Gunpowder River-Taylor Creek Maintenance Dredging 2026

The Maryland Department of Transportation is requesting bids for maintenance dredging of the Gunpowder River, Taylor Creek, and Rumsey Island Outfall Dredge Area in Harford County under IFB 2-27-148, with bids due October 28, 2026.

The scope encompasses hydraulic dredging across three geographic zones: Gunpowder River (Station 0+00 to Station 44+97), Taylor Creek (Station 44+97 to Station 97+41), and the Rumsey Island Outfall Dredge Area, with all dredged material transported to and placed at Mariner Point Park Dredged Material Placement Site. Contractors must furnish all plant, materials, equipment, supplies, labor, and transportation; perform work to specification and drawing; and install high-visibility fencing and sediment-control devices. The base bid structure includes six line items priced as lump-sum quantities: mobilization and demobilization for Gunpowder River and Taylor Creek, hydraulic dredging and material placement for each of the three dredge areas, and sediment-control installation. A contingent item (C1) for seed, mulch, fertilizer, and lime permanent stabilization covers an estimated 200 square yards and will be priced as a unit rate for potential change orders.

Bidders must demonstrate experience with comparable dredging projects, adequate equipment capability, financial capacity for project execution, and compliance with all state and federal environmental regulations applicable to dredging operations and materials disposal. The project drawings were prepared by Bayland Consultants & Designers, Inc. and span ten sheets with detailed channel plans showing flood and ebb conditions, dredge material placement site plans, and 2026 survey extent documentation. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled; the agenda is posted. Funding is allocated from the State of Maryland 2026 fiscal-year budget. Questions must be submitted by the deadline stated in the IFB.