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

For the purpose of this solicitation, the Instructions to Bidders for Construction Projects (March 2022), and the General Conditions for Construction Contracts (July 2022) Carefully review the Department of General Services' Instructions to Bidders for Construction Projects (March 2022) and General Conditions for Construction Contracts (July 2022) which are attached to this solicitation. ALL forms required to be submitted with the bid must be attached to the eMMA solicitation response form as one attachment. Faxed copies or emails will not be accepted. Completed Bid Bond Form (if bid is over $100,000) - submit in accordance Item 5 in the Instructions to Bidders for Construction Projects. MBE Attachment D-1A - submit in accordance with Minority Business Enterprise Attachment D - February 5, 2021. Bid/Proposal Affidavit - submit in accordance with Item 2.B(6) in the Instructions to Bidders for Construction Projects. Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses Certification - submit in accordance with State Finance & Procurement Article Title 17, Subtitle 8. Corporate Diversity Addendum - (if bid is over $1,000,000) submit in accordance with Corporate Diversity Addendum - August 12, 2022. If bidders elect to attach forms to eMMA bids, the apparent low bidder will be required to submit the original bid bond within 72 hours of notification from procurement officer. The MBE subcontracting participation goal for this solicitation is: 10% The MBE participation shall be a percentage of the TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE. If the bidder fails to accurately complete and submit MBE Attachment D-1A with the bid, the procurement officer shall deem the bid non-responsive and reject the bid. The work shall be completed within 180 calendar days from the start date of the contract. If the work is not completed within the time period specified, the contractor will be liable for liquidated damages of $350.00 per calendar day as specified in the "General Conditions." The base bid shall include without limitation, labor, materials, bailing, shoring, removal, overhead, profit, insurance (including builder's risk insurance, if applicable) etc. Builder's Risk Insurance is required or is NOT required for this project. Bid prices are irrevocable for a period of 120 days following bid opening. After opening bids, the Procurement Officer may request bidders to extend the time during which the State may accept their bids, provided that, with regard to bids, no other change is permitted. The deadline for questions has been established as January 26, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m., to ensure that there is enough time to allow for the A/E to provide responses and possible Addendum issuance if necessary. ALL DGS contracts must have a company seal or notary on the signature page of the contract in order for contracts to be executed. Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses Certification, Under State Finance & Procurement Article Title 17, Subtitle 8, Form MUST be submitted with the bid. Failure to submit the form will deem the bidder as non-responsible and the bid will be rejected under COMAR 21.06.01.01. Prevailing wage rates apply to all contracts in the amount of $250,000 or more. Wage rates applicable to projects of $250,000 or more are attached to the specifications. The PROJECT CLASSIFICATION for this solicitation is: "B" ($100,000.00 to $500,000.00) *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.