LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF MEDFORD
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Thomas Brooks Park – Historic Landscape Restoration
Deadwood Pruning, Dead Tree Removal, and Groundwood Disposal
IFB 26-0164
The City of Medford, is accepting sealed bids for contractors for landscape restoration services, specifically:
deadwood pruning, dead tree removal, and groundwood disposal at Thomas Brooks Park located in West Medford,
Massachusetts.
This project is being Electronically Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be submitted online to www.BidNetDirect.com
prior to March 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Hard copy proposals will not be accepted by BidNetDirect.com. You can
register to become a bidder online (for free) at www.BidNetDirect.com. For assistance, contact BidNetDirect.com
at 800-835-4603. There will be a mandatory walk-thru scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026 at 11:00
a.m.
The Invitation for Bid documents will be available online beginning Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:00
a.m., at: 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 submit bids,
electronically. All questions and answers are due by Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the General Bid Information 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. It is the responsibility of prospective bidders
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.
Fiona Maxwell
Chief Procurement Office