Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

The Florida International University Board of Trustees announces that construction management services are required for the project identified below:

PROJECT NAME & NUMBER:     BT-834 SCP Satellite Chiller Plant

PROJECT LOCATION:                Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), Miami, Florida

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The new Satellite Chiller Plant (SCP) facility, with an ultimate 7,500 ton cooling capacity, shall supplement the University’s existing chilled water generation operations serving the immediate and future needs of the Academic Health Center located on the northeast corner of the campus as well as other facilities.

The SCP will provide space for two (2) 1,500 ton chillers and cooling towers, and shell space for three (3) future 1,500 ton chillers and cooling towers. Emergency power by two (2) emergency generators will provide a minimum chilled water capacity of 3,000 tons during periods of power outage. Compliance with High Wind Velocity Zone (HWVZ) criteria will be required pursuant to Florida Building Code wind load requirements for the building envelope and cooling towers enclosure. This will include consideration of enhancements (code+) to assure continuity of operations as an on-going effort by the University to enhance its DRU (Disaster Resistant University) initiatives.

The full scope of the work is subject to funding. The total building construction cost is estimated to be approximately $6,000,000 with a total gross square footage of 16,000 GSF (inclusive of cooling towers screened area). Total available funding is in the amount of $7,110,000 of PECO funds. An additional $7,000,000 future funding has been requested and is subject to legislative approval. In the event additional funds are appropriated, the project scope may be amended to include the full program as described herein.

INSTRUCTIONS: Firms desiring to provide construction management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement (CMQS) form. Proposals must not exceed 80 pages, including the CMQS 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.

Submit seven (7) bound copies of the required proposal data and one CD copy of the complete proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF format of the above requested data bound in the order listed. 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 Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement (CMQS) form and 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-834.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)348-4090 or via email to griffith@fiu.edu.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 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 their being placed on the convicted vendor list.

FIU HAS CREATED STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS, GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CM SERVICES TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS. THESE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW, AND CAN BE FOUND AT http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/BT-834.htm.

ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD REVIEW THE APPLICABLE FIU CONTRACT FORM AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO MAKING A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO RESPOND TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT.

SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS TO: Selection Committee, Florida International University, Real Estate Development and Planning, Campus Support Complex, 11555 S. W. 17th St., Room #142, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 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), Friday November 5, 2010.

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.