Request For Proposal – BT-653
Florida Atlantic Boulevard Northern Four Lane
Boca Campus
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Florida Atlantic University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Civil Engineer, will be required for the project listed below:
Project No.: BT-653 Florida Atlantic Blvd. Northern Four Lane
Project and Location: Located on Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton Campus, the project design will consist of a new four-lane road, on the west side of the Innovation Village Housing site, connecting Lee Street and Spanish River Boulevard. The project will include lighting and drainage design. Two additional components may be included but not necessarily be designed and or built concurrently:
¨ A connection from campus to N.W. Fifth Ave. on the east, providing direct vehicular access to the Henderson School, requiring an overpass of El Rio Canal and interface with the City of Boca Raton.
¨ Analysis of traffic patterns and vehicular circulation for a future connector road, which would link the proposed four lane road to Palm Beach Avenue or what is known as Lot 5 to the west.
Total construction budget is approximately $7,500,000. The selected firm will provide schematic design, design development, construction documents with various add alternates components and construction administration for the referenced project. This project will be delivered via either Construction Management at risk or hard bid. Blanket professional liability insurance will be required for this project in the amount of $500,000.00, 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 “Florida Atlantic University Professional Qualifications Supplement” (FAUPQS Revised January 2004). Applications on any other form may not be considered. For this project specialty consultants may be listed for environmental and survey services.
Selection of finalists for interview will be made on the basis of professional qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; design ability; volume of work; and distance from project.
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.
Submit 4 bound sets 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 plans and specifications for the State of Florida University 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 $10,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendor list.
Sole Point of Contact: The FAU Professional Qualifications Supplement, the Project Fact Sheet, and the approved Facilities Program are available online at: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php or by contacting: University’s Sole Point of Contact for this Project: Jill Rosen, Coordinator, Facilities Planning, Bldg. 69, Room 107, (561)297-4110, (561)297-2260 or email: jrosen58@fau.edu.
From the date of issuance of this Notice until a final selection of a consultant is made or a notice of cancellation is posted, the consultant must not make available or discuss its proposal, or any part thereof, with any member of the Selection Committee, unless permitted by the Sole Point of Contact, in writing, for purposes of clarification only, as set forth herein. Any individual associated with a consultant who contacts members of the Selection Committee, regarding any aspect of this project, whether such contact be in person, telephone, or through electronic or written correspondence, may be determined to have violated the terms and conditions of this solicitation. If that determination is made, any proposal received from such an individual OR their company may be rejected as non-responsive and not subject to evaluation. If there are any changes or additions to the Sole Point of Contact information at any time in the process, participating consultants will be notified via an addendum to the Notice.
Questions regarding the Notice and/or process should be submitted via fax or email to the Sole Point of Contact. No oral communications shall be considered as a change to the Notice. FAU may respond to questions deemed by the University to be material in nature via a written addendum to the Notice. Interpretation of the wording of this document shall be the responsibility of the FAU and that interpretation shall be final.
All postings referred to in this Notice will be posted electronically on the FAU Facilities website: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php. At all times it shall remain the responsibility of the consultants participating in this solicitation to check the postings at the Campus Operations Building CO#69 directory and/or the Purchasing Department in the Administration Building. No further notice will be given.
Four (4) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted to: Office of Facilities Planning, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Campus Operations Building #69-Room 107, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 by 5:00 p.m. (Local Time), Wednesday, August 25, 2010. In an effort to be sustainable; submittals shall be printed double sided (total 20 sheets/40 pages), on recycled paper and the submittal is to be either stapled or GBC bound (no three ring binders). Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
PROJECT FACT SHEET
Florida Atlantic Blvd. Northern Four Lane
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton Campus
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consists of design and construction of a new four (4) lane road on the west side of Innovation Village Housing connecting Lee St. and Spanish River Blvd. and will include lighting and drainage design. The project costs include two additional components which may be included but not necessarily designed and or built concurrently:
1. A connection from campus to N. W. Fifth Ave. on the east, providing direct vehicular access to the Henderson School, requiring an overpass of El Rio Canal and interface with the City of Boca Raton.
2. Analysis of traffic patterns and vehicular circulation for a future connector road, which would link the proposed four lane road to Palm Beach Avenue or what is known as Lot 5 to the west.
This project will be constructed using either the construction manager at risk or hard bid delivery process.
The Construction budget is approximately $7,500,000.00.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Firms will be evaluated in the following areas: Experience and ability, past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping; administrative ability; critical path scheduling expertise; cost estimating; cost control ability; quality contract capability; qualification of the firm’s personnel, staff and consultants; and the teams ability to address sensitive environmental issues and permitting requirements for Burrowing Owls and Gopher Tortoises. Experience and ability scores will be based on the following criteria:
1. Experience of firm and individual members of design team with projects of similar size and scope.
2. Experience of firm and individual members of the design team in planning, designing, estimating, and construction administration of projects similar in size and budget. Site examples of projects within the past five-year.
3. Experience campus planning and working with Universities.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Robert Richman, Director, Facilities Planning
Jim Baker, Director, Engineering and Utilities
Vincent Elliott, Physical Plant Operations Manager
Paulo Brida, Associate Director, Facilities Planning
SELECTION SCHEDULE:
The anticipated schedule for selection, award, and negotiation is as follows:
Submittal Due: August 25, 2010
Shortlist Meeting: TBD
Final Interviews: TBD
Contract Negotiation: TBD
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. The University is not liable for any costs incurred by the Applicants prior to the issuance of an executed contract.
2. In order to minimize the possibility of unethical pressures or influences on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, no verbal or written communication is permitted between the applicants and the members of the Selection Committee. Any questions or requests for project information must be in writing: Jill Rosen, Boca Raton Campus, Bldg. 69, Rm. 107, (561)297-4110, Fax: (561)297-2260, email jrosen58@fau.edu.
3. All applicants will be notified of the results of the shortlist in writing. Finalists will be informed of the interview date and time and will be provided with additional project information, if available.
4. The Selection Committee will make a recommendation to the President of the University. All finalists will be notified in writing of the President’s action. Upon approval by the President, negotiations will be conducted in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
5. Additional project information is available on our website: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php
Professional Liability insurance is required for this project in the amount of $500,000.