Seven bids received for new Dewey Town Hall
The Town of Dewey Beach received seven bids for its new town hall, police station and EMS facility, which in August 2024 secured an additional $1 million in funding, meeting its originally estimated $7.3 million price tag.
The official bidding period closed Jan. 17, immediately after which Deane Townsend of GMB Architecture publicly opened and read each of the submitted proposals in the order received.
According to Townsend and Dewey officials, the candidate will likely be chosen in February or late January.
Harkins Contracting
Harkins is an employee-owned, Maryland-based construction company.
Estimated length of construction: 640 calendar days
Base bid: $11,849,800
Gillis Gilkerson - GGI Builders
GGI is a Salisbury, Md.-based construction and development firm.
Estimated length of construction: 450 calendar days
Base bid: $13,109,000.76
Keller Brothers
Keller is a Salisbury, Md.-based general contractor.
Estimated length of construction: 670 calendar days
Base bid: $12,343,000
Delmarva Veteran Builders
Delmarva Veteran Builders is a commercial construction firm located in Salisbury, Md., that is dedicated to employing U.S. Armed Forces veterans.
Estimated length of construction: 685 calendar days
Base bid: $12,295,000
Costello Construction
Costello Construction is a Columbia, Md.-based general contractor.
Estimated length of construction: 600 calendar days
Base bid: $11,080,000
Emory Hill
Emory Hill is a New Castle-based construction management firm.
Estimated length of construction: 502 calendar days
Base bid: $12,330,000
Whayland Construction
Whayland is a Laurel-based general contractor.
Estimated length of construction: 700 calendar days
Base bid: $12,600,000.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from the Penn State Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, after which she completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she traveled to New Zealand to cover the Women’s World Cup as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets like The Washington Post and FOX Sports. She also has a variety of other reporting experience, covering crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware, native, she’s happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
