{"id":4848,"date":"2025-04-18T15:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:38:44","slug":"maryland-department-of-general-services-announces-the-release-of-an-invitation-for-bid-to-construct-new-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/2025\/04\/18\/maryland-department-of-general-services-announces-the-release-of-an-invitation-for-bid-to-construct-new-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of General Services Announces the Release of an Invitation for Bid to Construct New Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baltimore, MD<\/strong> \u2014 The Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) today announced<br>the release of an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to construct a new Maryland Supreme Court building.<br>This landmark project will be the only Supreme Court currently under construction in the<br>United States and represents a significant investment in Maryland\u2019s judicial infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five-story courthouse, with underground parking, will be constructed along Rowe<br \/>Boulevard, just north of the Sweeney District Courthouse in Annapolis. Designed with both<br \/>function and legacy in mind, the building will include 217,564 gross square feet of space. The<br \/>durable structure will feature a steel frame with a pre-cast concrete exterior and incorporate<br \/>historical elements, including the relocation and installation of columns from the 1903<br \/>Supreme Court building and the historic Supreme Court courtroom that was built for that 1903<br \/>courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDGS is honored to partner with the Maryland Judiciary on this once-in-a-generation<br \/>opportunity to build a state-of-the-art world-class Supreme Court Building near our historic<br \/>state capitol complex in Annapolis, said DGS Secretary Atif Chaudhry. \u201cThis new building will<br \/>not only celebrate over 240 years of the court\u2019s history but will create a modern and efficient<br \/>space for the Judiciary to continue to provide justice for all Marylanders.\u201d<br \/>The courthouse will feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Office space for the clerks\u2019 offices of both the Appellate Court of Maryland and the<br \/>Supreme Court of Maryland.<\/li>\n<li>Office space for the Standing Committee of Rules of Practice and Procedure and the<br \/>State Board of Law Examiners<\/li>\n<li>The Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, including its special book collection<\/li>\n<li>A Maryland Legal History Museum<\/li>\n<li>Three Appellate Court of Maryland courtrooms<\/li>\n<li>The historic Supreme Court of Maryland courtroom<\/li>\n<li>Chambers for the justices, judges, and staff of the State\u2019s two appellate courts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This new courthouse will support our mission to provide fair, efficient and effective justice for<br \/>all, while preserving and highlighting our rich legal history,&#8221; said <strong>Chief Judge Matthew Fader<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We look forward to welcoming the public and legal community to a facility that reflects the<br>dignity and significance of Maryland\u2019s judicial system.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participation Goals for the Project Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>40% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Participation Goal<br \/>\u25cb Including a minimum of 11% Women-Owned Business<br \/>\u25cb Including a minimum of 8% African-American-Owned Business<\/li>\n<li>10% Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Participation Goal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The IFB for the courthouse construction is posted on the Maryland Department of General<br \/>Services\u2019 Office of State Procurement website on the eMaryland Marketplace Advantage<br \/>(eMMA) platform. Interested general contractors and subcontractors who wish to do business<br \/>with the state and remain informed about this and future procurement opportunities are<br \/>encouraged to register their organizations on the eMMA website. All questions regarding the<br \/>Supreme Court project should be submitted directly through eMMA, and a procurement officer<br \/>will respond and upload answers to questions on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>About DGS: The Department of General Services is responsible for essential services and<br \/>programs administered on behalf of the state, including procuring goods and services;<br \/>designing, building, leasing, managing, and maintaining facilities; leading energy conservation<br \/>efforts; administering the state\u2019s Capital Grants Program; and providing essential services<br \/>such as fuel management, disposition of surplus property and records management. The<br \/>Department of General Services Maryland Capitol Police maintains safety and security at<br \/>state buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore, MD \u2014 The Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) today announcedthe release of an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to construct a new Maryland Supreme Court building.This landmark project will be the only Supreme Court currently under construction in theUnited States and represents a significant investment in Maryland\u2019s judicial infrastructure.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/2025\/04\/18\/maryland-department-of-general-services-announces-the-release-of-an-invitation-for-bid-to-construct-new-supreme-court\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":4852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4848"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4851,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions\/4851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}