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.           
           
	NOTICE : Contractors are required to register with EMaryland Market Place 	(eMM),            
	login, acknowledge all bid amendments and submit the Addendum Receipt Verification            
	Form to be Awarded a Contract.  Once loggedin, bidders can obtain the contract            
	documents in electronic format (Ad Notice, Invitation for Bids  “IFB”, Plans,            
	Xsections, and 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           
           
	Counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles,	Cost of Plans: $.00           
           St. Mary’s           
	Contract No.: XX2285576	Project Classification: B           
           
	Bid Opening Date:	April 07, 2016	Funding: State           
	           
           
	Description:	Install and/or replace Raised Pavement Markers at various locations in            
	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties           
           
	Pre-Bid Conference:	A Pre-Bid Conference has not been scheduled for this Project           
           
		Minimum wage rates for each Project, if applicable, have been predetermined by law            
	and are set forth in the Invitation for Bids. Bids must be made upon the blank            
	proposal form with the Addendum Receipt Verification Form that is furnished by the            
	Administration.           
           
		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, unless            
	otherwise stated in the IFB.  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, unless            
	otherwise stated in the IFB.  Also, 	the successful bidder will be required to supply            
	Payment and Performance Bonds for all 	Contracts in excess of $100,000.00, unless            
	otherwise stated in the IFB.           
           
		The Administration reserves the right to reject any and all bids.           
           
           
DATE:	March 8, 2016	Administrator