SBR: Maintenance and Preservation of Environmental Assets

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is requesting bids on maintenance and preservation of environmental assets across Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties in District 2, under a Small Business Reserve procurement with bids due August 20, 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern time through Bid Express. This procurement is restricted to Certified Small Business vendors meeting State Finance and Procurement Article 14-501 through 13-505 of the Annotated Code of Maryland and certified by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs Small Business Reserve Program.

The scope encompasses landscape planting beds, individual trees, turf areas, stream sites, and wetlands within MDOT SHA facilities, right-of-ways, easements, and areas under agreement with MDOT. Locations include the SHA District 2 Office and the Centreville, Chestertown, and Elkton Maintenance Facilities.

A mandatory pre-bidding session is scheduled for August 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the SHA Cambridge Facility, 2954 Old Route 50 (2nd Floor), Cambridge, Maryland 21613, with virtual attendance available via Microsoft Teams. Bid documents are available exclusively in electronic format at no cost on Bid Express; paper bids will not be accepted. For contracts totaling $100,000 or more, bid security equal to at least 5% of the total bid amount is required, along with Performance and Payment Bonds. Contracts under $100,000 are not subject to bonding requirements. Bidders must register with Bid Express and obtain an Info Tech Digital ID, allowing at least seven business days for approval. The contract is classified as Category B and funded through State resources.