Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Memorail Hospital Support Services Building

Request for Statements of Qualifications

TO CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICE BUILDING AT CARE CENTER EAST FOR THE SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL BOARD

SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board of Sarasota County, Florida is accepting statements of qualifications from Architectural/Engineering Consulting Firms under the provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.

The scope of work may include programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for all architectural, civil, site work, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and structural design work for the construction of a 40,000 square foot, plus or minus, 2 story commercial office building to be sited at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Care Center East campus at Rand Blvd., on a 5 acre, plus or minus, parcel on the southern most location of the campus.

Firms to submit include Architectural/Engineering firms or an association of firms under the direction of the Architect. Services required may include architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and structural. Firms are required to submit qualifications that include at least the following data, in the order listed below:

1.     A copy of Florida Professional and Corporate Registration certificates.

2.     Proof of General and Professional Liability Insurability.

3.     Whether the firm or any of the associations are a Minority Business Enterprise.

4.     Proposed design team with resumes.

5.     Similar successfully completed projects.

6.     Proposed schedule for completion of this project.

7.     Additional information the respondent considers relevant for this submittal.

Comments:

1.     The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals and to discontinue the selection process at any time.

2.     The Hospital reserves the right to request information or the submittal of documentation in addition to that set forth above.

3.     Questions regarding submissions shall be directed to:

Deborah Taylor

(941)917-1426

4.     Details on how to receive project information packets can be obtained by inquiry to the below listed address:

Deborah-Taylor@smh.com

5.     Only the person listed as the contact person shall be contacted. No other SMH staff, administrators, or board members shall be contacted. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Director of Architecture and Construction.

Submissions shall be titled

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Statement of Qualifications for the Support Services Building at Care Center East

Qualification Statements shall be received no later than Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

Attention:

Tom Perigo

Director of Architecture and Construction

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

1515 S. Osprey, Ave, Building A

Sarasota, Florida 34239-3555

A public meeting will be held at Sarasota Memorial Hospital main campus, Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The specific meeting location will be sent to all respondents. The top three firms will be ranked.

Negotiations with the number one ranked firm shall begin Tuesday January 6, 2009. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS) will have 15 working days to negotiate an agreement with the number one ranked firm. If unsuccessful within 15 working days SMHCS will begin negotiations with the number two ranked firm, and have 15 working days to reach an agreement. If unsuccessful within 15 working days SMHCS will begin negotiations with the number three ranked firm and have 15 working days to reach an agreement. If SMHCS cannot reach agreement with any of the top three ranked teams, this Request for Qualifications will be deemed terminated.