ITB 2026-031 newtown road stream restoration project

Calvert County, Maryland is requesting sealed bids for the Newtown Road Stream Restoration Project in Solomons under ITB 2026-031, with bids due January 8, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit on December 22, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Mill Creek Conference Room, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick.

The scope encompasses in-stream and riparian restoration work including Class 5 excavation (100 cubic yards), select borrow placement (140 cubic yards), boulder placement (440 units), Class I riprap (60 square yards), gabion installation (30 cubic yards of 36-inch gabion), and vegetative establishment including topsoil placement, temporary seeding, mulching, and turfgrass (2,200 square yards each). The project includes a clear water diversion pipe that may be temporarily removed and reinstalled during dry weather to facilitate stream access. Contractors must account for buried sanitary utilities with insufficient cover to support construction equipment, which may constrain equipment positioning and methodology. Construction is limited to 120 working days from Notice to Proceed, with work hours restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Bidders must demonstrate at least five years of experience in similar stream restoration work and provide three business references for comparable projects. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check equal to five percent of the bid price. The selected contractor must furnish Labor and Materialmen's Bonds and Performance Bonds each in the amount of one hundred percent of the contract value. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder based on price, ability to perform, capacity, skill, character, integrity, reliability, reputation, judgment, experience, efficiency, quality of previous performance, and compliance with applicable laws. The County reserves the right to award by individual items, in aggregate, or in combination, and to reject any or all bids. Written questions are due December 23, 2025 at 2:30 p.m., and a virtual bid opening is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on January 8. Amendment 1 added a Pre-Construction Meeting Checklist and referenced contract drawings to the solicitation package.