IFB-27045 Door Hardware Replacement at Various Schools-Pkg. 4 (Hayes Blgd. #102, Dunbar MS, Franklin Bldg. #239, Dunbar HS, Digital Harbor HS)

Baltimore City Public Schools invites all interested and qualified Contractors to submit sealed bids for Door and Hardware Upgrades Package 4 at Thomas G. Hayes Building #102 (NAF Prep #421), Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School #133 (NAF HS #421), Benjamin Franklin Building #239, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School #414, and Digital Harbor High School #416.

Location of Work

• Thomas G. Hayes Building #102 (NAF Prep #421): 601 North Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202
• Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School #133 (NAF HS #421): 540 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Benjamin Franklin Building #239: 1201 Cambria Street, Baltimore, MD 21225
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School #414: 1400 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
• Digital Harbor High School #416: 1100 Covington Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

The Contractor shall provide labor, materials, equipment, tools, construction machinery, transportation, and all services necessary for the proper execution and completion of this project as described in the contract documents and shall complete the project within the stipulated contract period. A full project description is shown in the Specifications and Drawings.

The contract resulting from this solicitation shall include projects designed by City Schools. The Contractor must demonstrate the capacity to perform the work indicated in the contract documents.

Work under this contract should interfere with the operation of City Schools as little as possible. Buildings will remain occupied during construction; therefore, all work must be coordinated with school authorities to eliminate any interruption to activities, including building heating and ventilation. Work during normal school activities shall be performed during non-school hours, including evenings and weekends. Noise, dust, and safety barriers in the form of temporary walls will be required to complete this work and should be included in the scope of Contractor's work.

Removal and relocation of City Schools furniture, equipment, and other materials from a project site shall be completed by the Contractor and coordinated with the City Schools Project Manager. [...] The Contractor shall be responsible for a complete and fully functional system, including all necessary switches, patch panels, or other components, whether included in the specification or not, at no additional cost to BCPS.

Contractors shall include the cost for any remediation and abatement oversight, monitoring, onsite PCM analysis, PCM or Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) lab test and analysis, final air sampling, and laboratory analysis of any asbestos and/or lead, if required, in their base bid, per the asbestos and lead reports provided in the solicitation, including all addenda.

**Submission:** Bids for this solicitation are being accepted solely via eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) online submission through https://emma.maryland.gov. Bids will not be accepted by email, fax, mail, or by hand delivery. Bid/proposal responses shall be submitted in PDF format.

**Bid opening:** Monday, November 16, 2026, 2:00 p.m. via MS Teams.

**Evaluation:** Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, upon review and confirmation of required qualifications indicated in the Instructions to Bidders.

**Bid guarantee:** All bids/proposals (unless otherwise noted) shall be accompanied by a bid check in amount equal to 2% of the total lump sum bid price, or a one-time bid bond equal to the total lump sum of the bid, or an Annual Bid Bond or Continuous Bid Bond which must be on file at the time of bid receipt.

**Bonds:** Payment and Performance Bonds in the total amount of award must be returned within ten (10) business days after receipt of a Notice of Intent to Award letter.

**Prequalification:** All Contractors bidding on this solicitation must first be prequalified by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works Contractors Qualification Committee.

**Contract term:** All work under this contract shall be completed within twelve (12) months or 365 days from the issuance of the Purchase Order.

The successful Contractor shall use the MD State Prevailing Wage requirements.