Pre-bid Meeting: Yes Refer to; Pre-bid Meeting in Prospective Bidders Notes. DBE GOAL: 6 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Percent Ojt Trainees: N/a Location: Kent County These Improvements Are More Specifically Shown on the Location Map(S) of the Attached Plans. Description: The improvements consist of furnishing all labor and materials for the installation of solar panels on canopies over the bus parking lot at the DTC Dover Operations and Administration Facility. The project constructs 60,000 SF of steel framed canopy with a galvanized metal roof that will hold 1,424 solar panels. The system includes two - 1.1 MWh batteries creating a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and a Smart Energy Control Center (ECC) to remotely charge buses. A Microgrid Control System will allow remote monitoring. There is LED lighting under the canopy. 96 bus parking spaces must be reconfigured for the canopy system. The bus parking lot will need to be paved and striped. The site must be kept operational for bus traffic and maintenance at all times. The contractor is responsible for all necessary permits. Follow other incidental construction in accordance with the location, notes and details shown on the plans, and as directed by the Engineer. All work on this contract must be complete within 622 Calendar Days. Extensions of contract time due to weather are specified in the Standard Specifications Section 108.7F, weather days. It is estimated a Notice to Proceed is issued such that work starts on or about January 2, 2025. Question Deadline 09/23/2024 at 2:00 PM ET Questions regarding this project are to be e-mailed to the above address no less than six business days prior to the bid opening date in order to receive a posted response. Each proposal must be accompanied by a deposit of either surety bond or security for a sum equal to at least 10% of the amount bid. PERFORMANCE-BASED RATING SYSTEM - 29 Del.C. $6962 (c)(12)(a) requires DelDOT to include a performance-based rating system for contractors. The Performance Rating for each Contractor shall be used as a prequalification to bid at the time of bid. Refer to 'General Notices' for details DE DOT - Dover Bus Canopy Solar Panels - Readvertisement