Landscape Master Plan Implementation

The Landscape Master Plan is a significant additional step in the current extensive planning effort at the University of Florida comprised of the 2015-2025 Campus Master Plan (CMP), the 2016 Strategic Development Plan (SDP), and the 2016 Campus Design Guidelines. The Landscape Master Plan not only provides guidance for the implementation of the CMP and the SDP insofar as they impact the campus landscape, but it also provides direction for the development of a more cohesive, sustainable, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit friendly campus as befits a preeminent American university. Quality landscapes provide an important sense of identity for a collegiate community, and the significant role that an inviting landscape plays in the selection process of prospective students and to the health and happiness of enrolled students is well documented. Attractive and comfortable outdoor spaces offer students opportunities to gather and collaborate as well as to sit quietly and be refreshed. Landscapes designed to support study and outdoor learning provide this opportunity at a much lower cost to install and maintain than indoor collaborative spaces and take advantage of the pleasant climate of the UF campus especially during the fall and spring semesters. This Landscape Master Plan provides a vision for the UF landscape that will further the University’s pursuit of preeminence. The landscape vision addresses five key components of the campus—its edges, its campus core, its roadways, its natural systems, and its landscape elements—and expands upon the best examples of these components present on campus today. Underlying the landscape vision is a recognition of the significant role that large institutions, and especially educational institutions, should play in the 21st century in setting the standards and educating the public about a sustainable approach to the landscape. Construction Management services using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software is encouraged. Gold LEED SITES (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the US Green Building Council is mandatory, but the team shall work with the University and design professionals to analyze the possibility of achieving a higher level of certification. The Construction Manager shall include consideration of this objective throughout the pre-construction phase and shall incorporate LEED and other environmental best management practices in the execution of construction and management of the jobsite. The proposed team shall include at least one LEED-accredited field construction professional.

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Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.