NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS
SELECT BOARD
CONTRACT NO. W-166
BROAD HILL CHEMICAL FEED BUILDING
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Bid
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 149, Sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, 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 the Broad Hill Chemical Feed Building (Contract No. W-166) until 9:00 A.M., October 10, 2025 (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/83848248100
Meeting ID: 838 4824 8100. No faxed, email or conditional bids shall be accepted. 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.
The DCAMM classification required for the general contractor is “Water Pump Stations or Sewage Pump Stations.” There are no filed sub-bids for this Project.
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 BROADHILL CHEMICAL FEED BUILDING.”
A voluntary pre-bid meeting will be held for 9:00 A.M. local time, October 2, 2025, at the Broad Hill Water Storage Tank site.
This Invitation for Bids contemplates the following Work to be performed: furnish and install a precast concrete building with miscellaneous equipment to be used for feeding chlorine into the Broad Hill water storage tank, along with associated site work.
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
For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.. Hard 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, beginning at 11:00 A.M. local time on September 17, 2025.
A complete hard copy set of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Engineer, Haley and Ward, Inc., for a dssssssseposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for plans only in cash or check, made payable to Haley and Ward, Inc. This deposit will be refunded to document holders of record who return the Bidding Documents to the Engineer in good condition within fourteen (14) days after the opening of Bids.
All requests for mailing of Bidding Documents shall be accompanied by a separate, nonrefundable handling and mailing fee in the amount of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) in cash or a separate check made payable to Haley and Ward, Inc. One (1) set of Bidding Documents will be furnished for the deposit and mailing fee stated.
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, (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”; (3) a copy of a "Certificate of Eligibility" issued by the Deputy Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) showing that the Bidder has the classification and capacity rating to perform the work required; and (4) an update statement in such form as the Deputy Commissioner of DCAMM shall prescribe.
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 that 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 149, Sections 44A et seq.
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
Select Board
Kathryn M. Coughlin , Chair
Linda Wollschlager, Vice Chair
Kristen L. Pope, Clerk
Bruce T. Evans
Richard Sydney
Town Administrator
James Errickson
Executive Director of Public Works and Facilities
William Spratt
Haley Ward, Inc., Engineers
Maynard, MA 01754
