S T A T E   O F   M A R Y L A N D           
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION           
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION           
           
N O T I C E   T O   C O N T R A C T O R S           
           
	SEALED BIDS for projects listed below will be received by The State            
Highway Administration’s Office of Construction, in the Bid Box located            
at the Hanover Complex, 7450 Traffic Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076 until            
12 Noon on the date specified below for Bid Opening, at which time and            
place they will be publicly opened and read. The Maryland Department of            
Transportation (MDOT) hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any            
contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business            
enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response            
to this notice and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis            
of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.             
Minority business enterprises are encouraged to respond to this            
solicitation.           
	On Federally assisted projects, the bidder's attention is called to            
the Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract            
Specifications (Executive Order 11246) which is a part of the contract            
proposal.  All of these activities shall be done in accordance with Title            
VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended.           
	It is the goal of MDOT that Disadvantaged and/or Minority Business            
Enterprises participate in all Federal Aid and State contracts, as            
applicable.  Each contract will contain a specific participation goal.           
           
Counties: Montgomery                     Cost of Plans: $0.00           
Contract No.: MO3515172                  Classification: K           
Funding: State                           Bid Opening: November 5, 2015           
F.A.P. Number: N/A           
           
NOTICE: Contractors are required to register with E-Maryland Marketplace            
(eMM), log-in, acknowledge all bid amendments and submit the Addendum            
Verifications to be Awarded a Contract.  Once logged-in bidders can            
obtain the contract documents in electronic format (Ad Notice, IFB,            
Plans, X-sections and the Addenda material). Bidders may also refer to            
the Contractors’ Information Center on the SHA internet at            
www.roads.maryland.gov. There is no cost for this material. Bids shall be            
opened by SHA’s Office of Construction.           
           
Description:           
           
	This project, located in Montgomery County, is for the construction            
of a new interchange between I-270 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial            
Highway) and Watkins Mill Road between MD 124 (Montgomery Village Avenue)            
and the Great Seneca Creek in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Major work            
includes the construction of a bridge for Watkins Mill Road spanning I-           
270, construction of onramps and offramps providing access from Watkins            
Mill Road to I-270, construction of a new offramp for MD 124, stream            
restoration of the unnamed tributary to the Great Seneca Creek that runs            
alongside SB I-270, and the relocation of several utility lines.           
           
	The work will consist of the following:           
           
(a)	Construction of a bridge carrying Watkins Mill Road over I-270 and            
the unnamed tributary to the Great Seneca Creek           
           
(b)	Onramps and offramps linking Watkins Mill Road and I-270,            
signalization of the intersections between these ramps and Watkins Mill            
Road. The SB I-270 to Watkins Mill Road offramp includes a bridge            
spanning the unnamed tributary           
           
(c)	Construction of a new offramp from SB I-270 to MD 124           
           
(d)	Construction of several retaining walls along the ramps           
           
(e)	Grinding and resurfacing of mainline and C/D lanes of I-270, and a            
portion of Watkins Mill Road           
           
(f)	Extensive stream restoration for the unnamed tributary, including            
stream bed realignment and floodplain excavation           
           
(g)	The construction of two culverts and several drainage structures as            
part of the stormwater management and erosion and settlement control,            
including the extension of the existing culvert that carries the unnamed            
tributary underneath I-270 to include the ramp to MD 124           
           
(h)	Landscaping            
           
(i)	Utility relocation work           
           
(j)	Signing and permanent pavement markings           
           
Pre Bid Conference: A Pre Bib Conference will not be held for this            
project.           
           
	Minimum wage rates for each Project, if applicable, have been pre-           
determined by law and are set forth in the Invitation for Bids.  Bids            
must be made upon the blank proposal form which, with specifications and            
plans, will be furnished by the Administration upon application and cash            
payment noted.           
	In accordance with State Finance and Procurement Title 13 of the            
Annotated Code of Maryland, no bid, performance or payment bonds are            
required for bids less than $100,000.00.  However, bids $100,000.00 and            
above will not be considered unless accompanied by a Certified Check, a            
Cashier's Check or a Treasurer's Check drawn upon a bank, or a Bid Bond            
payable to the State of Maryland, or Cash, or Trust Account, or pledge of            
United States backed Securities or State of Maryland Bonds.  Special            
procedures for submitting cash are outlined in COMAR 21.06.07.           
       Bid Security shall equal at least five percent (5%) of the total            
amount bid.  Also, the successful bidder will be required to supply            
Payment and Performance Bonds for all Contracts in excess of $100,000.00.           
	Administration reserves the right to reject any and all bids.           
           
DATE:	September 29, 2015           
Gregory C. Johnson, P.E.           
Administrator