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ARE study materials
Highly informative and updated educational books provide streamlined study materials for all sections of the 2002 ARE. Three separate books thoroughly cover the nine divisions. Additional resources are available for the California Supplemental Exam. To request an order form, please visit our Web site at www.amorstudyguides.com or call the office of William A. Amor, AIA, NCARB, 714-870-9531.

AutoCAD detail and symbol library
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London Merger or Acquisition
Established interior architecture firm based in London with blue-chip client base seeks expansion/diversification through merger or acquisition. Areas of particular interest include commercial/corporate design, retail rollout and project management. Send email to mergers@lineone.net and letters to Mergers, PO Box 31544, London W11 4FE, United Kingdom.

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Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Montclair State University seeks an architectural/engineering firm to design a New Academic Building that will be the largest and most prominent building on the campus, achieving creativity and high quality in functionality and aesthetics accompanied by critical attention to cost containment and time efficiency in design and constructibility.

The New Academic Building will be 271,428 gross square feet and will house the following four units:
1. Fifty-two classrooms of various sizes (61,415 net sq. ft.)
2. College of Education and Human Services (67,440 net sq. ft.)
3. Office of Information Technology (36,300 net sq. ft.), and
4. Conference Center (13,000 net sq. ft.).
The budget for construction of this building is $54,285,600.

The design phase must be completed within a year after award of a design contract. The University is requesting that those architectural/engineering firms interested in providing design services for the project provide a "letter of interest" to the university on or before March 22. In addition to the "letter of interest," a statement of qualifications should also be provided. The university requests that the following items be included in the statement of qualifications:

1. A formal written presentation of qualifications including:
• Listing and resumes of officers, directors, or partners of the firm or group and their role in this project
• Listing of any professionals not under full-time direct employ with the firm (including consulting architects and engineers) to be used as consultants on the project, and their qualifications and contribution to this project
• A description of the current level of the firm's activity and the resulting resources available for this project including references from project of similar size and scope within a university setting
• List of at least three clients, including names and phone numbers, who can be contacted as references for similar projects completed within the last five years
• A complete description of relevant project experience during the last three to five years, including building types and locations.

2. A formal written Proposal and Work Plan including:
• Demonstration of expertise in the analysis, development, and design of buildings similar to the New Academic Building
• The firm's understanding of the work to be done
• A description of the various approaches which could be used in the project.
• Definition of a work plan to be used and suggested timetable for the completion of each part of the project and the overall project
• A proposed organizational chart
• Any other information that may be appropriate.

3. All firms must submit six bound copies of the above data in the order listed above. Applications which do not comply with the above instructions may be disqualified. Application materials will not be returned.

Evaluation
Montclair State University will evaluate submittals based on the following criteria:
• Past experience with projects of similar nature and scope
• Range and breadth of experience of the firm and proposed staff members of the design or study team. Size of the firm, including professional personnel by discipline and participation by principals of the firm
• Organization for project management. In-house services and services to be performed by separate or associated consultants
• Consistency of performance on past projects
• Innovation in design
• Response to user program requirements and environmental factors
• Response to mechanical, structural and electrical requirements of projects
• Record of completion of projects within budget and on schedule
• Evidence of appropriate balance of design creativity, engineering of building systems, program fulfillment, and budget control
• Statement of design philosophy and approach to the project.

After review of materials received from the responding firms, it is the intent of the university to short list up to five firms from which oral presentations will be requested. From these firms, a finalist will be selected and final terms and conditions for the design contact negotiated.

Project description
For a copy of the complete project description for the New Academic Building via electronic transmission, fax, or mail, please call: Douglas W. Cooper, Director of Architectural & Engineering Services, 973-655-7188. Request can also be faxed to 973-655-6976/4492 or sent via email, cooperd@mail.montclair.edu.

All responses to this RFQ should be clearly marked, "RFQ: New Academic Building" and addressed as follows:
RFQ: New Academic Building
Director of Purchasing
Montclair State University—CO318D
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

All responses must be received in the purchasing department by close of business March 22, 2002. Responses received after this date will not be considered.

Montclair State University assumes no liability or responsibility for the costs incurred by the firm for any materials, efforts, or expenses required in the preparation of this application or in connection with presentations or demonstrations made prior to the execution of a contract.

Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved.