Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
New College of Florida
NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

PROJECT NUMBER:           TBA

PROJECT NAME:                Campus Services Construction Management Continuing Contract.

SERVICES TO BE                 Construction Management at Risk

PROVIDED:                           Services

New College of Florida requests qualifications from construction management firms to provide construction management services for the project(s) listed below. 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.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Multiple projects as required by New College of Florida with individual project construction budgets not to exceed $1,000,000. Depending on development of projects and funding, the possibility exists that the contract may expire with no projects being assigned. Work may include all aspects of construction projects to provide for construction of new facilities or additions, repair and renovation to existing facilities, including but not limited to roofing work, code compliance modifications, reconfiguration of spaces, replacement of finishes, restoration and other minor works. Continuing Contracts selection is for a contract period of one year, renewable annually for up to two additional years at the discretion of New College of Florida. The consultant receiving the award will not have an exclusive contract to perform services for these projects. New College may have additional campus service professionals under contract during the same time period.

RESPONSE DUE DATE: April 4, 2008, 4:00 p.m. (Local Time)

Applications are to be sent to Mr. Adrian Castillo, Facilities Planning and Construction, 5800 Bay Shore Road, PHS 104, Sarasota, FL 34243, Phone (941)487-4691.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Submit six (6) bound copies with a Table of Contents and tabbed sections in the following order:

1.     Letter of Interest detailing the firm’s qualification to meet the above referenced selection criteria.

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

3.     Résumés of proposed staff and staff organizations.

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

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

       Applicants are urged to limit their submittal content to fifty (50) pages, excluding front and back covers and all section dividers. However, this is not a mandatory requirement.

All proposal information submitted becomes the property of New College of Florida, will be placed on file, and not returned. Applications that do not comply with the instructions set forth above and/or do not include the qualification data required will be considered improper and disqualified. Proposals submitted by qualified firms shall be evaluated in accordance with regulations of the Florida Board of Governors.

Shortlist Selection process: From the proposals selected, the College shall shortlist a minimum of three (3) firms.

At the time of application, the applicant must hold a 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 professional 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.

The selected firm or firms will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However they will be exempt from the one percent fee.

The New College PQS instructions and form, and project fact sheet may be obtained by contacting: to Mr. Adrian Castillo, Facilities Planning and Construction, 5800 Bay Shore Road., PHS 104, Sarasota, FL 34243-2109, (941)487-4691, e-mail acastillo@ncf.edu or they may be downloaded from New College’s web site at www.ncf.edu/facilities/.

The selected firm or firms will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However they will be exempt from the one percent fee.