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

It is the intent of the Owner to solicit sealed proposals from contractors to establish a contract for the replacement of identified door hardware at Boonsboro High School, North Hagerstown High School, and South Hagerstown High School. BOE approval April 15, 2025 Term start June 12, 2025 Term end August 9, 2025 Deadline for Written Questions Submission: March 20, 2025 @ 4:00 PM EST WCPS Contract Managers Procurement Officer Contract Administrator Scott Bachtell Tyler Nally Supervisor of Purchasing Project Manager bachtsco@wcps.k12.md.us Nallytyl@wcps.k12.md.us. 9. Award or Rejection of Bids a. The basis of award shall be the bidder submitting a responsive bid that conforms to the specifications established in the solicitation with consideration given to the quantities and types of materials involved, adherence to schedule requirements, purpose for which required, competency and responsibility of bidder, and the ability of the bidder to perform satisfactory service, if applicable. b. The Owner reserves the right to cancel this RFP, to determine completeness and/or timeliness of bids, to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to make partial awards, to waive any informality in any quotation, to increase or decrease quantities if quantities are listed in the bid, to reject any bid that shows any omissions, alterations of form, additions not called for, conditions, exclusions, or alternate proposals, to conduct discussions with any or all qualified or potentially qualified Bidders in any manner necessary to serve the best interests of the Owner, and to make any such award as is deemed to be in its best interest. c. Bidders may be required, before the awarding of a contract, to show to the complete satisfaction of the Owner, that they have the necessary facilities, ability, and financial resources to execute the contract in a satisfactory manner, and within the time specified. Bidders may be required to demonstrate they have the necessary experience, history, and references to assure the Owner of their qualifications. d. The Board of Education of Washington County reserves the right to award the bid within 90 days from the date of the bid opening unless a different time period is stated in the bid document. e. Unless stated otherwise in Section II, the contract may be awarded by line item, group, or in the aggregate, whichever is in the best interest of WCPS. f. In the event of a tie, where all other factors, such as past performance, are considered comparable, the award shall be made to the Washington County based bidder; the closest Maryland out-of-county based bidder; and the closest out-of-state based bidder, in that order of preference. g. WCPS does not have local, state or federal preference requirements except when mandated by a targeted funding source. h. If, after competitive bids have been opened, the Supervisor of Purchasing determines that only one responsible bidder has submitted a responsive bid, the procurement contract may be negotiated with that one bidder as sole source procurement or the procurement may be re-bid, whichever is deemed to be in the best interests of the Owner. i. A recommendation for the award of a contract will be presented to the Board of Education of Washington County for approval. Upon approval of the award of contract, the bidder(s) shall be notified of their award(s). The signed bid documents, contents of this RFP, and the resulting purchase order will constitute the contract. By submitting a bid, the bidder agrees to the Terms and Conditions listed in this RFP. j. The Owner reserves the right to reject the bid of a bidder who has, in the opinion of the Owner, failed to properly perform under previous contracts, or, who investigation shows, is not able to perform the contract. Bid Result: Boonsboro High School : GRC General Contractor, Inc - $ 107,818 North Hagerstown High School : GRC General Contractor, Inc - $ 112,011 South Hagerstown High School : GRC General Contractor, Inc - $ 100,139