Call 403 424D41428

This contract, identified as Call 403 and Solicitation Number 424D41428, is an Invitation for Bids issued by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration for miscellaneous roadway and shoulder repairs across various locations in Baltimore and Harford Counties, specifically within District 4. The work involves labor, materials, and equipment to perform maintenance, repairs, and upgrades to infrastructure including concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, asphalt shoulders, driveway aprons, drainage swales, brick or paver treatments, inlet grates, culvert pipes, wingwalls, headwalls, and Jersey barriers. All work must comply with the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials dated July 1, 2025, as well as applicable special provisions, and must adhere to federal and state environmental regulations including the Clean Water Act, stormwater management requirements, and erosion and sediment control standards. The contract also mandates compliance with the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and NCHRP Report 350 or MASH 2016 for safety hardware, with all materials selected from the Qualified Product List unless specifically waived. The project has a completion deadline of December 31, 2028, and is estimated at $163,000, structured as a fixed-price bid with defined line items for labor, equipment rental, materials, and specialized subcontracting. The solicitation is restricted to certified Small Business Reserve (SBR) vendors under Maryland State Finance and Procurement Article §§ 14-501–14-505, who are certified by the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs. Bidders must also comply with state MBE and veteran-owned small business enterprise requirements, including submitting a Certified MBE Utilization and Fair Solicitation Affidavit along with an MBE Participation Schedule, and providing an approved Affirmative Action Plan within ten business days of notification as a condition of award. Additional mandatory documentation includes a Contractor’s Equipment & Experience Statement, compliance with the State’s Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy under Title 19, adherence to the Living Wage law under COMAR 21.11.10.05, and certification of tax compliance and absence of Iran investment activities. Bids must be submitted electronically via the Bid Express portal using AASHTOWare Project BidsTM software, with no paper submissions accepted. Bids exceeding $10