Taylor Creek Stream Restoration

Harford County is soliciting bids for Taylor Creek Stream Restoration, a 3,550-linear-foot stream channel restoration project in Joppatowne, with bids due September 16, 2026. The restoration limits extend from Trimble Road upstream to a storm drain pipe at the Joppatowne High School campus, spanning Lohr's Orchard HOA and Harford County Board of Education properties.

The scope includes stream channel stabilization, habitat enhancement, floodplain connectivity restoration, and riparian buffer improvements to support the county's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) goals by reducing sediment and nutrient loads. Taylor Creek is listed as an impaired waterway with documented pollutants including nutrients, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and sediments within the Gunpowder River Watershed. Maximum disturbance during construction is expected to reach 6.15 acres of a 69.33-acre property. Construction is estimated to commence August 24, 2026, and conclude February 26, 2027, with stabilization measures scheduled for March 1, 2027.

The scope is supported by comprehensive technical drawings, site plans, construction details, and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) requiring seven-calendar-day inspections and turbidity monitoring using specified equipment. Dewatering, silt fence, super silt fence, and outlet protection measures are required. Harford County Department of Public Works serves as the operator; Mike Davies, Chief Construction Inspector for Environmental Inspections, is designated for site inspections.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The bid tabulation dated September 16, 2026, identifies ten submitted bids ranging from $1,751,000 to $3,702,115.40. Highway and Safety Services, Inc., York, Pennsylvania, submitted the lowest bid at $1,751,000.