Sources Sought

Stella May Contracting (SMC) is pleased to present this capability statement in response to Sources Sought.

SMC is certified by the Small Business Administration as 8(a) Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned. SMC also has minority certification from MDOT, Del-DOT and Baltimore City. SMC Corporate Headquarters are located in Edgewood, Maryland.

The core business specializes in heavy construction and general contracting. The company focus is on Federal, State and Local government contracts. In the past ten years, SMC has successfully managed over 250 projects valued at nearly $85 million. Our company has specialized in heavy civil sitework, new construction, repair and renovation projects at U.S. government, state and municipal facilities since 1996. Our years of experi¬ence and enhanced capabilities will deliver the rapid response and flexibility that makes contracting successful.

SMC has received the 8a Contractor of the Year Award from the Baltimore SBA for 2006 on November 3, 2006. On September 22, 2006 The Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) and The Daily Record announced that Stella M. Miller, President of Stella May Contracting, Inc. located in Edgewood has been named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Minority Businesses for 2006. This program is designed to salute Maryland’s best minority and women business owners and to highlight their achievements.

Contracting works best when performed as a cooperative effort between the customer and contractor, and that is how we approach each contract. We understand there are limited resources available for a large amount of work, and our management systems and construction methods are designed to deliver the most value for our customer’s dollar. We will apply our policies of quality, timeliness, and superior customer service to each project performed under any contract. The SMC Team’s expe¬rience and proven competence in estimating, sched¬uling, and completing projects on time provides the best product to our customer. It is our goal to be the most responsive contractor you have ever worked with, and we will demonstrate our commitment to that goal with every project on which we work.

Thank you for the opportunity to present the SMC Team’s technical expertise, experience, and project management systems to your agency. The SMC Team is proud of our success in Government and private design-build contracting, and we look forward to bringing our expertise to work for you.

SMC is very interested in the providing you information for Sources Sought Notices and looks forward to responding to your Solicitation upon procurement proceeding.

Capability Briefing

Corporate Experience Introduction

• Successful General Construction and Renovation past performance
• Ability to provide leadership in partnering
• Fast track construction- on time completion
• Multiple project capability
• Superior Management and Quality Control Programs

We have worked in many capacities ranging from General Contractor, Design/Builder, Prime Contractor, and even Subcontractor. This wide variety of delivery system participation allows us to view the construction and renovation process from a multitude of perspectives and manage the process effectively, efficiently, and fairly. We place strategic focus on each project to ensure that the Agency perspective is well understood and their primary goals and concerns are taken into full consideration during the Design, Preconstruction and Construction phases.

Our present and past corporate experience includes many instances of our participation in the design, renovation and construction of complex projects that have included the same characteristics as those that may become a part of any construction program. These characteristics include:

• Contract value ranging from under $2,000 to over $7 million
• General Construction and Renovation projects
• Completed on/ahead of schedule
• New Building Construction
• Repair & Alteration of Various Facilities
• Renovation of Occupied Facilities
• Demolition of Facilities
• Roofing
• Asbestos Removal
• Lead Paint Removal & Disposal
• Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Requirements
• Major Sitework- Asphalt & Concrete Paving
• Structural Repair & Upgrade
• Complex Electrical Systems
• Mechanical System Installation, Repair and Alteration

SMC strives to set us apart from our competition. We will propose a team of experienced professionals that has significant building construction and renovation experience. We will select individuals who have successfully worked together on other projects and will be fully committed to the Agency projects. We will select staff that is currently working on projects throughout the Maryland area. The SMC team provides the following benefits:

• The proposed staff is experienced in Government, Agency, End User or Owner projects.
• Our staff has current experience working together on Government projects.
• SMC is committed to providing the continuity of staff on all Government projects.
• Full Time Senior Program Manager
• Onsite SMC work force capability

Corporate Experience Forms:

In this section we have attached the Past Performance information that indicates our ability to successfully complete a wide variety of general construction, repair and renovation projects.

1. 1185: LL3 Warehouse Sprinkler Upgrade
2. 1196: New Edge Point Pumping Station
3. 1200: D/E Apron Reconstruction BWI
4. 1202: Renovate Halls & Walls Floor Corridor
5. 1204: Upgrade at Various Traffic Intersections
6. 1205: Camp Fretterd Reservation Building Renovation & Construction
7. 1206: Canine Facility
8. 1210: Modifications to the Parkway Gate
9. 1211: 9-Way Underground CC Duct Bank
10. 1214: Social Security Administration Concrete & Paving Repairs Construction
11. 1215: OPS 2 Fire Suppression Installation
12. 1218: Vaults & Olney Renovation & Construction
13. 1220: Repair Pedestrian Walkways of Walter Reed Army Medical Center
14. 1228: Mapes 175 Gate Improvements

• New Construction
• Construction, Repair and Alteration of Various Facilities, Including Roofing
• Construction, Repair and Electrical Systems
• Construction, Repair and Alteration of Mechanical Systems, HVAC and Controls
• Concrete and Asphalt Paving
• Demolition of Facilities- to include Asbestos and Lead Abatement
• Construction, Repair and Alteration by the Design-Build Delivery Method

Corporate Bonding:

SMC’s bonding program currently supports a single project of $5,000,000.00 and a combined aggregate of $10,000,000.00. SMC bonding program is currently being upgraded to even higher limits but have not been set for the 08 construction season.

Comments:

SMC’s would prefer contacts be site or state specific. Knowing our boundary limits allows SMC to give the client the dedicated service SMC can provide to our service area. SMC current service area runs the Interstate 95 corridor from New Jersey/Delaware area to the Washington DC area. Depending on the specifics (meets SMC core businesses) of the project SMC is willing to provide service to all the areas as listed under Areas.

Areas:

Other areas can be discussed on a case by case base.

Point of Contract for SMC:

Sterling Ruby, Director Project Management