NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS
CONTRACT NO. W-172
HARTFORD STREET WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Bid
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 30, Section 39M of the Massachusetts General
Laws, the Town of Natick, Massachusetts, Natick Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, Natick, MA
01760, the Awarding Authority, (hereinafter referred to as "Owner") will receive sealed bids for
the General Contract from responsible and eligible bidders for Hartford Street Water Main
Improvements (Contract No. W-172) until 9:00 A.M., May 22, 2026 (local time), at the
Procurement Office, located in the DPW Building, 75 West Street, Natick, MA 01760, at which
time they will be publicly opened, read, and registered. The General Bid Opening may viewed
on ZOOM at the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82592325725
Meeting ID: 825 9232
5725. If the DPW Building is closed due to weather or other emergency, the deadline for receipt
of bids shall be extended until 9:00 A.M. local time on the next business day upon which the
Procurement Office is open for business.
Each and every bid shall be submitted on the Bid Form furnished with the Bidding
Documents and shall be sealed in an envelope which is clearly marked in the lower left hand
corner "BID FOR HARTFORD STREET WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS.”
This Invitation for Bids contemplates the following Work to be performed: Hartford
Street Water Main Rehabilitation.
The Contractor shall supply all labor and materials and equipment necessary to complete
the work shown on the Contract Drawings and hereafter contained in the Specifications.
Bidding Documents are available in electronic PDF file format and hard copy format.
Electronic file can be obtained by emailing Haley Ward at
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copy documents may be obtained from the office of Haley and Ward, Inc., 63 Great Road, Suite
200, Maynard, MA 01754-2097, during normal business hours, generally 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
local time, Monday through Friday, and may be reviewed at the office of the Natick Department
of Public Works, 75 West Street, Natick, MA 01760, during normal business hours, generally
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. local time, Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
(noon) local time on Friday, beginning at 11:00 A.M. local time on April 29, 2026.
Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. Every
Bid shall be submitted in full accordance with those Instructions to Bidders. Bids shall be valid
only when accompanied by all of the following: (1) a fully completed and properly executed
"Bid Form for General Bid", in the case of a Bid for the General Contract, or “Bid Form for
Filed Sub-Bid”, in the case of a Bid for a Filed Sub-Contract; and (2) Bid security in the amount
of five percent (5%) of the amount bid, in a form as described in the Instructions to Bidders and
made payable to the "Town of Natick.”
Wage rates paid under this Contract are subject to the minimum wage rates established
under the provisions of Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27G inclusive of the Massachusetts General
Laws.
The successful Bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract and a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract with a surety company which is acceptable to
Owner.
No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of thirty (30) days (Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays excluded) after the actual date of the opening of the General Bids.
Bids for this Contract are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 30, Section 39M.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid deemed by it to
be in the best interest of the Town of Natick, and to limit the extent of the work to keep within
the limits of available funds.
Bidder's attention is directed to the Supplementary Equal Employment Opportunity
Anti-Discrimination and Affirmative Action Program requirements of this Contract. The
requirements of these programs are explained in the Instructions to Bidders and in Part II of the
Supplementary Conditions of the Contract.
The award of any contract pursuant to this Invitation for Bids is subject to appropriation
by Natick Town Meeting.
Town of Natick, Massachusetts
Town Administrator
James Errickson
Executive Director of Public Works and Facilities
William Spratt
Haley Ward, Inc., Engineers
Maynard, MA 01754
