NOTICE TO ARCHITECT/ENGINEERS

The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that services in the discipline of Architecture/Engineering are required for the project identified below:

Project Name       BT877 Stempel Complex consisting of

 and Number:       three components

SCPH:                    Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work

MDCHD:              Miami-Dade County Health Department

ACC:                      Ambulatory Care Center

Project Location: Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), Miami, Florida

Project Description: The Project combines three distinct yet related programs in one facility. General support – infrastructure, utilities, services, circulation, etc., will be shared. The SCPH component will house faculty/staff offices, research and training labs for the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work. The gross square footage of the SCPH will consist of approximately 62,704 GSF and is funded by PECO appropriations.

The MDCHD component will consolidate Miami-Dade County’s Health Department operations, including administrative and public health units. It will also include some clinical research labs and thereby provide increased opportunities for collaboration between the Florida Department of Health (DOH) operations in Miami-Dade County, and FIU's faculty and students. A primary goal is to strengthen existing public health laboratory sciences curriculum and establish new collaborations to enhance disease/disorder diagnostic capabilities. DOH and FIU faculty & students will work cooperatively in the DOH laboratory and clinical space. The MDCHD component will include a 5,704 GSF teaching clinic, shared research labs with the SCPH, and offices, totaling approximately 98,960 GSF. Funding for the MDCHD is contingent upon the University’s procurement of financing for the design and construction of the MDCHD Project on terms acceptable to the University, at its sole discretion.

The third component of this project is the College of Medicine's ACC. The ACC will include Family Medicine/ Primary Care, Sports Medicine, an Imaging Center, and Administrative/Support spaces. With approximately 20,896 GSF, it will be open to the general community for diagnosis, treatment and care. Funding for the ACC is contingent upon the University’s receipt of Miami Dade County General Obligation Bond Funds required for design and construction.

The total building construction cost is approximately $47,000,000 and the total project cost is approximately $64,000,000. Funding in the amount of $23,300,000 is secure for the SCPH, the PECO-funded portion of the project. Applicants are hereby notified that in the event the University is unable to secure full funding for either or both of the other project components (MDCHD and the ACC), the University intends to proceed only with design and construction of fully funded component(s), if any.

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 (FIUPQS).” FORMER BOARD OF REGENTS PQS FORMS ARE LONGER ACCEPTED. The official FIUPQS forms must be downloaded from the FIU web site: http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/BT-877.htm.

                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 properly chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.

Submit six (6) copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed above. Applications that do not comply with the above instructions will not be considered. Application material will not be returned. The University reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the selection process at any time and to return or reject any or all submissions of qualifications without obligation to the respondent. The award of this contract is subject to availability of funds.

 The plans and specifications for A/E 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 $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.

The Project Fact Sheet, which describes the selection process schedule for this Project and additional information regarding the Project scope, may be obtained from the web-site: http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/BT-877.htm. Requests for meetings by individual firms will not be granted. Once the firm acquires the required forms, questions may be directed to Real Estate Development and Planning at (305)348-4410 or via email to padillag@fiu.edu.

Submit qualifications to: Selection Committee, Florida International University, Real Estate Development and Planning, Campus Support Complex, Room #142, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199. Submittals must be received between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m and 4:00 p.m. (Local Time), September 21, 2009. Submittals will not be accepted before or after the times and date stated above. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.