Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT

Request for Qualification Statements for

ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

for the Continuing Services Contracts

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board of Sarasota County, Florida is accepting statements of qualifications from Architectural/Engineering Consulting Firms under the provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital continuing services list of pre-qualified design firms. The scope of work may include programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural and site design work for construction of health care, ambulatory service care, and medical office building projects.

Firms qualified to submit include Architectural/Engineering firms or an association of firms under the direction of the Architect. Services required may include architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, landscape and civil design and engineering. Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five bound submittals of qualifications that include at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:

1.     A copy of Florida Professional and Corporate Registration certificates.

2.     Completed GSA Standard Forms 254 and 255.

3.     Proof of General and Professional Liability Insurability.

4.     A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified Small and/or Minority Business Enterprise as defined by the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act of 1985.

5.     Examples of successful AHCA health care, ambulatory service centers, and medical office building projects, as well as current projects in progress related specifically to AHCA health care, ambulatory service centers, and medical office buildings.

6.     Information related to the qualifications of various personnel who will be utilized on Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System projects.

7.     Any additional information to be included at the discretion of the submitting firm.

Comments:

1.     The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all qualification statements.

2.     Considerations in the selection of candidates include: the firm’s historic and recent related design experience, Current healthcare projects in progress, location and ability to respond rapidly, AHCA experience, and qualifications of personnel. The hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.

3.     Successful respondents will be placed in categories deemed appropriate for the firm’s staff resource capabilities, project specific experience.

4.     No submittals will be accepted by fax or email or beyond the specified date and time.

5.     Respondents, their agents and associates, shall not contact or solicit any Hospital Board member, or Hospital employee regarding this RFQ during the RFQ process. Only the individual listed as the contact person in the RFQ shall be contacted. Failure to comply with this provision may result in the disqualification of the respondent at the discretion of the Hospital.

6.     Questions regarding submissions shall be directed to Thomas Perigo, Director of Architecture and Facility Planning at (941)917-2048.

7.     Submissions shall be titled “Qualifications Statement for Continuing Services Contracts at Sarasota Memorial Hospital” and shall be submitted no later than 3:30 P.M., Wednesday January 30, 2008 to: Architecture and Facility Planning, 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239-3555, Attn: Tom Perigo, Director of Architecture and Facility Planning.