Shoreline restoration at FSK police headquarters

The Maryland Transportation Authority is requesting bids for shoreline restoration at the Francis Scott Key Police Headquarters facility at 4330 Broening Highway in Baltimore County, with bids due October 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. via www.bidx.com. The project carries a 17% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation goal overall with no subgoals and a 1% Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) goal. Addendum No. 2, posted August 18, 2026, rescheduled the pre-bid meeting to September 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the MDTA FSK Facility (300 Authority Drive, Baltimore, MD 21222), with a mandatory site visit immediately following at the Police Headquarters.

The scope includes installation of six offshore riprap breakwaters (three Class II, three Class III) to the northeast and east of the peninsula, a riprap revetment at the southeastern point with dredging for footer installation, removal of existing concrete and timber crib walls, removal of rubble and debris, relocation of an osprey nesting platform, excavation and embankment of tidal marsh and upland slope zones, planting of native trees and shrubs with perennial tidal marsh plants, potential establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Critical Area bank, removal and replacement of split rail fence, maintenance of traffic, and erosion and sediment control measures. Breakwaters are designed to elevation 4.7 feet with ultimate minimum elevation of 3.7 feet. The contractor must hold a Licensed Marine Contractor certification from the Marine Contractors Licensing Board of Maryland or include a qualified subcontractor holding that certification.

The estimated contract value is between $1 million and $2.5 million over a 395-calendar-day term. This is a Class D project subject to prevailing wage requirements, apprenticeship fund contributions of at least $0.25 per person per hour, and Maryland employee health care expense certification. The contract requires a 5% bid guaranty and full performance and payment bonds. Prime contractors must demonstrate at least three living shoreline or shoreline restoration projects within the last seven years (at least one valued at $1 million or more and at least two at $250,000 or more) and collective team experience of at least five years in tidal-water erosion control, five years in restoration planting with invasive species management, and two years in dredged and contaminated material characterization. Written questions are due September 24, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Site visit registration is required by September 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. by submitting a Site Visit Response Form to Jullian Johns at jjohns@mdta.state.md.us. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 2 and attach the acknowledgment to the outside cover of the proposal; failure to do so may result in rejection.