USF Tampa Student Residence Facility Phase IV BR-580

Magnolia Hall

Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida

Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. (CGC-061419), the Construction Manager/Design Builder for the USF Tampa Student Residence Facility Phase IV Magnolia Hall, BR-580 hereby solicits sealed proposals for the referenced project in accordance with the proposal documents to include but not limited to the following:

The Scope of Work for this project includes but is not limited to the following:

The project consists of a new 7-story 350,718sf precast concrete structure for student apartments, support services and a dining facility. Sitework, Piling, CIP Concrete, Precast Concrete, Elevator and Fire Sprinkler Work have been contracted and are not included in this request for proposal. This phase of the work includes Structural and Misc. Steel, Lightweight Insulating Concrete, Membrane Roofing, Doors, Door Frames, Hardware, Windows and other Glazed openings, Interior Partitions, Stucco, Exterior Painting and Waterproofing, Loading Dock Equipment, Protective Covers, Food Service Equipment, Plumbing, HVAC (Chilled Water), Electrical and Building Systems. The remaining trades will be procured under a future request for proposal.

A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. (Local Time), Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the following location:

USF Tampa Campus – Magnolia Hall Jobsite

Peter R. Brown Construction Inc. Jobsite Office

12030 USF Walnut Drive

Tampa, FL 33620

Deadline for receipt of All Proposal Packages has been set for 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 10, 2008. Only proposals received on or before the time and date listed will be considered. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m., of the day specified above, will be returned unopened.

All interested subcontractors must be pre-qualified or have completed the pre-qualification process within the last year. Please contact the following person to obtain information or documents about the pre-qualification requirements for this project:

Jim Cummings, Director of Estimating

Phone: (727)535-6407 – Fax: (727)539-8485

University of South Florida and Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. are committed to provide equal opportunity and strongly encourage all interested M/WBE and SBE firms to submit proposals.

One set of plans and specifications will be supplied to all pre-qualified trade contractors at no cost. Drawings will be available December 10, 2007. Trade contractors are responsible for the cost of shipping. Additional sets may be purchased directly from the copy center. Copy center information will be distributed with the Proposal Packages.

University of South Florida and Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. reserve the right to accept or reject any and all proposals in whole or part and to waive informalities and irregularities.

No verbal instruction or directives will be accepted regarding this project during the proposal period. All instructions or directives must be clarified through written Addenda or Supplements. All questions regarding the work should be directed to the Construction Manager, in writing by January 3, 2008. The Owner and Architect will not accept calls regarding this project.