NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of architecture will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. BR-1053

Project and Location:          Fine Arts Building 2

                                                Fort Myers, Florida

Description of Project

The purpose of this building, when it is completely built out, is to provide facilities for both the Bower School of Music and the Visual and Performing Arts Program. Currently, the building is intended to be built in three phases. This project includes the design of Phase 1, however the architect will be requested to provide a master plan for the building that will eventually include all three phases. The first phase is primarily concerned with rooms and spaces for the Music Program, and will contain approximately 24,700 gross square feet. The second and third phases, when designed and constructed in the future, will add approximately 33,300 g.s.f., for an ultimate building total of 58,000 g.s.f.

The Fine Arts 2 Building will be located near the existing Arts Complex Building on campus. It will probably be two stories in height. The exterior design of the building will be complimentary to other campus buildings, and yet it will have a distinct appearance of its own while using a palette of materials and colors already in use on the campus. Due to the nature of the Fine Arts 2 Building, the interior acoustics of many areas are of the utmost concern to the faculty using such areas and are one of the most important components in the design of the building.

The University is seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for this building.

The project will utilize the Construction Management Delivery method. The selected firm will provide design, construction documents, and administration services for the referenced project. The estimated cost of construction is approximately $7.6 million and the total project budget is approximately $11.6 million.

Instructions:

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.

The letter of application should have attached the following:

1.     A completed Board of Regents “Professional Qualifications Supplement,” dated September 1999. Applications on any other form will not be considered.

2.     A copy of the applicant’s current Professional Registration Certificate from the appropriate governing board. An applicant must be properly registered at the time of application to practice its profession in the State of Florida. If the applicant is a corporation, it must be chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.

Submit five (5) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications, which do not comply with the above instructions, may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned. The plans and specifications for State University System projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a consultant 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 consultant must warrant that it will neither utilize the services of, nor contract with, any supplier, subcontract, 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.

Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Jack Fenwick, Director of Facility Planning, 10501 FGCU Blvd., South, Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565, (239)590-1500, Fax (239)590-1505.

Submittals must be received in the Facilities Planning Office, by 2:00 p.m. (Local Time), on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.