This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Millington, Maryland. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

April 16, 2025 12:00 p.m. Questions Due. April 29 / May 6, 2025 Tentative Award by County Commissioners. This section is for the using or requesting department or agency to specify in detail, including references to attachments, etc., the specifications, drawings, details, etc., to be included in the RFP/IFB. It has been prepared primarily by the using agency. The County Commissioners of Kent County, Maryland, a body corporate, politic and a political subdivision of the State of Maryland (the "County"), is requesting proposals for the Parks and Recreation Department from qualified bidders to operate and maintain the Millington Pool Facility. The selected contractor will be responsible for lifeguarding services, pool maintenance, and overall pool management to ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations. The apparent silence of the specifications as to any detail, or the apparent omission from it of detailed description concerning any point, shall be regarded as meaning that only the best commercial practice is to prevail and only material and workmanship of the first quality are to be used. Proof of specifications compliance will be the responsibility of the vendor. All questions and inquiries regarding the terms of this RFP should be directed to the Director of Purchasing identified in Section A.2. prior to or during the pre-bid meeting. Questions after the pre-bid meeting must be submitted in writing to the person below. Please refer any questions to: Jillyn Coleman, M.Ed., PSO, Director Kent County Department of Parks and Recreation Phone: 410-778-1948 Email: jcoleman@kentgov.org Questions must be received by noon / 12:00 p.m. on April 16, 2025. A summary of questions and answers, including those addressed at the pre-bid meeting conference, will be distributed to all attendees of the pre-bid meeting and any others known to have received the bid documents within forty-eight (48) business hours from the deadline above. Unless otherwise specified by the County, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation are irrevocable for ninety (90) days following the closing date. This period may be extended only with the offeror's written agreement. If the bidder designates a portion of its bid as confidential, it shall isolate and identify in writing the confidential portions. The bidder shall include with this designation a statement that explains and supports for firm's claim that the bid items identified as confidential contain trade secrets or other proprietary data. All bids will be publicly inspected by County officials and representatives at the Bid Opening (further detail found in Section A.17. There is no anticipated contract extension required for this projects. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Surety in the form of a certified check, or bid bond, made payable to the County Commissioners of Kent County, Maryland for the penal sum of 5% of the bid price. Bid Surety will be returned to all bidders upon completion of the contract award process, with the exception of the successful bidder. Non-Performance or failure to sign the contract within ten (10) business days after the award, (or later within the bid guarantee period at the discretion of the County), or withdrawal of a bid subsequent to opening but prior to award, shall result in forfeiture of the Bid Surety. Any Bid Surety and related forms and instruments required must be executed and attached to the bid submittal. The County reserves the right to cancel the contract entered into as a result of this bid if, in its opinion, there shall be a failure on the part of the offeror at any time to perform faithfully any of the contract requirements. Should the offeror fail to comply with contract requirements, except for circumstances beyond its control such as, but not limited to an Act of God, war, flood, and governmental restrictions, the County reserves the right to purchase the required goods or services in the open market and charge the offeror with any excess costs, or to complete the required work or obtain the required goods at the expense of the offeror and to withhold any monies that may be due or become due and apply same to any expenses or excess costs incurred to the County.