INVITATION TO BID Holyoke Floodwall Stoplog #7 Repair Bid #2026-31 STOP LOG #7 Sealed bids for Holyoke Floodwall Stoplog #7 Repair, Holyoke MA will be received on March 26, 2026 at

Sealed bids for Holyoke Floodwall Stoplog #7 Repair, Holyoke MA will be received on March 26, 2026 at the City of Holyoke Office of Procurement, 536 Dwight Street, Room 3, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040, Attn: Jaime Morrow, Chief Procurement Officer until 2 PM prevailing time, at which said Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids shall be submitted within a sealed envelope addressed to the “City of Holyoke Office of Procurement, 536 Dwight Street, Room 3, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040, Attn: Jaime Morrow, Chief Procurement Officer” and titled “Holyoke Floodwall Stoplog #7 Repair, Bid #2026-31. The work under this contract shall include furnishing & installing the necessary labor, transportation, tools, equipment, materials, and appurtenances to demolish portions of the existing floodwall, tracks, & rail and install new concrete floodwall walls and stoplog closure. Bidding procedures shall be in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39 M as amended. Attention is called to the minimum wage rates required to be paid for all labor on this project. Wage rates are established in schedules issued by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in accordance with Section 26A - 27D, or Chapter 149 of the M.G.L., as amended. Saïd schedule is included in the bid package and the contractor will be responsible for paying these rates at a minimum. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before Bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under this Contract. Materials, equipment and supplies to be used on this project are exempt from sales tax to the extent provided by M.G.L. Chapter 64H, Section 6 (f). Only eligible and responsible sealed bids on this project shall be received by the Awarding Authority from qualified Bidders submitted on forms furnished by the Awarding Authority and clearly identified on the outside of the bid with the name and address of the bidder, and the name and Bid Number of the project, and submitted to:

City of Holyoke - Purchasing

Department

City Hall, Room 15

536 Dwight Street

Holyoke, MA 01040

And received no later than the times set forth below, when they will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud at this location. All work under this Contract shall be substantially completed per the specifications and to the satisfaction

of the City of Holyoke no later than June 30, 2026. If the contract is extended for an additional one (1) term, completion date will correspond to June 30, 2027. The estimated value of this contract, including all bid alternates, is $345,000.00.

The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 45 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and/ or waive any informality, if it is deemed to be in the public interest so to do. The City of Holyoke is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages participation from certified minority and women-owned businesses.