D7PLUMB32SB_plumbing maintenance & repair services

The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is requesting bids on plumbing maintenance and repair services under IFB D7PLUMB32SB, with bids due July 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and public opening at 12:00 p.m., a pre-bid conference and site visit on July 16 at 10:00 a.m., and written questions due July 22 at 2:00 p.m. This is a Small Business Reserve procurement limited to certified small businesses, with zero percent MBE/DBE and zero percent VSBE subcontracting goals.

The scope covers all labor, materials, parts, service, and transportation for plumbing system maintenance and repairs at the Westminster Shop (150 Wyndtryst Drive, Westminster, Maryland) and satellite locations throughout Carroll County. Services include emergency response, installation, maintenance, reconditioning, troubleshooting, and repairs to water, sewer, and drain lines; bathroom and kitchen fixtures; hot water heaters; well pumps; holding tanks; and backflow preventers.

Minimum qualifications are a current State of Maryland Master Plumbers License, a minimum of five years commercial plumbing business experience, and an available workforce of at least two State of Maryland licensed journeyman technicians with a minimum of five years commercial plumbing experience. Bidders must submit three business references documenting similar commercial plumbing services provided within the preceding 24 months; negative reference responses may result in bid disqualification. No subcontracting is permitted.

The contract term is sixty months or until contract funds are depleted, whichever occurs first, and will not automatically renew. Pricing must include hourly rates for journeyman plumbers and helpers/apprentices, a service call fee, parts and materials at actual cost plus up to 10 percent markup, and overtime rates not to exceed 1.5 times the routine hourly rate. The price form specifies 30 service calls, 200 lead plumber hours, 100 helper hours, and 5 years of backflow preventor service over the contract term. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of one million dollars combined single limit and one million dollars workers' compensation coverage. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest total bid price. No federal funding is involved.