Wye Island Duck House Renovations

Queen Anne's County, Maryland is soliciting bids on exterior and wood-paneling renovation work at the Wye Island Duck Lodge, 632 Wye Island Road, Queenstown, with bids originally due February 12, 2026, and a pre-bid conference held February 4, 2026. This procurement carries a Certified Small Business (CSB) set-aside with Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) participation goals; bidders must submit comprehensive MBE and VSBE outreach and good-faith-efforts documentation within 10 business days of receiving notice as apparent awardee or risk non-responsiveness.

Bidders must hold a Maryland General Contractor license with a minimum three years of experience on similar projects; all electrical work requires a licensed Master Electrical Contractor approved for Queen Anne's County. The scope includes roof replacement (approximately 2,850 square feet of asphalt shingle removal and architectural shingle installation), wood-paneling removal and drywall replacement in two bedrooms and kitchen/pantry/laundry areas (approximately 2,600 square feet combined), replacement of thirty-six casement windows and four awning windows, repair of six steel windows, gutter and downspout installation and replacement (approximately 150 linear feet of gutters with leaf guards and 50 linear feet of downspouts), board-and-batten siding at gable ends, chimney repointing and flashing, soffit/fascia/ridge-board replacement, exterior lighting fixture replacement, and interior drywall finishing and painting with three coats. Two unit-price options are included for deteriorated roof sheathing and wall sheathing removal and replacement (estimated 200 square feet each, at contractor-specified unit rates). Work must be completed within 120 calendar days of Notice to Proceed, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with liquidated damages at $150 per calendar day for delays. Performance and payment bonds are required upon award, due within 10 days of receiving bid documents. Bid prices are firm for 120 calendar days from opening. The contractor must provide a two-year warranty on all completed work and obtain an Electrical Inspection Certificate from a State Fire Marshal's office-approved non-governmental inspection agency at contractor expense. Work must comply with 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2020 National Electric Code, Maryland Building Codes Administration guidelines, and OSHA-MOSHA regulations.