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Project Fact Sheet
Construction Manager Selection

Florida State University School Additions, FS-206

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consists of the design and construction of three new classroom buildings, containing four classrooms in each building and totaling approximately 20,058 gsf. The buildings will be strategically located on the existing school campus, which is located at 3000 School House Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32311.

PROJECT BUDGET
Funding for this project will be phased, with an initial project amount for Phase I of $5,000,000, of which approximately $3,989,000 will be used for construction. Funding for Phase II of the project is estimated to be approximately $8,000,000. The construction management team will be selected to perform professional services on Phase I of the project, and upon the satisfactory performance of services for Phase I, and at the discretion of the owner, their agreement may be amended to include the performance of services for subsequent phases of the project. The selected firm will be required to have bonding capacity for Phases I and II of the project.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Firms will be evaluated in the following areas: experience and ability, including successful completion of related projects, past experience, past performance, bonding capacity, preconstruction services experience including value engineering and detailed estimating, construction, construction services experience including record keeping/administrative ability, critical path scheduling expertise, cost control ability, quality control capability, qualifications of the firms' personnel, staff and consultants.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Marvin Beard, Assistant Director, Facilities Planning and Construction
Bobby Broome, FSU School Board Chairman
David Foulk, Florida State University Associate Dean for Administration and Research
Larry Rubin, Director of Facilities Design & Construction
Neal Trafford, FSU School Building Committee Chair


CM SELECTION SCHEDULE
Submittals due April 15, 2008
Short list meeting April 29, 2008
Final interviews May 21, 2008
Selection recommendation approval (approximate date) May 28, 2008
Contract negotiation (approximate date) June 4, 2008

BUILDING PROGRAM
Detailed project information is presented in the building program. Applicants may arrange to purchase a copy of the program by contacting Target Copy, 635 W. Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, telephone 850-224-3007. (The building program is also included on the Facilities Design & Construction web page.)

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • All applicants will be notified of the results of the short listing via the FSU Office of Facilities Design & Construction website: www.fpc.fsu.edu. Interview times for finalists will be posted at this website address, as well.

  • The Selection Committee will make a recommendation to the University President. Final ranking of firms will be posted on the Facilities Design & Construction web site. Upon approval by the President, negotiations will be conducted in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.

For additional information or questions, please contact:
Marvin Beard, Sr. Project Manager
Facilities Design & Construction
107 Mendenhall Building A
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4152
Telephone: (850) 645-2392, Fax: (850) 644-4807
mbeard@admin.fsu.edu

Last Updated:
03/18/2008
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