ANNOUNCEMENT OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL CONTRACTING WORK FOR THE SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALK-IN CLINIC ON S. TAMIAMI TRAIL FOR THE SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL BOARD SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board of Sarasota County, Florida is accepting statements of qualifications from General Contracting Firms. The scope of work may include pre-construction phase services such as cost estimating, value engineering, critical path method scheduling, constructability reviews and cost control, in addition to the construction and construction management services for a 5,700 sq. ft. plus or minus medical walk-in clinic located on S. Tamiami Trail and north of Stickney Point Road, Sarasota County. Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five bound statements of qualifications that include at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:

1.    A copy of Florida construction licensure and corporate registration certificates.

2.    Completed AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, latest edition.

3.    Proof of general, automobile and workers’ compensation liability insurance coverage.

4.    Proof as to whether the firm is a certified Small/or Minority Business Enterprise.

5.    A list of at least five client references consisting of name, title, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project.

6.    Resumes of key personnel that would be used on this project.

7.    Past experience of a successfully completed medical walk-in clinic projects.

8.    Location of firm’s main office.

All interested firms are further informed as follows:

1.    The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals.

2.    The basis for selecting candidates includes, but is not limited to, consideration of related project experience, qualifications of proposed team. The Hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.

3.    Any general contracting firm previously engaged in phasing, scheduling or pricing on this project is excluded from participating in the selection of or providing general contracting work on this project.

Submissions shall be titled

GENERAL CONTRACTING WORK

for

The Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Medical Walk-in Clinic at S. Tamiami Trail

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

4.    Submittals shall not contain pricing information.

5.    Submittals must be received by the Hospital no later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 4, 2010 and submitted to Thomas Perigo, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1515 S. Osprey Avenue, Building A, Sarasota, Florida 34239. Submittals received after this deadline will remain unopened and available for pick up.

6.    The selection committee will meet in a public meeting at: Waldemere Auditorium, 1700 S. Tamiami Try., Sarasota, FL 34239, Level One, Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., to discuss and announce the top three ranked firms with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. All interested parties are invited to attend.

7.    Interested persons should contact: Tom Perigo at (941)685-9066 with any project related questions.

8.    No attempts shall be made to contact Administrators, Board Members or any SMH staff other than the contact name listed, under the potential penalty of disqualification from the process.