Popular Island Land Base Dredging And Pier Improvement - SBR

The Maryland Environmental Service is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the Poplar Island Land Base Dredging and Pier Improvement project located in Talbot County, Maryland at 21548 Chicken Point Road, Tilghman. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) procurement involves mechanical dredging of approximately 55 cubic yards of accumulated sediment surrounding a personnel pier, transportation of the dredged material to the Poplar Island Dredged Material Containment Facility (DMCF) for unloading, and the design, fabrication, and installation of a wave screen on the pier. The project encompasses three boat slips (Osprey, Spartina, and Egret/Terrapin) with dredging depths ranging from -3.0 to -4.0 feet Mean Low Water (MLW) across approximately 1,363 square feet. Contractors must be licensed marine contractors in Maryland and must complete all work within ninety consecutive calendar days following issuance of the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per calendar day for failure to meet this deadline. The solicitation includes three primary bid items: Mobilization and Demobilization (lump sum), Mechanical Dredging and Transport (unit price based on actual cubic yards with a maximum of 100 cubic yards), and Wave Screen Design, Fabrication and Installation (lump sum). Critical dates include a pre-bid conference on February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM via Microsoft Teams, a mandatory site visit on February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM, a deadline for bidder questions on February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM, and sealed electronic bid submission through the MES Procurement Portal by February 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM with electronic public bid opening on the same date. Award will be made to the lowest responsive bid price from a responsible bidder.

This procurement is designated as a Small Business Reserve (SBR) program, limiting award eligibility exclusively to vendors certified as small businesses from the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs, with eligibility standards varying by business type based on employee count or average gross sales thresholds. No Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) subcontract participation goal has been established for this project. Contractors must submit comprehensive documentation including a bid bond, contractor's qualification questionnaire, equipment list, subcontractor list, and multiple certifications and affidavits addressing commercial nondiscrimination, debarment status, collusion, tax payment, conflict of interest, investments in Iran, and boycotts of Israel, along with an Affirmative Action Plan for acceptance prior to contract award. Performance and payment bonds are required only if the contract award exceeds $100,000; no bonding requirements have been specified for this project based on the estimated scope. The project site is owned by MES and consists of 1.33 acres located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area and the 100-year floodplain in a limited developed area, with technical drawings including survey data from April 2025 and August 2025 prepared using NAD 83/11 horizontal datum and Mean Low Water vertical datum. No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in the available solicitation documents.