Harford County Library Administration Office Renovations

Harford County, Maryland is requesting bids on interior demolition, furnishing, and installation for Harford County Public Library Administration Office renovations under IFB 26-124, with bids due October 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. A mandatory site walkthrough is required for prime contractors only no later than five days before bid due; prospective bidders must contact Project Manager Drew White at 443-617-0624 or dtwhite@harfordcountymd.gov to schedule. No MBE requirements or prevailing wage obligations apply.

The scope encompasses interior demolition, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) work, acoustic ceiling systems, floor finishes, doors, windows, interior walls, new offices, training room, and restroom renovations. HVAC equipment must include complete startup, testing, and balancing. Alternates include aluminum storefront with thermally broken glazing, roof hatches and ladders, chain link fence extensions with swing gates, new operable parking lot gates with access control, exterior hollow metal doors and frames at six locations, exterior soffit and fiber-cement siding, and new glazed exterior windows. The project includes a $50,000 unforeseen-conditions allowance for latent structural, MEP, or hazardous-material issues discovered during demolition, subject to Capital Project Inspector and Project Manager approval.

Award may be made on any combination of Base Bid Items 1 and 2, Allowance 1, and Alternate Bid Items 1 through 7, with alternate pricing kept entirely separate from base amounts. The anticipated project start is November 16, 2026 with an estimated 365-calendar-day completion timeline. The owner will maintain continuous access to the Loading Dock and Server Room, which the contractor must keep accessible and unobstructed; Server Room 146 is excluded from renovation scope. The existing storefront window and door system has been removed from scope. Bidders must submit electronic bid bonds, a construction schedule, schedule of values, and comprehensive submittals through Submittal Exchange. A preconstruction conference must occur no later than 15 days after contract execution. Questions closed per Addendum 2, which addressed 55 bidder inquiries.