REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS for
PROFESSIONAL GENERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Sarasota County Public Hospital District d/b/a Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and its governing board (collectively, “the Hospital”), located in Sarasota County, Florida, is accepting statements of qualifications from qualified construction management firms under the provisions of Section 255.103 and the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, Section 287.055, Florida Statutes.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves an interior tenant infill and a small addition to a developer built structure, specifically the first and second floors of a three story medical office building located at 2695 Curry Lane, Nokomis, Florida. The first floor includes approximately 16,115 square feet of tenant infill for a new radiation oncology program featuring PET/CT, CT simulation, exam rooms, infusion spaces, and associated clinical support areas. In addition, the project includes a 2,570 square foot addition designed to house two linear accelerators with the required vault construction. The second floor includes approximately 16,235 square feet dedicated to a gastroenterology outpatient unit, including endoscopy procedure rooms, prep and recovery areas, exam rooms, and sterile scope processing. The scope of professional general contracting services include, but are not limited to, pre-construction phase services such as cost estimating, value engineering, critical path method scheduling, constructability reviews and cost control, in addition to construction management services. Additional project documentation and information is available by contacting Beth Moser, Executive Director of Construction, at Elizabeth-Moser@smh.com.
Firms interested in being considered as candidates are required to submit five (5) bound statements of qualifications that include at least the following data, to be organized in the following order:
1. A copy of the Firm’s current applicable Florida construction licensure and corporate registration certificates.
2. Completed AIA Document A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, latest edition.
3. A description of any material regulatory actions involving the Firm within the past five (5) years, including the nature of the action, the regulatory agency involved, and the resolution or current status.
4. Proof of general, automobile and workers’ compensation liability insurance coverage.
5. A complete list of all the firm’s relevant insurance coverage statements that provide minimum coverage limits that provide proof that the minimum insurance coverage provided is sufficient to protect the Hospital for this project.
6. Proof of current bonding capacity and current usage of bonding capacity and available bonding capacity remaining.
7. A separate statement as to whether the firm is a certified Minority Business Enterprise or Woman or Minority Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE). If your firm claims MBE, WMBE status, a copy of your firm’s current, valid MBE/WMBE certificate is required as part of your qualification statement submittal.
8. A list of at least five client references consisting of name, title, organization, address, telephone number and project name(s) for each project specified. Please ensure your references are updated and willing to reply. Firms must ensure that all listed references are current, available and willing to reply to the Hospital’s inquiries during the evaluation period. No Hospital employees shall be used as references for purposes of this Request for Statements of Qualifications. Failure to provide five responsive references may result in the submittal being deemed non-responsive.
9. A summary of the Firm’s construction and permitting experience within the City of Venice, Florida and other applicable permitting agencies.
10. Resumes of key personnel that would be used on this project to include their project relevant experience.
11. A list of projects summarizing the Firm’s relevant experience with the construction of outpatient clinical facilities, radiation oncology centers, linear accelerator vault construction, endoscopy suites, or comparable healthcare projects similar in scope to the project described above.
12. Location of the firm’s main office, and proposed project team office location (if different from main).
13. An explanation of how the Firm intends to respond expeditiously on urgent project matters and a summary of the Firm’s approach to this particular project.
14. Site construction management experience to include but not limited to: Structure, Roadway Access, Surface parking, Private Utilities, Public Utilities, Exterior Lighting, Landscaping and Drainage, and Retention.
Submissions must be complete and on time. Incomplete or tardy submissions will be returned unopened and the responding Firm disqualified. Submittals are part of the public record. Application materials will not be returned.
The basis for selection criteria for this project includes, but is not limited to:
1. The Firm’s relevant professional general contracting experience in the past five (5) years as it relates to the above referenced project;
2. The Firm’s relevant professional general contracting experience with regulatory agencies with applicable jurisdictional authority, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local agencies;
3. The Firm’s depth of construction management team and the resources available for this assignment. This includes recent, current, and projected workloads of the Firm;
4. The location of the construction management firm's main / corporate office;
5. The Firm’s approach to this particular project;
6. The Firm’s ability to respond quickly;
7. Whether or not the lead Firm is an MBE / WMBE (valid certificate from the Office of Supplier Diversity required); and
8. The volume of previously awarded projects to the Firm by the Hospital.
9. The Firm’s available bonding capacity for this project.
It is the Hospital’s responsibility to negotiate a fair, competitive and reasonable compensation per Section 287.055, Florida Statutes. A fair, competitive and reasonable compensation shall be evaluated based upon the following information: (1) Compensation on similar projects; (2) other compensation reference data; and (3) after approval of the ranking, proposals requested from the shortlisted firms based upon a scope of services document to be provided at the time of negotiations.
All interested Firms are further informed as follows:
1. The Hospital reserves the right to reject any or all submittals at any time during this process.
2. The Hospital reserves the right to request additional information beyond the data set forth above.
3. The Hospital reserves the right to waive any minor irregularities, informalities, or technical deficiencies in a submittal, provided that such waiver does not materially affect the qualifications of the responding firm.
4. Questions regarding submissions shall be directed only to Beth Moser, (941) 917-1804.
5. Submissions shall be titled:
Statement of Qualifications for
PROFESSIONAL GENERAL CONTRACTING SERVICES
For
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Curry Lane Outpatient Center
6. Submittals must be received by the Hospital no later than 3:30PM, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Submit statements to Beth Moser, Executive Director of Construction, 1515 S. Osprey Avenue, Building A, Sarasota, FL 34239. Submittals received after this deadline will not be accepted. Facsimile (FAX) or electronic submittals are not acceptable and will not be considered. Applications that are late or do not comply with the above instructions may be deemed non-responsive and rejected at the sole discretion of the Hospital. Submittals are part of the public record. Application materials will not be returned.
7. Only Beth Moser shall be contacted with regard to this Request. Requests for in-person meetings by individual firms will not be granted. No communication shall take place between the applicants and the Hospital’s Selection Committee members or employees of the Hospital. Failure to comply could result in immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Executive Director of Construction.
8. Interested persons should contact Beth Moser, (941) 917-1804, with any project-related questions.
9. The Selection Committee will meet in a public meeting located at Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Building, 1880 Arlington Street, 1st Floor Morganroth Auditorium (Section D), Sarasota, FL 34239 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 8:00AM at 8:00AM to hear presentations, discuss and announce the top three ranked Firms (unless fewer than three Firms deliver submittals) deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services with whom the Hospital will subsequently engage in contract negotiations. If fewer than three (3) Firms respond, the Selection Committee shall also evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with the Hospital, in determining which Firm is the most highly qualified to perform the required services and announce the top three ranked Firms. All interested parties are invited to attend.