FLMNH Special Collections Building Commissioning Consultant Services

The facility will include a new freestanding building with new offices, work areas, research labs and wet-collection storage areas with movable shelving systems. The facility will be 2 story and approximately 29,000 GSF. The scope of services shall include design phase peer review; completion and maintenance of the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) document; development of the Commissioning Plan, Commissioning Specifications, and Systems Manual; and construction phase pre-functional, functional, and performance testing for mechanical, electrical, building automation, and building envelope systems. The consultant shall also support project efforts to achieve higher-than-normal energy efficiency and (Gold) certification by a nationally recognized sustainable rating system. This project shall be Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC), Certified - Gold. The estimated construction budget is approximately $5M (Building and Site only). The project will be delivered using the Design/Build (D/B) method. The Design/Builder firm has been selected. Occupancy is Summer to Fall of 2021. The contract for Commissioning services will consist of several phases, pre-construction, construction and post occupancy. The services will begin at or prior to completion of the schematic design and will include complete peer review of the design (BIM 360), systems and envelope constructability reviews; completion and maintenance of the Owner’s Project Requirement (OPR); development of the commissioning plan and specification; construction phase pre-functional, functional, and performance testing for mechanical, electrical, building automation and building envelope systems.