Addendum 2.pdf

ADDENDUM NO. 2

August 12, 2026

STATE OF MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

Atif Chaudhry, Secretary

PROJECT NO.: DBFP 1025222 A

TITLE: FACILITY'S PROGRAMMING FOR THE CHARLOTTE HALL VETERANS HOME NEW

CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS

This Addendum will clarify, add to, delete from, correct and/or change the bid documents for the project referenced above to the extent indicated. This Addendum is hereby made a part of the bid documents on which the contract will be based. By submitting a bid for this solicitation, you acknowledge receipt of this addendum. All questions must be in writing and addressed to the Procurement Officer, Agyeman Ababio.

This Addendum includes the following:

RFTP Revisions Pre-Proposal and Site Visit Date Question Due Date Proposal Due Date

RFTP REVISIONS:

1. Page 1, RFTP - Delete the following:

Minority Business Enterprises Are Encouraged To Respond To This Solicitation.

Replace with:

"Small Business Reserve Procurement"

2. Page 3, RFTP – Key Information Summary Sheet – Delete the following:

SBR Designation – N/A

Replace with:

SBR Designation – Yes

This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which the award will be limited to certified small businesses. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501—14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by the Department of Social and Economic Mobility’s (DoSEM) Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (OSBA) Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract. Before awarding a contract under a procurement designated as a small business reserve procurement, the Procurement Officer shall verify that the apparent awardee is certified by the OSBA as a certified small business through eMMA. However, if small businesses do not show interest in this solicitation, the Procurement Officer has the right to remove the SBR designation via an Amendment on eMMA. This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only

Addendum 2 Project No. DBFP 1025222 A businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501 —14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract.

(If applicable, the Small Business Preference will be applied in accordance with COMAR 21.11.01.02.B and COMAR 21.11.01.05.)

3. Page 14 and 15, RFTP – Section 3.5 Insurance Requirements – Delete the entire section

Replace with:

The Contractor shall maintain, at a minimum, the insurance coverages outlined below or any minimum requirements established by law if higher, for the duration of the Contract, including option periods, if exercised:

3.5.1 The following type(s) of insurance and minimum amount(s) of coverage are required:

A. Commercial General Liability - $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, property damage, and personal and advertising injury and $3,000,000 annual aggregate. The minimum limits required herein may be satisfied through any combination of primary and umbrella/excess liability policies.

B. Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability - $1,000,000 per combined single limit per claim and $2,000,000 annual aggregate.

C. Worker's Compensation - The Contractor shall maintain such insurance as necessary or as required under Workers' Compensation Acts, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and the Federal Employers' Liability Act, to not be less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence (unless a state's law requires a greater amount of coverage). Coverage must be valid in all states where work is performed.

D. Automobile or Commercial Truck Insurance - The Contractor shall maintain Automobile or Commercial Truck Insurance (including owned, leased, hired, and non-owned vehicles) as appropriate with Liability, Collision, and PIP limits no less than those required by the State where the vehicle(s) is registered, but in no case less than those required by the State of Maryland.

3.5.2 The State shall be listed as an additional insured on the faces of the certificates associated with the coverages listed above, including umbrella policies, excluding Workers' Compensation Insurance and professional liability.

3.5.3 All insurance policies shall be endorsed to include a clause requiring the insurance carrier provide the Procurement Officer, by certified mail, not less than 30 days' advance notice of any non-renewal, cancellation, or expiration. The Contractor shall notify the Procurement Officer in writing if policies are cancelled or not renewed within five (5) days of learning of such cancellation or nonrenewal. The Contractor shall provide evidence of replacement insurance coverage to the Procurement Officer at least 15 days prior to the expiration of the insurance policy then in effect.

3.5.4 Any insurance furnished as a condition of the Contract shall be issued by a company authorized to do business in the State.

3.5.5 The recommended awardee must provide current certificate(s) of insurance with the prescribed coverages, limits and requirements set forth in this section within five (5) Business Days from notice of recommended award. During the period of performance for multi-year contracts, the Contractor shall provide certificates of insurance annually, or as otherwise directed by the Project Manager. Such liability insurance shall remain in effect through design, construction, and ten years after acceptance by the State of the completed project.

Addendum 2 Project No. DBFP 1025222 A

3.5.6 Subcontractor Insurance

The Contractor shall require any subcontractors to obtain and maintain comparable levels of coverage and shall provide the Project Manager with the same documentation as is required of the Contractor.

Failure to comply with the insurance requirement will result in the Proposal to be deemed not susceptible for award.

Pre-Proposal Date: August 14, 2026 – CANCELED

New Pre-Proposal Date and Time: TBD

Questions Due Date and Time: TBD

Proposal Due (Closing) Date and Time: TBD

Issued by:

Agyeman Ababio

Department of General Services Office of State Procurement

301 West Preston Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201