Renovation of an educational facility in Laurel, Maryland. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

For Controls Upgrade - Murray Hill Middle School (MS Bids that contain either more than one file, or files larger than 75MB, shall be inserted into an e-folder and compressed in a .zip file. To ensure delivery, if file size cumulatively exceed 75MB, it is recommended that bidders submit separate emails labeled No.1, No.2, etc. MBE Participation (%) 20.0 The Engineer and HCPSS Project Manager will explain the scope of the project and answer questions about the bidding documents that will assist in the preparations of bids. Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended and will assist the Owner in evaluating bids to determine if the bid can be considered responsive and/or responsible Purchasing Officer shall provide the bid results via a bid tab to be posted on the school system website within a reasonable time after the bid opening for all bidders to review. It is the bidders sole responsibility to regularly visit the HCPSS Purchasing web site listed above to download and acknowledge receipt of all Addenda. It is highly recommended that bidders ascertain if they have received all the addenda issued prior to submitting their proposal. Failure of any bidder to receive any such Addenda or interpretation may not relieve such bidder from obligation under his/her proposal as submitted. The Howard County Public School System reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any or all bids. Instructions pertaining to the Performance and Materials Payment Bond requirements are contained in the bid documents. Certified Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this solicitation notice. The contractor or supplier who provides materials, supplies, equipment and/or services for this project shall attempt to achieve the specific overall MBE goal of 20% percent established for this project from Minorityowned businesses. The bidder or offeror is required to submit with its bid or proposal a completed Attachment A - Certified MBE Utilization and Fair Solicitation Affidavit and Attachment B - MBE Participation Schedule, as described in the solicitation documents. Each bid or offer submitted, including a submittal from a certified MBE in response to this solicitation, shall be accompanied by a completed Attachment A - Certified MBE Utilization and Fair Solicitation Affidavit and a completed Attachment B - MBE Participation Schedule. These two attachments must be accurate and consistent with each other. Attachment A and Attachment B shall be submitted with the sealed bid price at the place, date, and time specified in the solicitation document. The bidder or offeror must check one of the three boxes on Attachment A, which relates to the level of MBE participation achieved for the project. The contractor or supplier who provides materials, supplies, equipment and/or services for this project shall attempt to achieve the specific overall MBE goal of 20% percent established for this project from Minorityowned businesses. All prime contractors, including certified MBE firms, when submitting bids or proposals as general or prime contractors, are required to attempt to achieve this goal from certified MBE firms. Bidders are encouraged to review Section 00730 of the bidding documents for the full Minority Business Enterprise Procedures. The bidder must check one of the three boxes on Attachment A, which relates to the level of MBE participation achieved for the project. The bidder's signature indicates that in the event that they did not meet the MBE goal or sub-goals, if applicable, that: 1) They are therefore requesting a waiver, and 2) Documentation of their good faith efforts will be provided to the school system staff within 10 days of being notified that they are the apparent low bidder Begin Construction June 19, 2023 Substantial Completion: August 11, 2023 Punchlist Completed: August 25, 2023 Demonstration & Training: September 1, 2023 Closeout Documents: September 8, 2023