CH25HEC As-Needed Homeless Encampment Clean-Up and Abatement on MDOT SHA property located in Charles County

PROJECT: As-Needed Homeless Encampment Clean-Up and Abatement on MDOT SHA property located in Charles County CONTRACT NO. CH25HEC ADVERTISEMENT DATE: Thursday, August 15, 2024 SITE VISIT: Wednesday, August 21, 10:00 am (Meet @ La Plata Shop) QUESTIONS DUE DATE/TIME: Wednesday August 21, 2024@ 12:00 PM EST BID DUE DATE / TIME: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 @ 11:00 AM EST LOCATION: Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration La Plata Maintenance Shop 5725 Washington Avenue La Plata, Maryland 20646 The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is soliciting bids for a Contractor to provide homeless encampment clean-up and abatement services. Contractor shall provide all labor and expertise for surveying, documenting, clean-up, collecting, removal, and disposal services involving homeless encampment abatement actions on MDOT SHA property located in Charles County under an "as needed" agreement basis. The Procurement Officer for this IFB is Ashley Farmer, Resident Maintenance Engineer. The sole point of contact for purposes of this IFB is the Procurement Officer's Designee, David Whitford. The Procurement Officer's Designee may be contacted at telephone number 301-934-8031 between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, by email at dwhitford@mdot.maryland.gov, or by fax at 301-934-5318. No Pre-Bid Conference will be held. A site visit to a sample location of a typical site that needs clean-up and abatement services will be scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 10:30 AM. Any prospective bidders interested in participating in this site visit must meet at the La Plata Maintenance Facility on Wednesday, August 21 at 10:00 AM, where an MDOT SHA personnel will escort all potential bidders to the site. Attending this site walkthrough is not mandatory; however, it is the bidder's responsibility to verify the scope, typical site conditions, and the difficulty and complexity of the work to be performed prior to submission of bids. All bidders are encouraged to attend the on-site inspection to become completely familiar with typical existing conditions. A site inspection will allow the prospective bidder to familiarize oneself with all conditions that may affect the performance under, and cost of, the contract. Failure of the bidder to familiarize oneself with the typical measurements and conditions shall not constitute a basis for contract adjustments after award. All questions must be submitted to the Procurement Office no later than Wednesday, August 21, 2024 @ 12:00 PM EST 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 Administration will not respond to telephone requests for information concerning this invitation for bids that would materially affect the bid. The Bids must be received by the Procurement Officer's Designee, David Whitford, at the MDOT SHA La Plata Maintenance Shop offices located at 5725 Washington Avenue La Plata, Maryland 20646 on or before August 28, 2024 @ 11:00 AM EST local time. 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.