Maps & Resources
To help navigate and better understand campus, UAB provides various mapping applications and other resources. Many of these tools are updated regularly and can help visitors, students and employees locate parking, buildings, lactation rooms and other important campus features.
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UAB utilizes a Qualification Based Selection (QBS) process to identify the Architect/Engineer of Record for most of its projects that exceed $1,000,000 and for many project of lesser value. The QBS process is also frequently utilized to identify firms providing other professional services (geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, surveying, commissioning, etc.) in support of a project.
The initial step in identifying a design firm, or other professional service provider(s), for the project involves the issuance of an RFQ. The RFQ will typically outline:
- Background/history of a project
- Scope of the project
- Services being requested
- Minimum qualifications a firm should have to be considered
- Responding instructions
The RFQ will be emailed to all firms in our consultant database. The number of firms in this database varies. There are currently approximately 400 recipients in the database.
The university's intent is to make the RFQ available to as many firms as possible. There is no pre-requisite or pre-qualification required to be considered for a project. If your firm wants to be included in the university’s consultant database, email the firm name, point of contact name and email address to
In order to allow UAB to address minor projects in a timely and efficient manner – as well as offering opportunities to smaller or newer firms that may not have had previous opportunities to do work for UAB – ID/IQ agreements are maintained with firms providing professional services in a variety of disciplines. The university currently has active ID/IQ agreements for the following disciplines:
- Architectural Design Services (full scope)
- Civil Engineering Services
- Structural Engineering Services
- Electrical Engineering Services
- Mechanical Engineering Services
- Project Commissioning Authority and Retro-Commissioning Services
- Landscape Architectural Services
- Interior Design Services
- Traffic Consulting and Engineering Services
- Building Envelope Assessment Services
- Cost Estimating Services
- Geotechnical Engineering & Construction Materials Testing
- Hazardous Materials
ID/IQ agreements will be for a term of two years and an RFQ solicitation will be issued at the end of each calendar year in order to select firms to replace those firms with expiring agreements.
If your firm wants to be included in the university’s consultant database, email the firm name, point of contact name and email address to
Request for Qualfications
UAB utilizes a Qualification Based Selection (QBS) process to identify the Architect/Engineer of Record for most of its projects that exceed $1,000,000 and for many project of lesser value. The QBS process is also frequently utilized to identify firms providing other professional services (geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, surveying, commissioning, etc.) in support of a project.
The initial step in identifying a design firm, or other professional service provider(s), for the project involves the issuance of an RFQ. The RFQ will typically outline:
- Background/history of a project
- Scope of the project
- Services being requested
- Minimum qualifications a firm should have to be considered
- Responding instructions
The RFQ will be emailed to all firms in our consultant database. The number of firms in this database varies. There are currently approximately 400 recipients in the database.
The university's intent is to make the RFQ available to as many firms as possible. There is no pre-requisite or pre-qualification required to be considered for a project. If your firm wants to be included in the university’s consultant database, email the firm name, point of contact name and email address to
Facilities Division’s Financial Management develops the rate structure for each of our service center, plant and recharge accounts. Rates are set to cover all expenses and provide for the appropriate working capital reserve – in accordance with UAB’s policy. The accounts are monitored closely. Rates are adjusted mid-year (after reviewing March FYTD results) if a change is necessary based on UAB guidelines.
Below are the current rates for Facilities’ service centers, plant and recharge accounts:
| Facilities Division's Service Center, Plant & Recharge Accounts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FY21 | |||||||
| Service Centers: | Internal | External | |||||
| % of Total Project Cost | |||||||
| Planning, Design, & Construction (PDC) |
New Construction | New Construction w/ inhouse A/E & I/D | Renovation | Renovation w/ inhouse A/E & I/D | Equip/Furniture only | ||
| < $50k | 8.00% | 12.00% | 10.00% | 12.00% | 4.00% | NA | |
| $50 k - $750k | 6.00% | 10.00% | 6.50% | 10.00% | 3.50% | NA | |
| >$750k | 3.50% | 4.00% | 4.50% | 5.00% | 3.00% | NA | |
| Small Public Works (SPW) | 10.00% | NA | |||||
Project Bid Calendar
See projects and accompanying documents.All projects begin with requesting service. Each request routed to PD&C will be classified as one of the following project types:
Small Public Works Projects
- Wall / door / space changes or design changes to existing facilities
- SPW bidding to external contractors
- Typically under $100,000
- Coordinated with Small Business Development
Intermediate Capital Projects
- Renovations, space changes, new construction
- Public Works bidding required
- No approval required by Board of Trustees
- Between $100,000 and $1,000,000
Major Capital Projects
- New construction, renovations, space changes
- Public Works bidding required
- Approval required by Board of Trustees
- Over $1,000,000