DSP Headquarters Boiler Replacement

The Delaware State Police, through the State of Delaware's Office of Management and Budget Division of Facilities Management, is requesting sealed bids for the replacement of two existing boilers, two boiler pumps, two system pumps, and a new flue stack at DSP Headquarters in Dover, with bids due September 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 25, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is a prerequisite for bidding.

The project is a public works undertaking subject to prevailing wage requirements under Delaware law. Contractors and subcontractors must comply with drug testing regulations for large public works projects and provide craft training certifications where applicable. Bidders must submit a completed subcontractor list naming one subcontractor per trade category.

Sealed bids must be submitted through the Bonfire Portal by 10:00 a.m. on September 10, 2026, with bids to be opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. the same day at the Haslet Armory, 122 Martin Luther King Boulevard South, Dover. Contract documents are available from DEDC, LLC at 315 South Chapel Street, Newark for $100 per paper set or $25 per electronic set (both non-refundable). Bid security equal to ten percent of the total bid amount including all additive alternates is required. The successful bidder must post a performance bond and payment bond each equal to 100 percent of the contract price upon execution. A $15,000 allowance is included in the base bid for miscellaneous items discovered during construction.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder within 30 days of bid opening and executed within 20 calendar days of award notification. The successful contractor must achieve substantial completion within a timeframe to be specified in the executed contract. Contract documents include AIA Document A101-2017 and A201-2017, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC specifications and drawings, and all applicable Delaware Code requirements. The State reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any informalities. MBE, DBE, WBE, and VBE firms will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.