2023 Poplar Island Spillway Rehabilitation, Talbot County, Maryland

2023 Poplar Island Spillway Rehabiliation, Talbot County, MD. 

The Government intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for Poplar Island Spillway Rehabilitation, Talbot County, Maryland.  Poplar Island is an ecosystem restoration project located in the upper-middle Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland, approximately 39 miles south-southeast of the Port of Baltimore and two miles northwest of Tilghman Island.

The primary purpose of this contract is to repair two existing spillway structures and plug and abandon several unused spillway structures.  Poplar Island utilizes spillway structures to discharge water from inside the island, under the perimeter dikes, and out to the Chesapeake Bay.  Each spillway consists of two – 36-inch corrugated metal pipes of approximately 100 ft in length, which are controlled by individual sluice gates.  The Spillway Rehabilitation work consists of slip ling four – 36-inch corrugated metal pipes with HDPE pipes, and minor structural repairs to the sluice gates and appurtenant features.  Abandonment work will include filling and capping between four and eight 36-inch corrugated metal pipes to prevent long term impacts to the island’s perimeter dikes. 

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.  All work will be performed within Cells 1, 3, 4, and 5 of Poplar Island, a remote location accessible only by boat. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and transportation to perform the construction.  The anticipated period of performance is approximately 120 calendar days.