CONSTRUCTION MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS SUPPLEMENT

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

A)          Please type.  Attach additional pages for each numbered section, as necessary.

 

B)          Attach a reproduction of the current Florida Contractor's License for the APPLICANT.

 

C)          Attach a letter of intent from a surety company indicating the applicant's bond ability for this project.  The surety shall acknowledge that the firm may be bonded for each phase of the project, with a potential maximum construction cost of $10,000,000.00.  The surety company must be licensed to do business in the State of Florida, must have a Best Rating of "A", and a required financial size of "Class IX".

 

D)          Number each side of each page consecutively, including letter of interest, brochures, licenses, résumés, supplemental information, etc.  Submittals must be limited to 80 pages.  Covers, table of contents and divider tabs will not count as pages, provided no additional information is included on those pages.  Any submittals exceeding the 80-page limit will be disqualified.  Provide ten (10) copies of the submittal. 

 

E)          Only individual firms or formal joint ventures may apply.  Two firms may not apply jointly unless they have formed a joint venture.  (See Question 14.)  Any associations will be disqualified.  (This does not preclude an applicant from having consultants.)

 

F)           When ten related projects are requested (Question 4), do not list more than ten.  When up to three project examples are requested, do not list more than three.

 

 


1.      PROJECT NUMBER:     BR-839

 

         PROJECT NAME:          ART MUSEUM

                                               Florida International University, University Park

 

 

2.      FIRM NAME: __________________________________________

 

         ADDRESS OF PROPOSED OFFICE IN CHARGE:

 

 

         __________________________________________________________________________

     

         TELEPHONE NUMBER:  __________________ FAX NUMBER: ____________________

 

 

         FED. I.D. NO.: __________________         FLA. CORPORATE CHARTER NO.:  _________________

 

3.      For how many years has your firm been providing Construction Management services? ______

 

                                                                                            General Contracting services? ______

 

4.   EXPERIENCE/REFERENCES (provide this information on a separate sheet:)

 

a.         List the ten projects for which your firm has provided/is providing construction manage­ment services which are most related to this project.  In determining which projects are most related, consider:  related size and complexity; how many members of the proposed team worked on the listed project; and, how recently the project was completed.  List the projects in priority order, with the most related project listed first.

 

b.         For each of the listed projects, provide the following information:  construction cost (original GMP and final construction cost), current phase of development, estimated (or past) completion date, type of construction services provided (CM at risk with GMP, CM-agency, design/build, general contractor-low bid, negotiated general contract, subcontractor to prime), Owner's contact person and telephone number, and the name and telephone number of the project architect.

 

5.           APPLICANT'S PERSONNEL (provide this information on a separate sheet:)

 

a.         List total number of firm's personnel, for the applicant office location, by skill group (e.g. project managers, estimators, project engineers, superintendents, etc.)

 

  b.         Name all key personnel, which will be part of the construction management team for this project and provide their cities of residence.  Describe in detail the experience and expertise of each team member.  (Note:  Key personnel must be committed to this project for its duration unless excused by the Owner.)

 

  c.         For each project listed in response to Question No. 4, list the members of the proposed team for this project who worked on each listed project and describe their roles in those projects.  (This response may be included with the response to Question No. 4.)

 

  d.         If the team as a whole provided construction management services for any of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, so indicate.

 

6.           APPLICANT'S CONSULTANTS (provide this information on a separate sheet):  Name any con­sul­tants which are included as part of the proposed team.  Describe each consul­tant's proposed role in the project and its related experience.  List projects on which your firm has worked with the consultant.

 

7.           For three of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, describe conflicts or potential conflicts with the Owner or with trade contractors, and describe the methods used to prevent and/or resolve those conflicts.

 

8.           For three of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, describe the types of records, reports, monitoring systems, and informa­tion manage­ment systems, which your firm used in the management of those projects. 

 

9.           For three of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, describe your cost control methods for the pre construction and construction phases.  How do you develop cost estimates and how often are they updated?  Provide examples of how these techniques were used and what degree of accuracy was achieved.  Include examples of successful value engineering to maintain project budgets without sacrificing quality.

 

10.         For three of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, describe the way your firm maintains quality control during the pre-construction and con­struc­tion phases.  Provide specific examples of how these techniques were used.

 

11.         For three of the projects listed in response to Question No. 4, describe the way in which your firm develops and maintains project schedules.  How often do you update schedules?  Provide examples of how these techniques were used.  Include specific examples of scheduling challenges, and how your firm helped solve them.

 

12.          When agreement between the Owner, CM, and A/E cannot be achieved regarding estimated project costs and value engineering suggestions, what methods does your firm use to settle such issues?

 

13.         How does your firm balance the requirement of managing qualifications of bidders with cost control parameters (GMP)?

 

14.         Is the applicant a joint venture?  ________ Yes    ________ No

 

If so, describe the division of responsibilities between the participating firms, the offices (location) that will be the primary participants, and the percent interest of each firm.  Also, duplicate the signature block and have a principal or officer sign on behalf of each party to the joint venture.  Attach a copy of your joint venture agreement to each copy of the submittal.  (The joint venture agreement should be numbered within the 80-page submittal.)

 

15.         Do you make the following acknowledgments/certifications?  If so, sign on the line provided below and have your signature notarized.

 

a.         Regarding information furnished by the applicant herewith, and as may be provided subsequently (including information presented at interview, if a finalist):

 

i)       All information of a factual nature is certified to be true and accurate.

 

              ii)      All statements of intent or proposed future action (including the assignment of personnel and the provision of services) are commitments that will be honored by the applicant if awarded the contract.

 

b.         It is acknowledged that:

 

i)       If any information provided by the applicant is found to be, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, substantially unreliable, this application may be rejected.

 

ii)      The Selection Committee may reject all applicants and may stop the selection process at any time.

 

iii)     The selection of finalists for interview will be made on the basis of information provided herein.  The interviewed firms will be ranked based on their total scores earned in response to the interview questions to be provided to the finalists and the results of the reference checks.

 

iv)      It is understood that ten (10) sets of this submittal must be received at Facilities Planning & Construction, Florida International University, University Park, CSC 236, Miami, Florida 33199 to the attention of Mary Varela Witham, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time, on Monday, August 19, 2002.  Facsimile (FAX) submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered.

 

c.         The undersigned certifies that he/she is a principal or officer of the firm applying for consideration and is authorized to make the above acknowledgments and certifications for and on behalf of the applicant.

 

  d.         The undersigned certifies that the Applicant has not been convicted of a public entity crime within the past 36 months, as set forth in Section 287.133, Florida Statutes. 

 

  e.         Failure to sign this form will result in disqualification.

 

For and on behalf of the Applicant:

 

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Signature

 

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Name & Title

 

 

 

Sworn and subscribed to me, a Notary Public, this _____ day of ____________________, 2002.

 

 

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