UF-712 East Recreation Center Professional Selection

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	Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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University of Florida
UF-712 East Recreation Center Professional Selection
NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS:
The University of Florida Board of Trustees announces that Professional Services in the discipline of Architecture will be required for the project listed below:
Project: UF-712, East Recreation Center (University of Florida, Main Campus, Gainesville, FL)
The University of Florida is investing in the next generation of student life with the East Recreation Center, a new facility on the east side of Main Campus that will not only expand recreational capacity but will also reimagine what a collegiate recreation center can contribute to the student experience on a campus of over 50,000 students. This project directly aligns with the Division of Student Lifes strategic vision that Every Gator is prepared for lifelong success through an individualized, excellent student experience, and represents a significant investment in student success through its three strategic pillars: Community Connection, Career Design, and Lifelong Wellbeing.
Demand for recreation and wellness opportunities at UF continues to grow. Over the past three years, annual participation across the University of Florida Department of Recreational Sports (RecSports) facilities has increased 17%, collectively supporting over 39,000 unique participants and approximately 1.2 million annual visits. Despite this exceptionally strong participation, UF provides significantly less indoor recreation space than peer institutions, contributing to persistent overcrowding, constrained program capacity, and limited ability to accommodate future enrollment and evolving student needs. The East Recreation Center is the Universitys response to that gap.
The University of Floridas vision for the East Recreation Center is a new facility of approximately 200,000 gross square feet located on Norman Field. The facility will balance high-performance recreation spaces with welcoming social and community environments guided by four core goals: increasing capacity, ensuring accessibility and inclusion, building community, and empowering lifelong wellbeing. Potential program elements include more than 40,000 SF of open fitness space; a minimum of four multipurpose sport courts; lounge, lobby, and gathering areas; an indoor jogging track; group fitness and mind/body studios; outdoor fitness and terrace areas; wellness and recovery spaces; inclusive locker and personal care facilities; and meeting, administrative, and building support spaces, among others. The final program will be shaped through a collaborative process involving RecSports, students, and key university stakeholders.
The project is currently funded through early design phases. The selected design team will be expected to support the Universitys fundraising efforts through the production of renderings and other illustrative materials, and will remain engaged through all phases of design, construction administration, and post-occupancy services. The selected A/E team will provide, as directed by the University, design services for the new facility, including programming, developing the Basis of Design, cost estimating, all phases of design, construction administration, substantial and final completion, and post-occupancy services. Basic Servicesand therefore, proposed teamsshall include the following disciplines: cost estimating, telecommunications, security, and access control, as well as any additional disciplines the team considers necessary for the successful design of this facility.
The project will be delivered using the Construction Manager At-Risk method. Sustainable certification for this project will be required.
Blanket design professional liability insurance will be required from the architect, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, and civil engineering consultants for this project and will be provided as a part of Basic Services. The selected applicant will also be required to provide insurance coverage for General Liability, Automotive Liability, and Workers Compensation.
Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past performance, experience, personnel, design ability, references, workload, and responses to questions posed both in the shortlist and interview phases. The Selection Committee may reject all proposals and stop the selection process at any time.
At the time of application, the applicant and its landscape architectural and engineering consultants must possess current design licenses from the appropriate governing board and be properly registered 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.
Applicants desiring to provide professional services for the project shall submit a qualifications package only after thoroughly reviewing the Project Fact Sheet and other background information. The qualifications package shall be prepared as specified in the PQS Instructions and shall include:
1. A Letter of Application that concisely illustrates the applicants understanding of the scope of services, design intent, schedule, and other goals and considerations as outlined in the Project Fact Sheet.
2. A completed, project-specific "Professional Qualifications Supplement (PQS) proposal with signed certification.
3. Resumes, sustainability accreditation, and other pertinent credentials for all proposed staff (applicant and consultants).
4. Proof of the applicants corporate status in Florida (if applicable) and copies of current licenses for applicant and all engineering and landscape architecture consultants from the appropriate governing board.
5. Proof of the applicants and all engineering consultants ability to be insured for the level of professional liability coverage demanded for this project.
As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, an applicant may not submit a qualifications package 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.
Incomplete, late, or unsigned qualifications packages will be disqualified.  Submittal materials will not be returned.
Additional information to assist the applicant in preparing a complete qualifications package  including the project-specific PQS forms, instructions, Project Fact Sheet, UF Design and Commissioning Services Guide, UF Design and Construction Standards, standard University of Florida Owner-Professional agreement, and other project and process information  can be found on the Planning Design & Construction website.
Finalists may be provided with supplemental interview requirements and criteria as needed.
Provide the number of copies prescribed in the Project Fact Sheet. Submittals must be received via email to the Planning Design & Construction department by 3:00 p.m. local time, on Thursday, November 5, 2026. 
UF Planning Design & Construction
245 Gale Lemerand Drive / P.O. Box 115050
Gainesville, FL 32611-5050
(352)273-4000
HYPERLINK "https://pdc.ufl.edu/"
https://pdc.ufl.edu/

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