# Washington County Ionwave #PUR-1826 Addendum 5

Washington County Detention Center Renovation, Phase 1

**Posted:** September 16, 2026
**Respond By:** October 14, 2026
**Identifier:** PUR-1826 Addendum 5
**NAICS:** 236220

Washington County, Maryland, is seeking bids for Phase 1 renovation of its detention center in Hagerstown.
- **Buyer and opportunity**
  - Buyer: Washington County, Maryland, through its procurement office; county-funded detention center renovation.
  - Scope: General construction renovation, with detailed work defined in the bid drawings and specifications.
- **Named OEMs and vendors**
  - **Simplex** is the required fire-alarm contractor.
  - **Montgomery Technology Systems** is the County’s security vendor; the construction contractor must coordinate with it.
  - **Charm-Tex** is named in connection with specified detention desks. The County supplies the detention furniture, and the contractor installs it.
- **Requested work and allowances**
  - Renovate the detention center and install County-supplied detention furniture; quantities and part numbers are not provided.
  - Include a **$5,000 dedication-plaque allowance** and a **$200,000 contingency allowance** for unforeseen conditions. Unused contingency is credited to the County.
  - Provide food-pass locks. The Security Detention Equipment Contractor is responsible for detention security doors and frames (Section 08 34 53) and detention door hardware (Section 08 71 63); steel fixed detention windows (Section 08 65 10) are encouraged.
- **Notable requirements**
  - The prime contractor must self-perform **15% of physical construction work**; this requirement will not be waived.
  - Provide a dimming switch for the 2×2 light in Control Booth 110. Lighting relay controls are in Mechanical/Electrical Room 138 and operate through the new control booth interface.
  - UL-listed fire/smoke sealing materials may be used instead of STI fire sleeves.
  - Site work is limited to paving repairs; no other site work, elevator modernization, or land survey/field engineering is required.
- **Value and schedule**
  - A total contract value is not stated; the two specified allowances total **$205,000**.
  - Period of performance and project duration are not stated.

### Description

Washington County, Maryland is soliciting bids for the Detention Center Renovation, Phase-1. The solicitation is an Invitation to Bid, and bidders must submit pricing through the portal’s line items tab rather than the attached Standard Form of Proposal. Required bonds include a Bid Bond, Performance Bond, and Labor and Material Bond; the self-perform goal will not be waived. Addenda also specify a $200,000 contingency allowance for unforeseen conditions and a $5,000 dedication plaque allowance.

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