The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (County) Department of Recreation & Parks, Parks Division is soliciting bids to establish a contract to provide Snow Hill Park Boat Launch, Kayak Launch & Parking
- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES —
Construction of the passive recreational community park adhering to the engineering designs and comply with all secured state/federal permits. All dredging and pier/kayak work must be provided by a Maryland Department of the Environment approved Maryland Marine Contractor License.
https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/wetlandsandwaterways/pages/licensedmarinecontractors.aspx
Per construction documents J-5 and J-6, work includes:
- Mobilization & Site Preparation
- Erosion and Sediment Control
- Earthwork & Grading
- Dredging
- Additional dredging up to 4ft depth
- Ramp Construction
- Dock Installation
- Kayak launch
- Parking
- Roadways
- Mitigation and Planting with one year maintenance and upkeep
- Stormwater Management
- Sidewalks
- Coordination with contractors doing entrance and road improvements.
Documents provided by the County/Designer
- J-5 Contract Specifications
- J-6 Engineered Site Plans
- Forested Conservation Plan
- Stormwater Plan
- Landscaping, planting and site mitigation plan
- Soil Conservation plans
- Construction Specification
- Geotechnical reports
- New bathymetric survey
- Critical Area Commission requirements
- J-7 USACE Cofferdam Information
- J-8 Maryland Department of the Environment Water and Science Administration Water Quality Certification with special conditions
- J-9 Archaeological Study
- WORKERS’ COMPENSATION & EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY INSURANCE —
At a minimum, the Contractor shall carry the Statutory Limits of Workers’ Compensation Insurance required under the laws of the State of Maryland, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limits of at least $500,000 per accident for Bodily Injury by Accident and $500,000 policy limit/$500,000 each employee for Bodily Injury by Disease.
- TIMELINE —
Any inquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted directly to the Procurement Office through the OpenGov ePRocurement platform at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/stmaryscountymd. The Procurement point of contact is:
Solicitation Timeline: (subject to change by formal Amendment)
| Date Posted: | July 21, 2026 |
| Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory): | July 30, 2026, 10:00am Virtual - use RSVP Manager to Register. |
| Site Visit (Non-Mandatory): | August 3, 2026, 10:00am Snow Hill Park
26852 South Sandgates Road
Mechanicsville, MD
Use RSVP Manager to Attend |
| Questions Due: | August 7, 2026, 12:00pm |
| Sealed Bids Due: | August 27, 2026, 3:00pm |
| Virtual Bid Opening (Non-Mandatory): | August 27, 2026, 3:05pm Virtual - use RSVP Manager to register. |
- STATEMENT OF WORK —
The Work consist of the following items:
- Installation of a boat ramp
- Installation of a kayak launch
- Installation of access roads and parking areas
- Dredging ramp area.
The Contractor shall be responsible to have a full and complete understanding of all the relevant studies and permits and comply with applicable local, State, and Federal codes, standards, and requirements.
- AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE —
The Contractor shall purchase and maintain during the life of this Contract, the proper amount of comprehensive automobile liability insurance in the amount of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for each owned, non-owned, and hired vehicle that is used in any way to complete the Work, as required under the laws of the State of Maryland whether vehicle is registered in Maryland or not.
- Late Bids —
Bids arriving after the time and date designated for the bid submission shown in the Timeline will NOT be accepted.
- BUILDER’S RISK INSURANCE —
The Contractor shall take out, and pay all premiums and deductibles for a Contract specific Builder’s Risk Insurance policy, to include coverage of fire, vandalism and malicious mischief upon the Work, with limits to one hundred percent (100%) of the insurable value thereof, including items of labor and materials connected therewith, materials in place or to be used as part of the permanent construction, including temporary structures, miscellaneous materials and supplies incident to the Work during term of the Contract or course of construction. If the Builder’s Risk Policy does not cover materials onsite that have not yet been installed, Contractor shall also provide an Installation Floater. Contractor shall comply with any requirements in the Policy for project reports by the Contractor to the insurance company. The Builder’s Risk Policy shall be endorsed: (i) waiving the insurance company’s rights of recovery under subrogation against all insureds and additional insureds on the policy; (ii) to make the County a Loss Payee for all claims; and (iii) to delete any provisions that void coverage with respect to the County for acts or omissions of the Contractor or any other party. Contractor shall provide a Certificate of Insurance with the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County named as additional insured.
- GENERAL SERVICES —
The Work to be done under this Contract includes, but is not limited to, furnishing all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment, superintendence, transportation and performing all work strictly in accordance with these Specifications and Drawings.
- The Work shall be done under Contract to the County and under the supervision of the COTR.
- The Work shall be complete in all its parts and ready for use in the time specified and in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract. Any deviation shall be subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer.
- The Contractor shall follow the requirements of all the permits issued for the proposed construction.
- The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for the Project and construction site until accepted by the County.
- The Contractor shall be prepared to execute a finished Project in every particular detail without any extra charge, unless specifically provided for within the Contract.
- Bid Submittals —
Bidders are required to bid all items of this Solicitation. All bids shall include, at a minimum:
- Bid Surety: Bid Bond valued at 5% of the bid amount
- Signed Contract Form
- Completed Price Proposal
- Representations and Certifications Form
- Vendor Information Form with signed IRS Form W-9
- Bidder’s Reference Sheet
- St. Mary’s County Government Sub Contractors List (if applicable)
- PROJECT SITE —
The project site is located entirely in the Resource Conservation Area (RCA) and a portion of the project site is in the 200-foot Critical Area Buffer. The kayak launch will be located on the western side of the property, which fronts a tidal pond called Roslin Creek. The boat ramp will be located on the south side of the beach area.
- The Contractor, before submitting a proposal for this Project, shall visit the construction site (either after the pre-bid meeting or on their own) and thoroughly familiarize themselves with all existing conditions.
- The Contractor shall satisfy themselves as to the accuracy and completeness of these Specifications and Project Drawings regarding the nature and extent of all Work described.
- The Contractor shall use the horizontal and vertical survey control points shown on the Contract Drawings to layout the lines of work, stakeout the location of all proposed structures, and verify the levels of all construction elements.
- Should there be any discrepancies between Drawings, and/or field conditions after bidding and prior to the beginning of Work, the Contractor shall bring such discrepancies to the attention of the applicable COTR, at the Work pre-construction conference.
- COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS —
The Contractor shall purchase and maintain during the life of this Contract the following Commercial General Liability insurance coverage to include all Subcontractors with limits no less than:
- $2,000,000.00 Annual Aggregate
- $1,000,000.00 Per Occurrence
- $1,000,000.00 Products and Completed Operations.
- $1,000,000.00 Personal and Advertising Injury.
- UMBRELLA LIABILITY COVERAGE —
$2,000,000.00 Per Occurrence
- Bid Opening Abstract —
St. Mary’s County Office of Procurement will provide a Bid Opening Abstract to interested parties who request one at tory.digregorio@stmaryscountymd.gov following a public Bid Opening. An Official Bid Tally may be requested, in writing, and will be provided following the completion of the Procurement process. No Information will be provided verbally.
- No Bid —
Bidders not wishing to submit a bid are requested to submit a No Bid confirmation through the OpenGov eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/stmaryscountymd
- SUBCONTRACTOR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS —
The Contractor shall also require all first-tier Subcontractors who will perform work under this Contract to procure and maintain Maryland statutory limits of Workers’ Compensation insurance. The Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer’s Representative satisfactory evidence of Subcontractors' Insurance PRIOR to the Subcontractor starting work.
- ADDITIONAL INSURED – THIRD PARTY PROPERTY OWNERS —
The State of Maryland shall be named as an additional insured for Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverage.
- Contract Agreement —
The Solicitation and all ancillary documents, exhibits, drawings, specifications, etc., in conjunction with the accepted bid, proposal forms, affidavits and attachments shall become the Contract agreement between Contractor and St. Mary’s County Government.
- Contract form (required) —
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
- Bid Bond(s) (required) —
Bond(s) should be valued at 5% of the bid amount.
- Representations and Certifications (required) —
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
- Vendor Information Form (required) —
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
- W-9 (required) —
Upload signed IRS form W-9
- Subcontractor's List (required) —
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
- Bidder's Reference Sheet (required) —
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
- Bid Proposal (required)
- Pricing (required) —
- Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
- This is a quote for goods or commodities.
- This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
- Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
- Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items.
- Project Number (required) —
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- What type of contract will this bid result in? (required)
- Type of Funding (required)
- If "Other" was selected for Type of Funding, please describe here: (required)
- Are Bonds applicable for this project? (required)
- If "Yes" to bonds, which are required for your project? (required)
- Is there a DBE Goal for your project? (required)
- If "Yes" to DBE Goal, please describe here: (required)
- Will there be a Pre-Bid meeting for your project? (required)
- Will there be a site visit following the Pre-Bid meeting? (required)
- If "Yes" to site visit, please provide the location here: (required)
- Insurance Requirements (required) —
Select the insurance requirements for your project.
- Enter a brief description of products/services being requested for your project. (required)
- COTR Name (required)
- COTR Title (required) —
Example: Project Manager
- COTR Department (required) —
Example: Department of Public Works & Transportation
- Delay Fee (required) —
What is the daily dollar amount the Contractor shall pay the County for Delays? write as i.e. Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars ($750.00)
- Delay Fee after 30 days (required) —
If the work contained thereon is not completed within such thirty (30) day period, what is the the sum of per day will be deducted from the Contract Price until the Date of Final Completion and acceptance of the work contained on that punch list? Write as i.e. Five Hundred dollars ($500)
- Period of Performance (required) —
What is the period for performance? Write as i.e. - Four Hundred and Fifty (450) calendar days