof, windows, doors meeting ADA requirements. The Construction budget for this project is $4,600,000.

Applicant must be a licensed general contractor in the State of Florida at the time of application. Further, if a corporation, the applicant must be registered by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, to operate in the State of Florida at the time of application.

The selection will be made in accordance with Section 255.29(3), F.S. and the procedures and criteria established by the Division of Building Construction.

Firms interested in being considered for this project must submit five (5) copies of their application with a table of contents and tabbed sections in the following order:

       1. A letter of interest detailing the firm’s qualifications to meet the above referenced selection criteria.

       2. A current Experience Questionnaire and Contractor’s Financial Statement, form DBC5085.

       3. Resumes of proposed staff and staff organization.

       4. Any examples of project reporting manuals, schedules, past experience and examples of similar projects completed by the firm.

       5. A description of the applicant’s plan for Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise.

       6. References from prior clients received within the last five years.

Submit five (5) copies of application to: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Attn. John Connor, Purchasing Director, Building #28 Stores and Receiving, 207 North San Marco Avenue, Building 27, St. Augustine, FL 32084-2799.

For further information, contact Brad Meade, Project Manager, at (904)827-2363.

Response Due Date: Thursday, January 3, 2008, no later than 3:00 p.m.

Firms will be short-listed on Thursday, January 10, 2008. Following the short-list selection, a Pre-interview workshop will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. for all short-listed firms. Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, January 31, 2008. A final selection will be made after the interviews have taken place.

The results of the short-list and final selection will be posted at FSDB, 207 N. San Marco Ave., Building #27, St. Augustine, FL and can be viewed during regular working days between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. beginning 24 hours after each selection. Any protest of the selections must be made within 72 hours of the postings. Failure to file a protest within 72 hours (not including Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday) after posting shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Final selection results will also be posted in the Florida Administrative Weekly.