HQELEC28SB - SHA HQ electrical services

The Maryland State Highway Administration is soliciting bids through Invitation for Bids HQELEC28SB for as-needed licensed electrical services at its headquarters in Baltimore, with a pre-bid registration deadline of November 5, 2026 and bids due November 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. This is a Small Business Reserve procurement limited to certified small business vendors as defined in Maryland State Finance and Procurement Article, 14-501 through 14-505. The MBE/DBE and VSBE subcontracting goals are both zero percent.

Services include repairs, installation, maintenance, replacement, emergency response, design, reconditioning, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and remodeling of all electrical systems at 707 N. Calvert Street and 211 E. Madison Street, Baltimore. Work must comply with Maryland Department of Transportation specifications, the National Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70), OSHA, and other applicable codes. Bidders must submit a current Maryland Master Electrician License, current journeyman and apprentice licenses for onsite workers, proof of five years' commercial electrical experience with at least two licensed journeymen who have five years' experience, and three references from customers served within the past two months. Bidders also must carry workers' compensation and liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate and provide 24-hour emergency contact information.

The contract runs one year or until total payments established by the winning bid are reached, whichever comes first. The price form requests hourly rates for Master Electricians (10 estimated hours), Journeyman Electricians (325 estimated hours), and Helper/Apprentice positions (325 estimated hours), plus parts and equipment rental markups not to exceed 10%. The estimated quantities are for bid evaluation only and may not reflect actual quantities. Award goes to the responsive and responsible bidder with the lowest total bid price. Bids must exclude Maryland sales and use taxes and federal excise taxes, and travel reimbursement is not authorized. No federal funding is involved.

The pre-bid conference and site visit occur November 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the SHA HQ Complex, Hunter Street entrance, and registration by email to the Procurement Officer is due November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Questions are due November 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The public bid opening is November 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at 7491 Connelley Drive, Hanover, Maryland.