Elkridge Community & 50 Plus Center

Howard County, Maryland is requesting bids for the Elkridge Community & 50 Plus Center project under IFB 2027-03, with bids due September 23, 2026. An equal business opportunity subcontracting goal of 15% applies to contracts valued at $50,000 or more under Howard County Code Section 4.122; bidders must demonstrate good faith efforts to obtain minority, women, or disabled business enterprise participation. Howard County will provide a price preference not exceeding 5% for environmentally preferable products where such goods can be reasonably obtained as substitutes for virgin materials.

Bidders must comply with detailed architectural and construction specifications documented in IFB 2027-03 Specifications and Drawings (1 and 2). The scope includes construction or renovation work at a community and senior center facility. Bidders are required to complete a Contractors Qualifications Questionnaire documenting up to five recent construction projects, key personnel, bonding capability, and 24/7 emergency response supervisory availability.

Compliance documents required at submission include the Environmentally Preferable Products Form (requiring disclosure of recycled content, post-consumer waste, environmental certifications, and packaging materials), Rain Forest Protection Act Form (certifying tropical wood product compliance for materials exceeding $2,000), Foreign Services Disclosure Form (required for service contracts valued at $2 million or more), and living wage certification. Howard County's prevailing wage requirement applies to service contracts exceeding $100,000 annually; the current living wage rate is $19.83 per hour as of January 15, 2026.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check equal to 5% of the total bid amount, made payable to the Director of Finance, Howard County. Certified checks must be submitted to the Office of Procurement and Contract Administration prior to the bid due date. Upon award, the contractor must complete all work within 120 calendar days from notice to proceed and furnish both performance and labor and materials payment bonds. All work, reports, goods, and licenses become Howard County property upon completion.