NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

Florida Atlantic University, on behalf of its Board of Trustees, announces that Construction Management services will be required for the project listed below:

Project No.:           BT #650

Located on Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton Campus, the Stadium design will consist of an expandable 30,000 seat facility. Amenities will include a club level, executive suites, a press level, ticket sales office, locker rooms, training rooms, public restrooms and concession areas. The project shall be handicap accessible. Total construction budget is approximately $48,900,000.

The contract for Construction Management services will consist of two phases. Phase one is pre-construction services, for which the Construction Manager will be paid a fixed fee. Phase one services include value engineering, constructability analyses, development of a cost model, estimating, and the development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) at 100% Construction Document phase. If the GMP is accepted, Phase two, the construction phase, will be implemented. In phase two of the contract, the Construction Manager becomes the single point of responsibility for performance of the construction of the project and shall publicly bid trade contracts. Failure to negotiate an acceptable fixed fee for phase one of the contract, or to arrive at an acceptable GMP within the time provided in the agreement, may result in the termination of the Construction Manager’s contract.

Selection of finalists for interviews will be made on the basis of Construction Manager qualifications, including experience and ability; past experience; bonding capacity; record-keeping, administrative ability, critical path scheduling expertise; cost estimating; cost control ability; quality control capability; qualification of the firm’s personnel, and staff and consultants. Finalist may request a copy of the standard Florida Atlantic University Construction Management Agreement.

The approved FAU Facilities Program is available online at http://wise.fau.edu/facilities/uavp/AE-DM-advertise-home.php or by contacting the University’s Sole Point of Contact for this project, Ms. Azita Dashtaki, Division of Facilities, (561)297-0425, Fax (561)297-0224, or e-mail dashtaki@fau.edu. From the date of issuance of this Notice until a final selection of a Construction Manager is made or a notice of cancellation is posted, the Construction Manager 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 Construction Manager 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 Construction Manager’s 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 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 Construction Manager participating in this solicitation to check the website for postings of addenda, short lists, and award decisions. No further notice will be given.

The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at anytime. The Construction Manager shall have no ownership, entrepreneurial or financial affiliation with the selected architect/engineer involved with this project.

Firms desiring to provide Construction Management services for the project shall submit a letter of application and a completed “Florida Atlantic University Construction Manager Qualification Supplement” (FAUCMPQS Revised January 2004). Proposals must not exceed 40 pages, including the Construction Manager Qualifications Supplement and letter of application. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Submittals that do not comply with these requirements or do not include the requested data will not be considered. No submittal material will be returned.

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.

The FAUCMQS form and the Project Fact Sheet may be obtained on our website at: http://wise.fau.edu/facilities.uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php.

Five (5) bound sets of the required proposal data shall be submitted and addressed 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., July 2, 2008. Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

PROJECT FACT SHEET

FAU Stadium

BT-650

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton Campus

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project consists of site development and construction of an expandable 30,000 seat facility, including a club level, executive suites, and a press level. In addition, the project will include locker room/training room facilities as well as public toilet facilities and concession areas. The complex shall be handicap accessible.

This facility will be constructed using the Construction Management delivery process. The Construction budget is approximately $48,900,000.00.

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 ability to phase a project such that key existing computer functions are kept operational throughout the project.

Experience and ability scores will be based on the following criteria:

1.             Experience in projects of similar size and scope.

2.             Experience in working with Universities.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Tom Donaudy, University Architect & Vice President for Facilities

Howard Schnellenberger, Director Football Operations/Head Coach

Craig Angelos, Director of Athletics

David Kian, General Counsel

Kenneth Jessell, Vice President of Financial Affairs

James Baker, Director of Engineering & Utilities

SELECTION SCHEDULE:

The anticipated schedule for selection, award, and negotiation is as follows:

        Submittal Due:                     July 2, 2008

        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 to Azita Dashtaki, Division of Facilities, Telephone (561)297-0425, Fax (561)297-0224, or e-mail dashtaki@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.     A copy of the building program is available on our website at http://wise.fau.edu/facilities.uavp/AE-CM-advertise-home.php.