Hazel D. Plant Generator & ATS Replacement

The State of Delaware, Office of Management and Budget, Division of Facilities Management is soliciting sealed bids for replacement of an existing emergency generator and two automatic transfer switches (ATS) at the Hazel D. Plant Women's Treatment Facility in New Castle County, with bids due October 29, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 29, 2026. Project documents are available only through controlled distribution from Fayda Engineering & Energy Solutions, LLC due to public safety exemption under Delaware Code Title 29, Section 10002(l)(17)(a); vendors must contact the engineering firm at (302) 999-1060 or efayda@faydaees.com to obtain specifications, with a non-refundable charge of $50 for electronic copies or $100 for printed copies.

The scope covers replacement of the emergency generator and two ATS units at the Hazel D. Plant Women's Treatment Facility, located at 620 Baylor Boulevard, New Castle, Delaware 19720 (a Delaware Department of Correction facility). The project is subject to Delaware prevailing wage requirements under Title 29, Chapter 69, Section 6960, with hourly rates in New Castle County ranging from approximately $25.80 to $119.76 depending on trade classification. Bidders must comply with craft training, drug testing, and non-discrimination provisions, and verify that neither they nor affiliated parties appear on the state prevailing wage debarment list (which currently includes Mullen Brothers, Inc., State Contractors 19 Corporation, Green Granite, Pro Image Landscaping, Inc., Liberty Mechanical, LLC, Integrated Mechanical and Fire Systems Inc., and ACH 1, INC., among others).

Bids are due by 1:00 PM on October 29, 2026, via the Bonfire Portal (https://DFM.bonfirehub.com), with opening and public reading at 2:00 PM at the Haslet Armory, 122 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard South, Dover, Delaware. Pre-bid meeting attendance is mandatory on September 29 at 10:00 AM at the same location. Site visits will be scheduled separately and require security clearance. Bid security must equal 10 percent of the base bid plus all additive alternates; the successful bidder must post performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price. The contract will be executed on AIA Document A101-2017 on a stipulated-sum basis, with a $25,000 allowance for miscellaneous costs. The bidder must submit a completed subcontractor list naming one primary subcontractor per trade, an affidavit of contractor qualifications, and an employee drug testing program affidavit. Contract consideration is afforded to Minority Business Enterprises, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises without discrimination.