Transportation Management Center Cooling Tower Replacement

Transportation Management Center Cooling Tower Replacement
December 19, 2025 MC5508000005
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INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids for OMB/DFM Contract No. MC5508000005 - Transportation Management
Center - Cooling Tower Replacement will be received by the State of Delaware, Office of
Management and Budget, Division of Facilities Management, by way of the Bonfire Portal at
https://DFM.bonfirehub.com until 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Bidder
bears the risk of late submission.
Bids will be opened and read aloud at 11:00 AM local time on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at the
Haslet Armory, 122 Martin Luther King Blvd S., Dover, DE 19901.
The project involves the replacement of a cooling tower and associated modifications.
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 AM local time on Wednesday,
August 5, 2026, at the Transportation Management Center, 169 Brick Store Landing Road,
Smyrna, DE 19977, for the purpose of establishing the list of subcontractors and to answer
questions. Upon arrival, attendees are to check in at reception desk for directions to pre-bid
meeting room. Representatives of each party to any Joint Venture must attend this meeting.
ATTENDANCE OF THIS MEETING IS A PREREQUISITE FOR BIDDING ON THIS
CONTRACT.
Contract documents may be obtained at Reprographics Center, Inc., 298 Churchmans Road,
New Castle, DE 19720, phone (302) 328-5019, upon receipt of $250.00 per paper set or $75.00
per electronic set, non-refundable. Checks are to be made payable to "StudioJAED".
Bidders will not be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or national origin in consideration of this award, and Minority
Business Enterprises, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises
and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids on this
contract. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security equivalent to ten percent of the bid
amount and all additive alternates. The successful bidder must post a performance bond and
payment bond in a sum equal to 100 percent of the contract price upon execution of the contract.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein.
The Owner may extend the time and place for the opening of the bids from that described in the
advertisement, with not less than two calendar days' notice by certified delivery, facsimile
machine or other electronic means to those bidders receiving plans.
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StudioJAED Architects & Engineers INVITATION TO BID
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