College Of Southern Maryland Bidlocker #27-003

PE Building Slope Stabilization and Exterior Stairway Reconstruction

The College of Southern Maryland is seeking a contractor to stabilize the PE Building slope and rebuild exterior concrete features at its La Plata Campus. - Buyer: College of Southern Maryland, Procurement Department, Division of Fiscal Services; procurement contact is Yaffa Seiden, Executive Director of Procurement. - Work requested: Under ITB 27-003, perform slope repair and reconstruction and rebuild the exterior stairs, landings, sidewalk, cheek wall, and related features, including demolition, grading, drainage, foundations, handrails/guardrails, erosion control, and site restoration. - Preliminary plan quantities include about 2,086 sq. ft. of slope strip-and-reconstruction, 1,987 sq. ft. of geogrid-reinforced slope repair, about 155 cubic yards of fill, and a 162-foot swale. Quantities must be verified in the field. - The underground storage tank is excluded from the base bid; related work requires written change-order authorization. - Named products and materials: Mirafi 140N filter fabric or equivalent; Mirafi 2XT geogrid or equivalent (1,000 PLF or better long-term allowable design load); approved AASHTO A-1, A-2, or equivalent free-draining fill; 2–6-inch riprap; No. 57 stone; 6-inch gravel sub-base (REC RC-6 or CR-6); Curlex Standard erosion-control blanket or equivalent; and nominal 2,500-psi cement grout. No material quantities or part numbers are provided, and equivalent products are allowed. - OEMs and vendors: The documents name Mirafi and Curlex product lines but do not identify their manufacturers as required sole-source OEMs. Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. is identified as the author of the geotechnical evaluation, not as a required supplier. No bidder firms are clearly identified by name in the attendee list. - Notable technical requirements: Contractor must locate and protect utilities, maintain slope stability during construction, coordinate work around campus facilities, and provide qualifications, a work plan, materials/equipment information, and material certifications. Work includes inspections/testing, monitoring, and closeout reporting; follow-up slope monitoring is recommended. - Schedule and value: No project duration, contract value, or actual start/end dates are specified. The solicitation calls for a preliminary schedule based on a notice to proceed, with the actual start to be established after award and contract execution.

Description

The College of Southern Maryland is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for construction services for the La Plata Campus PE Building Slope Repair and Exterior Concrete Stairway Reconstruction Project. The work includes repair and reconstruction of the slope adjacent to the PE Building, along with associated civil/site and structural work described in the solicitation documents. Bids must be submitted electronically through the College’s Bid Locker portal by November 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The College intends to award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on Base Bid Item A1, subject to its best-interest determination and completion of the protest period.

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