NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the disciplines of engineering and architecture for Total Building Commissioning will be required for the project listed below:

Project: UF-273, Harn Museum Asian Art Wing (Gainesville, FL)

The facility will include a roughly 22,000 GSF addition to the west side of the existing Harn Museum. The addition will be three stories with storage and loading dock functions on the lower level, gallery space on the main level and offices, conference and donor spaces on the upper level. In addition, there will be an exterior Asian Garden accessed from the Galleries. Being a museum, there are stringent restrictions on temperature and humidity controls, as well as natural daylight levels. The scope of services shall include design phase peer review, completion and maintenance of the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) document, development of the Commissioning Plan and Commissioning Specifications, and construction phase pre-functional, functional, and performance testing for mechanical, electrical, building automation, and building envelope systems. The consultant shall also support project efforts to achieve higher-than-normal energy efficiency and attain minimum Silver LEED certification.

Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $1,000,000.

INSTRUCTIONS

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the facilities program, Project Fact Sheet for Commissioning Consultants, and other background information. The proposal shall be limited to 20 single-sided pages and shall include:

1.     A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicant’s understanding of the scope of services.

2.     A completed Commissioning Services Proposal Form using the project-specific version available at the UF Facilities Planning and Construction website. Applications on any other form will not be considered.

3.     Resumes and copies of the applicant's current Professional Registration Certificate(s) from the appropriate governing board, corporate charter(s) if applicable, LEED accreditation, and other pertinent credentials.

At the time of application, the applicant must possess 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 applicant 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.

Unsigned proposals or proposals containing expired or invalid licenses will be disqualified. Submittal materials will not be returned.

The Commissioning Services Proposal Form, Project Fact Sheet, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, FP&C non-technical specifications, standard University of Florida Owner-Commissioning Consultant agreement, and other project and process information can be found on the Facilities Planning and Construction website. Finalists may be provided with supplemental interview requirements and criteria as needed.

Provide the number of copies prescribed in the Project Fact Sheet. Submittals must be received in the Facilities Planning & Construction office by 3:00 p.m. (Local Time), on Thursday, April 3, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

Facilities Planning and Construction

232 Stadium / P. O. Box 115050

Gainesville, FL 32611-5050

Telephone: (352)392-1256

FAX: (352)392-6378

Internet: www.facilities.ufl.edu