RFP - Public Works

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Sealed bids for DEARNG Contract 2021-09R; Stern East Readiness Center Renovations will be received by the Delaware Army National Guard by mail or at the Security Officers Desk in the Main Lobby of the Biden National Guard/Reserve -Center, 1 Vavala Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720 until 1:00 PM local time on Monday, March 25, 2024, at which time they will be publicly read aloud in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Bidders are required to show identification at the Guard Booth when entering the site and must sign in at the Security Officers desk once inside. Please allow sufficient time to comply with these requirements. No exceptions. Bidder bears the risk of late delivery. Any bids received after the stated time will be returned unopened.

The intent of this project is to renovate the Delaware Army National Guard’s existing 8,086 +/- square feet Field Maintenance Shop No. 1 into office space and secure storage for their Recruiting and Retention Battalion. The office space is approximately 4,922 square feet and the remaining will be the unconditioned secured storage. The office area will include the following spaces: Reception Area, Conference Room, Breakroom, Print Shop, nine (9) Offices, nine (9) cubicles, two (2) unisex toilets, and a janitor’s closet. Site work will include the East side parking lot with approximately 39 parking spaces for the Recruiting and Retention Battalion staff and visitors. The existing mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems will be upgraded or extended as required to meet code and user requirements. Provide a new fire alarm system.

Attention is called to the construction schedule as detailed in the Contract Documents.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 10:00AM local time at the Bethany Beach Training Site, 163 Scannell Boulevard, Bethany Beach, DE 19930 for the purpose of establishing the listing of subcontractors and to answer questions. Representatives of each party to any Joint Venture must attend the meeting. ATTENDANCE OF THIS MEETING IS A

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Sealed bids shall be mailed and addressed to the Delaware Army National Guard, 1 Vavala Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720; ATTN: Brittney M. Poore, Business Manager. The outer envelope should clearly indicate: “DEARNG Contract 2021-09R; Stern East Readiness Center Renovations – SEALED BID – DO NOT OPEN.”

Contract documents may be obtained by mailing a check to the office of Tetra Tech, Inc., 240 Continental Drive, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19713, if interested in purchasing send an email to ier.DENG@tetratech.com/tabi.heath@tetratech.com, please include company name, address and contact information within the email. Documents will be sent upon receipt of the nonrefundable $100 check. Checks are to be made payable to “Tetra Tech”. Documents will be available at/after the Pre-Bid Meeting not prior.

Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (VBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids on this contract and will not be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in consideration of this award.

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Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security equivalent to ten percent of the bid amount and all additive alternates. The successful bidder must post a performance bond and payment bond in a sum equal to 100 percent of the contract price upon execution of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein. The Owner may extend the time and place for the opening of the bids from that described in the advertisement, with not less than two calendar days’ notice by certified delivery, facsimile machine or other electronic means to those bidders receiving plans.

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