Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
New College of Florida
NCF-03 New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida

NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS

New College of Florida, announces that professional architectural and attendant engineering services are required for the project listed below.

PROJECT NUMBER:                           NCF-03

PROJECT NAME:                                Phase 1 – NEW

                                                                ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

                                                                Phase 2 – NEW INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES BUILDING

                                                                New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida

SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED:          Architectural/Engineering Services

ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION

BUDGET:                                               Phase 1 – $8,480,000

                                                                Phase 2 – $1,770,000

Mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting:

A mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. (Local Time), on March 28, 2007. The Meeting will be conducted at:

New College of Florida

5800 Bay Shore Road

Jane Bancroft Cook Library – Room 156

Sarasota, Florida 34243

At least one representative from a firm that is interested in applying as a prime consultant providing Architectural- Engineering services must attend the mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting. No application will be accepted unless at least one representative of the Applicant attended the mandatory Pre-Submittal Meeting. Only one representative of Applicants, which are consortiums of different firms, is required to attend. Applicants will not be required to identify participants in any such consortium arrangement at the time of the Pre-Submittal Meeting, however, no application will be accepted unless a representative of at least one participant in a consortium arrangement attended the Pre-Submittal Meeting.

RESPONSE DUE DATE: By 4:00 p.m. (Local Time), April 9, 2007

Proposals are to be sent to: Mr. Ken Perlowski, Director, Facilities Planning and Construction, 5800 Bay Shore Road, PHS 104, Sarasota, FL 34243-2109, Phone (941)487-4690.

INSTRUCTIONS: Submit Ten (10) bound copies and one (1) PDF copy on a compact disk of the following:

1.     Letter of interest.

2.     The most recent version of the New College of Florida “Professional Qualifications Supplement” completed by the applicant. Applications on any other form will not be considered.

3.     A copy of the applicant’s current Florida Professional License renewal. (Proper registration at the time of application is required.)

4.     (CORPORATIONS ONLY) Current Corporate Certification providing evidence of validation date and the designation of professional or professionals qualifying the corporation to practice Architecture and/or Engineering.

5.     Completed Standard Form 330.

·      Applicants are urged to limit their submittal content to fifty (50) pages, excluding front and back covers and all section dividers. However, this is not a mandatory requirement.

All proposal information submitted becomes the property of New College of Florida, will be placed on file, and not returned. Applications that do not comply with the instructions set forth above and/or do not include the qualification data required will be considered improper and disqualified. Proposals submitted by qualified firms shall be evaluated in accordance with regulations of the Florida Board of Governors.

SHORTLIST SELECTION PROCESS: From the proposals received, the College shall shortlist a minimum of three (3) firms.

At the time of application, the applicant must hold a current design Professional Registration Certificate(s) from the appropriate governing board; must be properly registered to practice its profession in the State of Florida; and, if the applicant is a corporation, must be chartered by the Florida Department of state to operate in Florida. As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, an applicant 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 professional 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 selected firm or firms will be required to be registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace before a contract can be executed. However they will be exempt from the one percent fee.

The New College PQS instructions and form, and project fact sheet may be obtained by contacting: to Mr. Ken Perlowski, Director, Facilities Planning and Construction, 5800 Bay Shore Road., PHS 104, Sarasota, FL 34243-2109, (941)487-4690. e-mail: kperlowski@ncf.edu or, they may be downloaded from New College’s web site at www.ncf.edu/facilities/