NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

Request for Qualifications – RFQ 09-01

The University of North Florida – Board of Trustees, a public body corporate, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Civil Engineering will be required for the project listed below:

Extension of Road and all Infrastructure Systems

The University of North Florida is planning to develop the Northwest portion of the campus to accommodate up to 18 free-standing fraternity and sorority houses. This project is to provide engineering services for the road system, underground utilities, survey, all necessary permit application and follow-up to secure all permits, other services as required, and construction administration. Preliminary site planning for this project was completed in April 2008 by the firm of Arcadis U.S., Inc. The site plan will be available on our web page http://www.unf.edu/dept/facplan.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

The letter of application should have attached:

1.     The most recent version of the “Professional Qualifications Supplement,” completed by the applicant. 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.

3.     Submit 6 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 University of North Florida strongly encourages Minority Business participation.

Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $2,000,000 and will be provided as a part of Basic Services (each, aggregate and per occurrence).

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, 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.

Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained electronically by emailing: Evelyn Jenkins Burton at e.jenkins@unf.edu AND Angela Dyal at angela.dyal@unf.edu

Submittals must be received in the office of:

                UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA

                PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

                BUILDING 6

                # 1 UNF DRIVE

                JACKSONVILLE, FL 32224

by 2:00 pm local time, on July 30, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.