Site work and paving for a road / highway in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

PRE-BID MEETING: None Initial Written Questions Shall Be Due on or Before Friday, March 21, 2025 by 2:30 P.m. (Local Prevailing Time). Final Written Questions Shall Be Due on or Before Friday, March 28, 2025 by 2:30 P.m. (Local Prevailing Time). All Questions Shall Be Submitted in Writing to the Procurement Office at Charlotte.DeStephano@calvertcountymd.gov. Where bids are sent mail by any method to Calvert County Government's Procurement Office, the Contractor shall be responsible for their delivery before the date and time set for the closing of bid acceptance. If the delivery is delayed beyond the due date and hour set for the bid closing, bids shall not be accepted. Acceptance of bids by Calvert County Government employees other than the Calvert County Government Procurement Office shall not be deemed proper delivery. If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Calvert County Government processes so that bids cannot be received at the Calvert County Government Procurement Office by the exact time specified in this ITB and urgent Calvert County Government requirements preclude amendment of the bid opening date, the time specified for receipt of bids shall be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in this ITB on the first work day on which normal Calvert County Government processes resume. All bids received before the time set for the opening of bids shall be kept secure. The bids shall not be opened or viewed, and shall remain in a locked bid box, a safe, or in a secured, restricted-access electronic bid box. If an ITB is cancelled, bids shall be returned to the Contractors. Necessary precautions shall be taken to ensure the security of the bid box or safe. Before bid opening, information concerning the identity and number of bids received shall only be made available to employees of the Calvert County Government Procurement Office. Such disclosure shall be only on a "need to know" basis. If bid samples are submitted, they shall be handled with sufficient care to prevent disclosure of characteristics before bid opening. Bids made on any form(s) other than the required form(s) included in this ITB shall not be considered. Changes in the phraseology of the proposal, additional or limiting provisions, shall render the proposal informal and may cause its rejection. Unless otherwise specified, all formal bids shall be binding for 120 calendar days following bid-opening date, unless extended by mutual consent of all parties. Calvert County Government is tax exempt and all prices quoted shall be exclusive of any Federal or Maryland State Taxes. This includes Federal Excise Tax and any other Excise Tax applicable to any other equipment or accessories. However, taxes are required to be paid by the Contractor on all materials and equipment to be incorporated into the Project. The Contractor is prohibited from using Calvert County Government's taxexempt number for any purchases. The right is hereby reserved to reject any or all proposals, and to waive informalities, as the interest of Calvert County Government may require. If the Contractor to whom an award is made shall fail to execute the Contract hereto attached, and as herein provided, the award may be annulled and the Contract awarded to the next lowest responsible Contractor, and such Contractor shall fulfill every stipulation embraced herein, as if they were the original party to whom the award was made; or Calvert County Government may reject all bids as its interests may require. BONDS. The Contractor shall be required to post Security for both a Labor and Material Bond (Payment) and a Performance Bond for Projects over $250,000 under this Contract in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Project value each posted to Calvert County Government in accordance with this ITB. The types of security acceptable are: A. Bonds in a form satisfactory to Calvert County Government underwritten by a security company authorized to do business in the State of Maryland. The Bonds shall contain the requirements set forth in the form hereto annexed. The Performance and Payment Bonds shall be executed with the same surety. Whenever the surety or the bonds so furnished shall be deemed by Calvert County Government to be insufficient or unsatisfactory, the Contractor, within ten (10) calendar days after notice to that effect, shall furnish and deliver new bonds to Calvert County Government in the same penalty and on the same conditions, with surety satisfactory to Calvert County Government, and this duty shall continue on the part of the Contractor, whenever and so often as Calvert County Government shall require new bonds with a satisfactory surety. If the Contractor shall fail to furnish such bonds within ten (10) calendar days after said notice is mailed to Contractor's address, Calvert County Government through its proper agent may stop all further work under the Contract and re-let the unfinished work at the expense of the Contractor. B. Cash or cash equivalent (bank certified check, bank cashier's check, or bank treasurer's check) in the amount of the total Contract price.