407 Foulk Road Renovation

The Delaware Affordable Housing Group is seeking qualified, licensed, and insured contractors through an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to perform a complete renovation of 407 Foulk Road, a senior housing facility in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. This procurement encompasses comprehensive interior and structural modifications to create residential units and common areas across two floors, including removal of existing fixtures and walls, installation of new kitchenettes and bathrooms, window replacements, drywall modifications, new sanitary line installations, HVAC modifications, ceiling repairs, flooring installations, electrical and plumbing updates, and accessibility features. The first floor will contain 26 residential units plus common areas including a kitchen, dining/activity room, living room, laundry facilities, and support spaces, while the second floor will contain 28 residential units with similar support services. Bidders must be capable of completing the 150-calendar-day project timeline from Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $100 per day for schedule overages, and all proposed pricing must be all-inclusive of labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, licensing, insurance, and all other costs. Bidders must comply with prevailing wage requirements as established in the Delaware Wage Decision, maintain Workers Compensation insurance meeting statutory requirements with employers' liability limits of $100,000 per accident and $500,000 policy limit, Comprehensive General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single limits, Business Auto Liability with $500,000 per occurrence combined single limits, and Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions coverage with $1,000,000 each occurrence and $5,000,000 general aggregate. The project schedule includes a non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on April 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM at DAHG's office (321 E. 11th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801), with a written question submission deadline of April 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM and DAHG's response deadline of April 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM; bid submittals must be entered on the Bonfire eProcurement platform by April 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM, with one original hard-copy bid bond submitted to DAHG's Central Office (400 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801) by the same deadline. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest cost, and the successful bidder must execute a Performance and Payment Bond equal to 100 percent of the contract award within three days of receiving contract documents.

This procurement is subject to HUD Section 3 requirements, mandating that training and employment opportunities be directed to low- and very low-income persons, with safe harbor benchmarks requiring that 25 percent of total labor hours be performed by Section 3 workers and 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 workers; contractors must comply with all provisions in 24 CFR Part 75 and are prohibited from subcontracting with any subcontractor known to have been found in violation of these regulations. Bidders must complete a Profile of Firm Form and may qualify for Resident-Owned Business (RBE), Minority-Owned Business (MBE), or Woman-Owned Business (WBE) certifications. All contractors must obtain necessary permits prior to commencing work, maintain a City of Wilmington business license and a State of Delaware contractor's license, and obtain lead paint certification from the State of Delaware if applicable; construction hours are limited to 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, without weekend or holiday work unless prior approval is obtained. A bid bond or certified check equal to at least 10 percent of the bid amount must accompany the submission and be hand-delivered or mailed by the April 16, 2026, deadline. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents; however, the project cost will reflect the pricing submitted by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with all pricing subject to HUD prevailing wage requirements and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local codes, statutes, laws, and regulations.