NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

The University of Central Florida, announces that construction management services will be required for the project listed below:

Project No. UCF-516

Project and Location: Recreation and Wellness Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-3020.

The phased design and construction of new athletics facilities spaces in this phase may include but not be limited to:

Fitness Space – weight room – free weights/ Cardio and Selectorized

Mac Gymnasium – additional courts

Multi-purpose rooms – combative/ group exercise-movement     exploration

Outdoor Adventure Center

Boldering Wall

Outdoor Pool – Six lane lap with deep water

Athletic Training room

Racquetball Courts

Retail/ Food Service

Renovation of the existing Wellness center – First Floor office and meeting rooms for RWC use – office/ storage/ custodial/maintenance and or laundry space

Relocation and design for the current Wellness Center – Health  Centers areas within the expansion

Support Facilities for the Outdoor Park

Pavilion type structure at Lake Claire

The contract for construction management services will consist of two phases.  Phase one is pre-construction services, for which the construction manager will be paid a fixed fee.  Phase one services include value engineering, constructability analyses, development of a cost model, estimating, and the development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) at 50% Construction Document phase (or other phase, if applicable.  If so, change this reference).  If the GMP is accepted, phase two, the construction phase, will be implemented.  In phase two of the contract, the construction manager becomes the single point of responsibility for performance of the construction of the project and shall publicly bid trade contracts, encouraging the inclusion of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).  Failure to negotiate an acceptable fixed fee for phase one of the contract, or to arrive at an acceptable GMP within the time provided in the agreement may result in the termination of the construction manager’s contract.

Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of construction manager qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping/administrative ability; qualification of the firm's personnel, staff and consultants.  Finalists will be provided with a copy of the building program and the latest documentation prepared by the project architect/engineer, a deion of the final interview requirements and a copy of the standard University of Central construction management agreement.  The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.  The construction manager shall have no ownership, entrepreneurial or financial affiliation with the selected architect/engineer involved with this project.

Firms desiring to provide construction management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed University of Central Florida “Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement.” Proposals must not exceed 40 pages, including the Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement and letter of application.  Pages must be numbered consecutively.  Submittals which do not comply with these requirements or do not include the requested data will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned.

Carefully review the Construction Management Contract and General Condition’s documents.  Submitting a proposal for this project constitutes complete agreement with and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained within these documents.  These documents can be found on our website at www.fp.ucf.edu with the advertisement.

All applicants must be licensed to practice as general contractors in the State of Florida at the time of application.  Corporations must be registered to operate in the State of Florida by the Department of State, Division of Corporations, at the time of application.  As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a construction management firm 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 construction management firm 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 placement on the convicted vendor list.

The Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement forms and the Project Fact Sheet may be obtained by contacting:  Gina Seabrook, Office of Facilities Planning, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL  32816-3020, (407)823-2166, Fax: (407)823-5141, Email: gseabroo@mail.ucf.edu.

The project fact sheet for the Physical Sciences Building and the CMQS Form may be found on the Facilities Planning home page.  Our Internet address is:  www.fp.ucf.edu.

Four (4) bound copies of the required proposal data shall be submitted to:  Mr. Peter Newman, Facilities Planning, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Post Office Box 163020, Orlando, FL  32816-3020. Submittals must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time, September 27, 2006.  Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.  Late submissions will not be accepted.