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Solicitations and Awards
 
A prospective bidder should register as a vendor on eMaryland Marketplace. Registration is easy and free. A registered vendor can complete one or more profiles that will enable eMaryland Marketplace to notify the vendor whenever a solicitation is posted on eMaryland Marketplace fitting the vendor’s profile. Registered vendors should review eMaryland Marketplace often for new solicitations the vendor may be interested in but for which no notice was received from eMaryland Marketplace (which can happen, for example, when an RFP does not exactly match the profile(s) entered by the vendor).
 
To view current solicitations of the Maryland Port Administration, visit eMaryland Marketplace:  http://www.emarylandmarketplace.com

Current contracts being solicited:
508812 - Maisel Street Stormwater Management Mitigation
508009 - Area 1800 Rail Realignment at Dundalk Marine Terminal
 

Office of Procurement

The Office of Procurement procures commodities, supplies, services, maintenance, and other items for units of the Maryland Port Administration. In this role we also advise and assist our customers with specification development and contract administration. Most activity of the Office of Procurement is governed by the State Procurement Law, set forth in Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and in Title 21 of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).


Office of Engineering

The Engineering Department is responsible for the advertisement, bidding and approval of construction and architectural/engineering (consultant) contracts for the Maryland Port Administration.  These contracts range in cost from $25,000 to over $15,000,000.  For more specific information on current and future Engineering Design Projects at the MPA, click on the Designing the Future menu item.


Click on these links for additional information and forms:

 
     Contact Information
      Bonding Requirements
      State of Maryland Procurement Methods
     
MPA Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) Information
      Links to Related Sites
      Advertisement Process


Bid/Proposal and Contract Affidavits

An executed Bid/Proposal Affidavit should accompany each bid or proposal. COMAR 21.05.08.07. Prior to execution of a contract by the MPA, the successful bidder shall furnish a Contract Affidavit. COMAR 21.07.01.25.


Click to view and print:
Bid/Proposal Affidavit
Contract Affidavit

Small Business Affidavit

Living Wage Affidavit


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Contact Information

For general inquiries, please contact the Office of Procurement  by calling 410-631-1100. Specific questions may be directed to:
 

Office of Procurement

John Thornton
Manager of Procurement
410-631-1002


Laura Berg
 Supervisor

410-631-1010

 

 

Office of Engineering
 


Angelo “Andy” Perseghin
General Manager
Contract Administration
410-631-1171
 

Stacy Conaway, CPPB
Procurement Associate III
410-631-1550

Cheryl Pearman, CPPB
Contract Administrator
410-631-1152


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Bonding Requirements

Bid Bond - All construction projects for the MPA in excess of $100,000 (5% of proposed price). Other contracts as provided in individual solicitations.
Performance Bond – All construction contracts for the MPA in excess of $100,000 (100% of award amount). Other contracts as provided in individual solicitations.

Payment Bond – All construction contracts for the MPA in excess of $100,000 (100% of award amount). Other contracts as provided in individual solicitations.

Click to view and print:
Bid Bond
Performance Bond
Payment Bond
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State of Maryland Procurement Methods

The Office of Procurement uses different procurement methods as required by law and sound purchasing practices. We are committed to providing excellent service to customers. Pursuant to COMAR 21.05.01.01, unless otherwise permitted by law, all State procurement contracts must be awarded in accordance with one of the following methods:

     A.  Competitive Sealed Bidding (COMAR 21.05.02);
     B.
  Competitive Sealed Proposals (COMAR 21.05.03);
     C.
  Negotiated award after unsatisfactory competitive sealed bidding
          
(COMAR 21.05.04);
     D
   Noncompetitive negotiations:
           1.
  Sole Source (COMAR 21.05.05);
           2.
  Emergency (COMAR 21.05.06.02);
     E.
  Small Procurement Procedures (COMAR    21.05.07);
     F.   Noncompetitive negotiated procurement of human, social, or

           educational services (COMAR 21.14.01.04.);
     G.
   Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing (COMAR 21.05.09);

     H.   Expedited procurement (COMAR 21.05.06.03).

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Links to Related Sites

E Maryland Marketplace

Department of Transportation

Department of Budget and Management

Department of General Services

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Advertisement

The Maryland Port Administration must advertise notice of a solicitation if the contract cost is estimated to be over $25,000 or higher. A notice of solicitation for a contract estimated at more than $25,000 must be advertised on eMaryland Marketplace.  Contracts estimated to be between $10,000 and $25,000 are advertised for three days on a bid board or by other permitted means. The MPA ordinarily uses eMaryland Marketplace as its bid board.
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Small Business Enterprises

The State of Maryland has two programs for promoting small business, the Small Business Reserve program and the Small Business Preference program. A solicitation issued by the Maryland Port Administration as a Small Business Reserve (SBR) or Small Business Preference (SBP) procurement will contain language stating the SBR or SPB status of the procurement. Under the SBR program, contract award is restricted to a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certified no later than the time of award. Under the SBP program, a certified SBE may receive a price preference over a business which is not a certified SBE.

To register as a certified Small Business Enterprise, go to the Department of General Services website at https://www.smallbusinessreserve.maryland.gov/
 


MPA Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Information

Contracts valued at $50,000 and above are assessed to determine the potential for certified MBE subcontracting participation goals. Businesses interested in information concerning MBE participation should view the MPA's MBE web page by clicking here.


 
   

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