ANN24MOWZ4 On -Call Hand Mowing, Trimming, and Litter Pickup Along MD 261 (From MD 2 Solomons Island Road to Calvert County Line) and MD 794 (From MD 258 to MD 408) – MDOT SHA Annapolis. ..

PROJECT: On -Call Hand Mowing, Trimming, and Litter Pickup Along MD 261 (From MD 2 Solomons Island Road to Calvert County Line) and MD 794 (From MD 258 to MD 408) - MDOT SHA Annapolis Maintenance Shop - Anne Arundel County CONTRACT NO. ANN24MOWZ4 ADVERTISEMENT DATE: Friday, May 03, 2024 QUESTIONS DUE DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 08, 2024 @ 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time BID DUE DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 01:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time BID LOCATION: Maryland State Highway Administration Annapolis Maintenance Facility 138 Defense Highway Annapolis, Maryland, 21401 The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is soliciting bids for a Contractor to provide open-ended, on-call, hand mowing, trimming, and litter pickup along MD 261 (From MD 2 Solomons Island Road to Calvert County Line) and MD 794 (From MD 258 to MD 408) roadways under the purview of the Annapolis Maintenance Shop. This Contract is not subject to the Living Wage Law Rates. This is a non-exclusive Contract. It does not include all the work expected to be performed in the designated areas. Therefore, at times, other Contractors may be performing similar work that is not associated with this Contract. This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to Certified Small Business vendors. Only vendors that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article Subsections 14-501 - 14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and who are registered with the Department of General Services Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract. Refer to Attachment No. V for further information regarding this program. The sole point of contact for purposes of this IFB is the Procurement Officer, Royston Cain. The Procurement Officer may be contacted at telephone number 410-841-1009 between 08:00 A.M. and 04:00 P.M. Monday through Friday or by FAX 410-841-5597. No pre-bid meeting will be held for this advertisement. All questions must be submitted to the Procurement Officer no later than Wednesday, May 08, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. local time. Any information regarding the requirements or the interpretation of any provision of the Contract Documents shall be requested, in writing, and delivered no later than this date and time. Responses to questions or inquiries having any material effect on the bids shall be made by written addenda sent to all prospective bidders via eMaryland Market Place Advantage (eMMA). The MDOT SHA will not respond to telephone requests for information concerning this IFB that would materially affect the bid. Requests for information or questions shall be submitted in writing. They must be emailed to RCain@mdot.maryland.gov; if attached to the email please provide in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Each request for information or questions shall include the Contract number and the name and address of the originator. The Bid must be received by the Procurement Officer, Royston Cain, or his designee, LaKisha Brown, at the District-5 Annapolis Maintenance Shop located at 138 Defense Highway Annapolis, Maryland, 21401no later than 01:00 P. M. local time, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Bids shall be opened publicly at the time, date and location designated above. Contractors are responsible for assuring that their bids are delivered to the specified location before the deadline for receipt of bids, including those delivered by U.S. Postal Service. Oral, fax, telegraphic, mailgram, electronic, or E-mail bids will NOT be accepted.