Ted Harvey Conservation Area Viewing Platforms

TED HARVEY CONSERVATION AREA
TED HARVEY CONSERVATION AREA VIEWING PLATFORMS OCTOBER 2026
Project Manual Division of Fish and Wildlife Project NAT26002THWILDVIEW
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INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Office of
Design and Development will receive sealed bids in the Auditorium, DNREC Building, 89 Kings Highway,
Dover Delaware 19901, until 11:00 AM on October 29, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened
and read aloud in the Auditorium. Bidder bears the risk of late delivery. Any bid received after the stated
time will be returned unopened.
Project involves the construction of two wildlife viewing platforms at the Ted Harvey Conservation Area in
Dover, Delaware. The platforms would be in 2 different locations on the property, about 1.1 miles apart.
ADA accessible wooden plank walkways, approximately 100 feet long, will lead from the respective
parking areas out to the edge of the delineated wetlands areas. The platforms will be approximately 7 feet
above the existing landscape providing an unobstructed 220 degree viewshed in both locations.
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on October 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM, at the Ted Harvey
Conservation Area, 2016 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, Delaware, at the proposed northern viewing
platform location, for the purpose of establishing the listing of subcontractors and to answer questions.
Representatives of each party to any Joint Venture must attend this meeting. ATTENDANCE OF THIS
MEETING IS A PREREQUISITE FOR BIDDING ON THIS CONTRACT.
Sealed bids shall be addressed to the following address. The outer envelope should clearly indicate
"DNREC CONTRACT NO. NAT26002-THWILDVIEW SEALED BID - DO NOT OPEN".
Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
Division of Fish and Wildlife
89 Kings Highway, Dover DE 19901
Attn: Amanda Delayo, Phone Number: 302-739-9974
Bidding documents may be obtained electronically by request at dnrec.delawarebayshore@delaware.gov.
Bidding documents will be available for review at the following locations: Division of Fish and Wildlife.
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.
Gregory Patterson, Secretary
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