# Howard County Office of Procurement PlanetBids #IFB 2027-19

Construction improvements to the Patuxent Branch Trail and associated roadway, drainage, and park facilities

**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** December 23, 2026
**Identifier:** IFB 2027-19
**NAICS:** 237310, 237990

Howard County is seeking a construction firm to improve approximately 1.3 miles of the Patuxent Branch Trail and associated roadway, drainage, and park facilities.
- **Government buyer:** Howard County, Maryland — Office of Procurement and Contract Administration; the attached Rainforest Protection Act form identifies the Office of Purchasing, Gateway Building. The specifications name Michael V. Decker, CPPB.
- **Opportunity:** Patuxent Branch Trail Improvements, IFB 2027-19; Capital Project N3963; SHA Contract HO569B51.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs, brands, or vendors are specified. The procurement is for construction work and materials.
- **Requested work:** Upgrade about 1.3 miles of trail with asphalt paving, sidewalks, curb and gutter, drainage and stormwater facilities, retaining walls, timber bridge and boardwalk repairs, landscaping, trail amenities, signs and pavement markings, and rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs). Work also includes maintenance of traffic, environmental compliance, tree protection, and site restoration.
- **Notable requirements:** Complete the work within 390 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. Maintain trail access during construction; restrict tree clearing to the bat inactive season and avoid in-stream work during the specified seasonal restriction. Construction vehicles and equipment may not use Guilford Pratt Bridge. Bid security is 5% of the bid, and performance and payment bonds are each 100%. The solicitation states a 15% Equal Business Opportunity subcontracting goal for qualifying contracts.
- **Materials and quantities:** The detailed bid schedule includes traffic-control devices; approximately 272 feet of specified corrugated polyethylene drainage pipe; erosion-control measures including 8,640 feet of filter log and 14,747 feet of tree-protection fence; asphalt mixes totaling 1,890 tons; 6 benches, 2 picnic tables, 8 bike racks, and 2 waste/recycling receptacles; and 2 two-sided RRFB units with related electrical and sign components. The complete listed line items and quantities are included below.
- **Wood restrictions:** The Rainforest Protection Act attachment lists tropical hardwood species subject to sourcing restrictions when exposed and visible. Such wood is prohibited unless sourced from sustainable, pre-existing plantations.

### Description

Howard County intends to procure one construction firm to improve approximately 1.3 miles of existing gravel trail. Work includes asphalt pathway and roadway construction, traffic signals and signage, park amenities, storm drain and stormwater management improvements, timber bridge upgrades, environmental compliance, traffic maintenance, tree preservation, and site restoration. The project is identified as SHA Cost Group D. Bids are due December 23, 2026, and an electronic copy of a 5% bid bond or certified check is required; for a certified check, the original must be delivered before the bid deadline.

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