DNR Rocky Gap State Park TON Pit Toilet Installation

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is soliciting bids for the installation of a vault toilet at Rocky Gap State Park in Flintstone, Allegany County under IFB BPM053960, with bids due December 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. through eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA), and this procurement is designated for Small Business Reserve with a project classification of "A" (estimated cost up to $100,000).

The scope requires the contractor to provide all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, and insurance to manufacture, deliver, and install a self-contained, single-stall precast concrete vault toilet adjacent to the Touch of Nature Parking Lot at 12500 Pleasant Valley Road. Work includes site excavation and preparation, setting and leveling the vault base, installation of the vault lid with prefabricated bathroom structure, backfilling, bathroom fixture installation, formation and placement of a concrete sidewalk connecting to the adjacent asphalt sidewalk, relocation of an information board, site grading, seeding, and mulching. The 1,000-gallon vault tank shall be two-compartment precast concrete with solar-powered lighting and ventilation. All bathroom fixtures must be stainless steel and ADA-compliant. Pre-approved vault manufacturers are CXT, Boom Concrete, and Huffcutt. The contractor must be licensed as a General Contractor in Maryland with a minimum of five years' experience in similar construction work and must perform a minimum of 51 percent of all on-site work, with no more than 49 percent performed by subcontractors. MBE and VSBE subcontracting participation goals are both 0%.

Work must be completed within 365 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages set at $350 per calendar day for late completion. A two-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship from the date of acceptance is required. The contractor must include a 1% electronic transaction fee in the bid price. Bid prices remain firm for 120 calendar days from bid opening. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for November 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the project site. Written questions are due November 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to shakira.johnson@maryland.gov. Amendment No. 1 issued November 25, 2025 updated the bid due date from November 28 to December 3, 2025.