Baltimore DPW Omits Costs, Contractors From Project Notices | The Locally Times
Public notices for at least nine city projects, including work at the Maryland Zoo and Johns Hopkins Bayview, omit financial details and contractor identities.
## Projects at Major Institutions Lack Financial Details Public notices posted by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) on February 17, 2026, detail at least nine city projects but omit key financial and vendor information. The records, for projects with start dates from December 2025 to February 2026, include infrastructure work at major city institutions like 'The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore – Gibbons & Bird Exhibits' and a 'Domestic Water Loop Replacement' at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. While the notices on city websites provide project titles and start dates, the documents do not contain estimated costs, allocated budgets, or the names of the contractors hired for the work. ## Omissions Span Parks, Libraries, and Waterfront The pattern of non-disclosure extends to notices for 'Westport Waterfront Park – Phase 1' and 'Gwynn’s Fall Park Campground,' both with January 2, 2026 start dates, which contain no cost data. A notice for an 'Enoch Pratt Forest Park Branch Library Addition,' dated December 9, 2025, also lacks budget details. Other projects listed without financial information include work for the 'Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland – Edmondson Ave Facility' and a project titled 'Believe in Tomorrow.' For these initiatives, the public notices direct inquiries to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Office of Research and Environmental Protection, in Room 228 at 3001 Druid Park Drive. The records do not specify what information is available at that location. ## Contract Details and Public Input Process Unclear Of the projects listed, one notice for a 'Stormwater Management Waiver GAS MAIN' includes 'Contract No. 19798330.' However, the public document does not name the contractor associated with the number or list the contract's monetary value. The records provide no path to trace this number to a vendor or a dollar amount. Furthermore, the public notice forms feature a field titled 'Can the Public Testify?'. For each of the listed DPW projects, the records show that neither 'Yes' nor 'No' was selected, leaving the process for public input on these projects undefined in the documents.