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, 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 FederalAid and State contracts, as            
applicable.  Each contract will contain a specific participation goal.           
           
County: Calvert                             Cost of Plans: $.00           
           
Contract No.: CA1355129                     Project Classification: A           
           
Bid Opening Date: November 12, 2015         Funding: State           
           
           
NOTICE: On this contract all Contractors are required to go to and be            
registered with E-Maryland Market Place (eMM) at            
https://emaryland.buyspeed.com to obtain the contract documents in            
electronic format (i.e. IFB, Plans, X-sections) for Advertisements and            
Addenda material. You may also refer to the Contractors Information            
Center on the SHA internet at www.roads.maryland.gov.   There is no cost            
for this information. All bid openings will be handled through the Office            
of Construction.           
	           
Description: Restoration of the Administration's Pole Barn at the            
Administration's Prince Frederick Facility in Calvert County           
           
PreBid Conference: 10:00 AM, October 20, 2015 at the State Highway            
Administration's Prince Frederick Maintenance Shop, Located at 100            
Hallowing Point Rd, Prince Frederick, MD 20678           
           
	Minimum wage rates for each Project, if applicable, have been            
predetermined by lawand 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, 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.           
	The Administration reserves the right to reject any and all bids.           
	           
DATE   10/6/2015                                       Administrator