PROJECT:   FLEXIBLE RESIDENTIAL TEST STRUCTURE
PROJECT No:  FI 10FSEC01
FOR: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

QUALIFICATION:  All Bidders must be qualified at the time of bid opening in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, Article B-2.

Sealed bids will be received on:

DATE AND TIME:  June 11, 2010 until 2:00 pm local time.
PLACE:   Florida Solar Energy Center, Attention: Jim Roland, 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract award will be made subject to the availability of funds.

PROPOSAL:  Bids must be submitted in full and in accordance with the requirements of the drawings and Project Manual, which may be obtained or examined at the Florida Solar Energy Center at 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922.  Contact Jim Roland @ 321-638-1500. The Project Manual can also be downloaded here [760k pdf].

PRE-SOLICITATION/PRE-BID MEETING:  The Bidder is encouraged to attend the pre-solicitation/pre-bid meeting.  Minority Business Enterprise firms are invited to attend to become familiar with the project specifications and to become acquainted with contractors interested in bidding the project.  The meeting has been scheduled for:

DATE AND TIME:  April 27, 2010 at 10:00am
PLACE:  Florida Solar Energy Center, 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922

DOCUMENTS:
Full sets of bidding documents are available at the following locations for contractor review and use for take-offs (they may not be taken from the premises):

• Florida Solar Energy Center, 1679 Clearlake Rd, Cocoa, FL 32922, (321) 638-1000
• Central Florida Builders Exchange, 340 N Wymore Rd, Winter Park, FL 32789, (407) 629-2411
• Florida East Coast Builders Exchange, 644 Clearlake Rd, Cocoa, FL 32922, (321) 631-5095

Full sets of drawings and project manual may be purchased through the following Printers (call printer for costs):

• NGI – 1612 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32804, (407) 898-3881
• Art & Engineering Supply Inc – 975 N Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL 32953, (321) 459-1410
• Ace Blueprinters of Brevard, Inc. – 227 S. Babcock St,  Mebourne, FL 32901, (321) 725-1244

Partial sets may be purchased (call printer for costs) and are sold subject to the provisions of Article B-25 of the Instructions to Bidders.

The Project Manual can be downloaded here [760k pdf].

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES:  As required by Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, a contractor may not submit a bid for this project if it is on the convicted vendor list for a public entity crime committed within the past 36 months.  The successful contractor 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.

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This series of courses will demonstrate:

• How to design and maintain a green building that has good indoor air quality
• How to make a building durable, comfortable and energy efficient
• How to protect buildings from mold
• What types of air-conditioning systems will cause mold problems
• What advanced dehumidification technologies are available for use in buildings.

“A recent study finds about 25 percent of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified green buildings use more energy than expected and about 12 percent use more energy than allowed by the building code. Our courses will provide the knowledge to address these issues,” said Rob Vieira, director of buildings research at FSEC.

The courses will focus on problems in commercial buildings, although the principles discussed will be applicable to all buildings. The FSEC buildings researchers will discuss such areas as ventilation requirements, humidity control, building envelope design, pressure imbalances, HVAC systems, window selection, vapor barriers and related issues.

Students who attend all five courses in the series and pass the exam in Courses one, two and three will earn an FSEC Green Commercial Building Design and Maintenance Certificate.

The courses and schedules are:

Course 1: “Designing Building Envelopes to Control Air and Moisture in High Performance Green Buildings,” Feb. 4

Course 2: “Designing and Maintaining Building Air Flows in High Performance Green Buildings,” Feb. 5

Course 3: “Designing and Maintaining HVAC Systems for High Performance Green Buildings,” Feb. 18

Course 4: “Design Charrette — Practice Design of a High Performance Green Building,” Feb. 19

Course 5: “Commercial Energy Code and Green Building Modeling Using EnergyGauge Summit,” Feb. 26

The cost of each course is $269. For more information about the courses or to register, visit: www.floridaenergycenter.org/go/courseschedule.

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