NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Florida A&M University (FAMU) announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the following: Project No.: FM-318,
The facility was constructed in 1937 as a manufacturing plant building. The textile facility assisted the area economy during the post depression era and produced various items including military clothing during WWII. This project consists of the design and renovations of 39,200 gsf of space into teaching labs, classrooms and offices. The university design solutions will involve the restoration of the historical aspects of the building, while redesigning the building’s interior square footage into classrooms, teaching labs and offices for the professional schools of Nursing, Allied Health Sciences and Pharmacy. The design consultant will provide programming services in addition to basic architectural design engineering services.
The selected firm will provide design, construction documents and administration for the referenced project. 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.
INSTRUCTIONS: Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application.
The letter of application should have attached:
1. A completed “Professional Qualifications Supplement” (PQS); form is to be obtained from the FAMU Facilities Planning & Construction Office. 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
Submit eight (8) ring, comb or spiral (no hard, solid or tack) bound copies of the requested data 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, subcontractor, or consultant in excess of $25,000 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 (PQS) forms, descriptive project information, and selection criteria may be obtained by contacting: Samuel J. Houston, Director, Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, Florida A&M University, Plant Operations Facility, Building A, Suite 100, 2400 Wahnish Way, Tallahassee, FL 32307, (850)599-3197, Fax (850)561-2289, e-Mail: samuel.houston@famu.edu.
Submittals must be received in the Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, by