NOTICE TO DESIGN/BUILDER
The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that Design/Build services will be required for the project listed below:
Project: UF-352, Florida Innovation Hub at UF, Gainesville, Florida
This facility is programmed to be approximately 46,000 GSF. The major part of this facility will serve as a business incubator for the many new companies being developed around university discoveries. It will provide flexible dry and wet laboratory and office space and a number of spaces for common use. The facility will also house a UF program that brings together the many components critical to expediting new company formation in our state.
The total project budget is $13,199,800.00 including but not limited to site improvement, underground utilities, professional fees, surveys, tests, inspections, permits, total building commissioning, construction budget including allowances for green building energy enhancements to achieve mandatory LEED Gold certification, demolition, soil mitigation, roadway improvement, walk and bike pad improvements, landscape/hardscape improvement, irrigation, tree removal and mitigation, security system and telecommunication (voice/data), network electronics, audio/visual, building components and contingency. Construction shall be “fast-tracked” and begin per time line specified per program schedule.
The contract for design/build services will consist of two parts. Part one services include design, construction administration, value engineering, constructability analyses, development of a cost model, estimating, and the development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal based on 100% Construction Documents, for which the design/builder will be paid a fixed fee in phases.
If the GMP is accepted, part two, the construction, will be implemented. In part two of the contract, the design/builder becomes the single point of responsibility for completion of the construction documents, performance of the construction of the project and shall publicly bid trade contracts. Failure to negotiate an acceptable fixed fee for part 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 design/builder’s contract.
Blanket design professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $3,000,000, and will be provided as a part of Basic Services. Plans and specifications for University of Florida projects are subject to reuse in accordance with the provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past performance, experience, personnel, design and construction ability, references, bonding capacity, workload, and responses to questions posed both in the shortlist and interview phases. The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.
At the time of application, the applicant must be licensed to practice as a general contractor in the State of Florida and the applicant or its architectural, landscape architectural, and engineering consultants must possess current design licenses from the appropriate governing board and be properly registered to practice its profession in the State of Florida.
Applicants desiring to provide design/build services for the project shall submit a proposal only after thoroughly reviewing the facilities program, Project Fact Sheet, and other background information. The proposal shall be limited to 30 double-sided pages (no hard covers), consecutively-numbered pages and shall include:
1. A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicant’s understanding of the scope of services, schedule, and other goals and considerations as outlined in the Project Fact Sheet and Facilities Program.
2. Company information and signed certification.
3. A completed, project-specific “Design/Builder Qualifications Supplement” (DBQS) proposal. Applications on any other form will not be considered.
4. Resumes, LEED accreditation, and other pertinent credentials for all proposed staff (applicant, consultants, other professionals).
5. Proof of the applicant’s (architect & construction manager) corporate status in Florida and copies of current licenses for all construction, architectural, landscape architectural, and engineering entities (applicant and consultants) from the appropriate governing board.
6. Proof of bonding capacity (construction) and proof of all design entities’ or consultants’ (architecture, structure, MEP, and fire protection) ability to be insured for the level of professional liability coverage demanded for this project.
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 design/builder 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.
Incomplete proposals will be disqualified. Submittal materials will not be returned.
The project-specific DBQS forms, instructions, Project Fact Sheet, facilities program, UF Design Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, standard University of Florida Owner-Design/Builder agreement, and other project and process information can be found on the Facilities Planning & 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 and Construction office by 3:00 p.m. (Local Time), September 11, 2009. 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: 352-273-4000
Fax: (352)273-4034
Internet: www.facilities.ufl.edu