Kent County Levy Court is requesting Sealed Bids for the construction of the following Project: Biosolids Capacity Expansion Project - Contract No. 3 – Equipment Installation and Related Work at the Regional Resource Recovery Facility located at 139 Milford Neck Road, Milford, Delaware 19963.
Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by Mr. Andrew Riggi at the Kent County Levy Court Public Works Department located at 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901, until 2:00 PM (EST) December 11, 2025. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Kent County may extend the time and place for bid opening, on no less than 2 calendar days’ notice.
The Project consists of demolishing existing equipment, furnishing and installing of sludge processing equipment and related improvements in the existing Solids Handling Building, the existing sludge pavilion, and in the Dryer Building currently being constructed in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications. The principal process equipment in the Solids Handling Building includes sludge pumps and a polymer storage and feed system for conditioning sludge. The primary equipment in the Dryer Building includes four belt filter presses pre-purchased by the County from BDP, and two thermal belt dryer trains pre-purchased by the County from Andritz. The appendices to the specifications contain links to the approved shop drawings for the belt filter presses and the thermal dryers. The Project has an expected duration of 496 days.
Bidding Documents will be provided in electronic/digital format only at no charge and must be obtained from the Issuing, Office Kent County Public Works Engineering Division, at (302)-744-2430 or by emailing publicworks@kentcountyde.gov and copying Maia Tatinclaux (mtatinclaux@rkk.com) and Robert Andryszak (randryszak@rkk.com). All Bidders must be registered with the Issuing Office for bids to be accepted. Neither the Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office identified in this advertisement.
A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. The meeting will be held via teleconference. You must register for the teleconference by sending an email to Andy.Riggi@kentcountyde.gov with the subject BIOSOLIDS EXPANSION PROJECT CONTRACT 3 – PREBID and copying mtatinclaux@rkk.com and randryszak@rkk.com. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is mandatory. The due date for questions regarding the bid is 3:00 PM on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
Bid security for at least ten percent (10%) of the bid price is required with the bid.
Delaware Prevailing Wage Rates and Davis Bacon Wage Rates do not apply.
Kent County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informality or irregularity in proposals received, and to accept or reject any items or portions of any proposals in the best interest of the County.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Project Manual.