Traffic Sign Posts

The Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning for Baltimore County, Maryland, is soliciting bids under solicitation number B-10000569 for the procurement of traffic sign posts and related hardware. The scope of work includes the supply of breakaway steel square posts, anchors, post extensions, U-channel posts, and various hardware components, which will be delivered to the Glen Arm shop for installation by county employees. All steel must be manufactured in the United States and accompanied by a notarized certificate of compliance. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with evaluation factors including price, past performance, resource adequacy, and the economic benefit factor regarding minority-owned and women-owned business participation. Deliveries must be made F.O.B. Destination/Inside Delivery within fourteen days of order receipt. Strict packaging requirements are in place, prohibiting non-recyclable Styrofoam and requiring posts to be securely banded in 25-piece bundles with specific wood sections for handling. Technical specifications require compliance with ASTM A653 G140 galvanizing standards and Federal Highway Administration breakaway requirements. The successful vendor must maintain general liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and be in good standing with the State of Maryland. Responses are due by November 13, 2026, and must be submitted electronically via the specified procurement portal.