NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

The Florida International University, Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the discipline of CIVIL ENGINEERING will be required for Continuing Services projects at FIU.

Project Location: Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC), Engineering, Center (EC), and Wolfsonian Museum & Annex.

Project Description: Continuing Services Contracts are for specific projects that have a basic construction budget estimated to be $2,000,000 or less, or studies for which the fee for professional services is $200,000 or less. Two contracts will be awarded to two Civil Engineering firms.

Term of Contract: Any contract resulting from the selection of a professional consultant (or consultants) to provide these services shall require the consultant to be available on an as-needed basis for the Fiscal Year, July 1 – June 30. Two (2) contracts will be awarded. These contracts will be awarded for an initial period of one-year with Owner’s option to renew the contract, at its sole discretion, for additional one-year periods, however, in no event to exceed a total of five successive years.

Instructions:

Firms desiring to apply for consideration shall submit a letter of application. The letter of application should have attached:

                1.             A completed “Florida International University Professional Qualifications Supplement (FIUPQS).” The official FIUPQS forms must be downloaded from the project web site at http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/ CivilConsultant.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 Seven (7) bound copies of the required proposal data and one CD copy in Adobe Acrobat PDF format of the requested qualifications to: Selection Committee, Florida International University, Real Estate Development and Planning, Campus Support Complex, 11555 S. W. 17th St., Room CSC 231, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Miami, Florida 33199.

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.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The plans and specifications prepared by the Design Professional 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.

FIU HAS CREATED STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS AND STANDARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO A/E’S FOR A/E SERVICES TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS. THESE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND CAN BE FOUND AT http://facilities.fiu.edu/formsandstandards.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.

The Project Fact Sheet, describes the selection process schedule for this Project and additional information regarding the Project scope, and may be obtained from the project web site http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/CivilConsultant.htm.

In order to minimize the possibility of unethical pressures or influences on the recommendations of the Selection Committee, direct contact with the committee members is not permitted. Requests for meetings by individual firms will not be granted. Committee members and selection schedule milestone dates can be found in the Project Fact Sheet.

Any question or explanation desired by an applicant regarding the project or any part of the process must be requested in writing to griffith@fiu.edu or via fax at (305)348-0579. Responses to questions and requests for information will be posted on the project web site. An effort will be made to respond to all applicant questions; however, the University is not obligated to and may choose not to answer every question. The last day questions or inquiries will be considered prior to final interviews for this project is Monday, April 25, 2011 at 12:00 Noon.

Should a change in schedule become necessary, updated information will be posted on the project web site http://facilities.fiu.edu/projects/CivilConsultant.htm. All future notices will be posted on the web site. Applicants should check the web site daily.

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, April 8, 2011. 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.