Invitation for Bids: Arlington Street Restoration

 LEGAL NOTICE 

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

IFB 27-0086

ARLINGTON STREET RESTORATION

The City of Medford, led by its Engineering Office, is accepting sealed bids for Arlington Street Restoration in Medford, Massachusetts.

This project is being Electronically Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be submitted online to www.BidNetDirect.com prior to September 22, 2026, by 10:00 am. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by BidNetDirect.com. You can register to become a bidder (for free) online at www.BidNetDirect.com. For assistance, contact BidNetDirect.com at 800-835-4603.

Bid Documents will be available online beginning September 2, 2026, at 10:00 am. https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/cityofmedford. All plan holders must have an active online account on www.bidnetdirect.com to acquire documents, receive project notifications, and to submit bids, electronically. All questions are due by 10:00am September 16, 2026.

Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in form of a bid bond, or certified check, and/or a treasurers or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid and fifty (50) percent Payment bond and Fifty (50) percent Performance bond. It is the responsibility of prospective proposers to check www.BidNetDirect.com for new information via any addenda to this solicitation. Any addenda issued will be emailed to all plan holders registered with BidNetDirect.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of Massachusetts General Law (M.G.L.) c. 149, § 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those tradespeople who may be employed for the proposed work under this Contract.                                 

The bidding and Award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30, § 39M. The City of Medford reserves the right to accept any bid, in whole or in part, to reject any/or all bids and to waive minor irregularities and/or informalities as it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages MBE/WBE/DBE participation in response to the bid process.

 MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as Highway Construction for the project with an estimated value of $1,260,425.43.             

Fiona Maxwell

Chief Procurement Officer