The University of West Florida Board of Trustees invites qualified firms to respond to an invitation to negotiate for services to fund/design/build/operate and maintain an Energy Technology Center to be located on the main campus of the University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.

Solicitation documents may be downloaded from the University’s Procurement and Contracts’ website: http://uwf. edu/procurement.

Mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting – Interested firms are required to attend a mandatory pre-submittal meeting to participate in this solicitation. The mandatory meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2010, 2:00 p.m., Bldg. 92, Room 110, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, Florida. Access Campus Map at: https://nautical.uwf.edu/campusmap/main.cfm. Failure of a representative from the principal firm to attend and sign in on the UWF official log as documented proof of attendance, shall result in immediate disqualification from this competitive solicitation process.

Submittals will be received until 2:00 p.m. (Central Time), January 4, 2011, at the: Office of Procurement and Contracts, Bldg. 90, Room 133, The University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514.

Solicitation number 10/ITNCI-09/ES must be marked on outside of submittal. The University will not be responsible for unopened submittals when the package is not properly identified.

All inquiries should be submitted in writing to: Elaine Smith at email: etsmith@uwf.edu.