Ocean City Convention Center Lobby Floor Replacement

The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Maryland is requesting sealed bids for lobby floor replacement at the Ocean City Convention Center (4001 Coastal Highway) under project B05-27, with bids due November 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST and opening at the Mayor and City Council Work Session on December 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the convention center conference room. The last day for questions is November 19, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST; addenda will be posted by November 23, 2026.

The scope encompasses furnishing all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, tools, and incidentals to replace the lobby flooring in strict accordance with the Contract Document, Construction Plans, and Technical Specifications. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience providing similar goods and services and submit three references validating this requirement.

The successful vendor must commence work within 14 calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed and complete the project within the timeframe specified in the contract documents. Liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day apply for failure to meet the completion deadline. The contract award will be made within 300 days of the bid opening date. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount. The successful vendor must provide performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price, and maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence ($5 million aggregate), professional liability insurance of $2 million per claim, and commercial automobile insurance of $1 million combined single limit.

Evaluation criteria are qualifications, prior performance, project management, quality assurance and control, value-added services, and pricing. Minority vendors are encouraged to participate. All bid documents must remain valid for a minimum of 300 days from the bid opening date. Ocean City is exempt from federal excise taxes and state sales and use taxes; vendors are responsible for applicable sales taxes on materials furnished and installed.