Notice To Professional Consultants
The Tampa Sports Authority announces that Professional Services in the discipline of engineering will be required for the project listed below.
REPLACEMENT OF VIDEOBOARDS AND CONTROL ROOM UPGRADE, RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, TAMPA FLORIDA.
RFQ# 12-06
The project consists of the replacement of 2 existing exterior video boards, 2 existing exterior video displays, four existing exterior sideline ribbon boards, and 15 existing indoor clocks, plus the upgrade of the existing scoreboard control room equipment and renovation of the space. The selected firm will provide design, construction documents and administration of the referenced project, which is budgeted at approximately $7,500,000.00. The project delivery system will be publicly advertised bid. Blanket professional liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 will be required for this project and will be provided as a part of Basic Services. (The Tampa Sports Authority reserves the right to make modifications to the scope and may change the delivery system as the design progresses. Fees and schedule shall be re-negotiated accordingly if required.)
INSTRUCTIONS
Firms desiring to apply for consideration must submit a letter of application.
Attached to the letter of application shall be:
1. A completed Professional Qualifications Statement (PQS). Applications on other forms will not be accepted.
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 chartered by the Florida Department of State to operate in Florida.
Submit 5 copies of the above requested data bound in the order listed.
Applications which do not comply with the instructions above may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned.
As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statues, 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 $50,000.00 in connection with this project for a period of 36 months from the date of their being placed on the convicted vendors list.
Professional Qualifications Supplement forms, descriptive project information and selection criteria may be obtained through our website: www.tampasportsauthority.com or by contacting: Deltecia Jones, Tampa Sports Authority, Purchasing office, (813)350-6511 or by email: www.tampasportsauthority.com. Applications will also be available at the mandatory pre-submittal meeting.
The mandatory pre-submittal meeting will be held at the Tampa Sports Authority office, Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:00 a.m. The Tampa Sports Authority office, Raymond James Stadium, 4201 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33607. Proposals received from anyone not present at this meeting will be rejected.
The deadline for qualifications submittal shall be 3:00 p.m. (Local Time), Monday, March 19, 2012. FAX or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.
Please note: The Tampa Sports Authority is a public agency of the State of Florida and the evaluation, interview and selection process shall comply with the “Consultants’ Competitive Negotiations Act”, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.